Binance Enters Indian Market With Acquisition of Crypto Exchange WazirX

California may soon be forming a working group to examine the potential benefits of blockchain to the state – and how best to update laws to make use of the technology. California bill 2658, first introduced in February 2018, originally recognized "a record that is secured through blockchain technology is an electronic record," as previously reported. However,…

A new use case is emerging for cryptocurrency: helping women who've suffered sexual harassment or assault gain financial independence while also protecting their privacy. Case in point, a sexual assault survivor used the crypto-powered payment processor Seeds to crowdfund $500 in September after the trauma left her unable to work for several months. Had she…

news China’s proposed new stablecoin project should strike a balance between protecting privacy and regulatory enforcement, China’s Digital Currency Research Institute said Tuesday. Within the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the Digital Currency Research Institute is part of the central bank’s payments division. Speaking at a conference in Singapore, Changchun Mu said the central bank will…

Oct 5, 2020 at 19:00 UTCUpdated Oct 5, 2020 at 19:01 UTC(Ken Wolter/Shutterstock)Three of the largest asset managers are diversifying their funds to hold blockchain stocks, throwing more establishment financial might behind bitcoin’s technology.Charles Schwab has begun purchasing shares of Riot Blockchain, joining Fidelity and Vanguard – already investors in Riot, HIVE Blockchain Technologies, Hut…

"Regulation by enforcement" is "a catchy but tired refrain that's used effectively by crypto market participants and lobbyists," said the head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Enforcement Division Friday.The SEC has been enforcing existing rules and regulations, said Gurbir Grewal to an audience of academics and lawyers during a panel co-hosted by the…

Yesterday, Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin published a long, long blogpost delineating a new philosophy of techno-optimism. It is called d/acc, with the d standing for decentralization, defensive and/or differential and the “/acc” a trendy shorthand on social media for “acceleration.”This is an excerpt from The Node newsletter, a daily roundup of the most pivotal crypto

The probability of a bullish move in bitcoin (BTC) has gone up in the last 24 hours. To start with, the leading cryptocurrency has remained well above the key support of $6,230 (Aug. 20 low) despite the ETF rejection, adding credence to our assessment that the cryptomarkets had already priced in the bad news. Further, the…

Sep 14, 2020 at 16:39 UTC(Macau Photo Agency/Unsplash)Blockchain Bites: Big Bitcoin Bets, SushiSwap Drops, bZx AttackedHackers hit DeFi protocol bZx again, derivatives traders have placed bets bitcoin will hit $30,000 by year’s end and the latest twist in the SushiSwap saga. Top shelfHacked againDecentralized finance (DeFi) protocol bZx is the victim of yet another hack – this time…

Stablecoin market capitalization has steadily reached $169 billion led by USDT and USDC, with the increase preceding price movements in past cycles. Historical data suggests a positive correlation between increased stablecoin balances on exchanges and rising Bitcoin prices, with a notable 146% increase in USDT on exchanges since January 2023. There has been a significant