Binance updates crypto rules in Poland to meet new MiCA requirements

Decentralized insurtech firm Etherisc has launched a blockchain-based insurance platform for farmers in Sri LankaThe platform is the result of a partnership with the insurance company Aon and the charity Oxfam in Sri Lanka, according to a press release by Aon on July 1.As per the report, the aim of the insurance platform is to…

Optimism has been on a hiring spree and plans to expedite its mainnet launch after securing backing from Andreessen Horowitz. 2172 Total views 11 Total shares Optimism, a company providing Layer 2 scaling solutions for Ethereum, has secured backing from venture capital firm and Coinbase investor Andreessen Horowitz, or A16z.Andreessen Horowitz, which manages a portfolio…

The indictment from the Southern District of New York names only Sam Bankman-Fried, but contains allegations of illegal activities by “individuals known and unknown” as well. 1807 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTThe indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was unsealed Dec. 13. The indictment, signed…

The latest Q3 DeFi report from ConsenSys expresses concern about DeFi’s threat to ETH 2.0 staking 536 Total views 13 Total shares The rise of DeFi and high yielding liquidity provision opportunities could act as a barrier to participation in staking when ETH 2.0 Phase 0 finally launches according to a new report.The ConsenSys Q3…

Blockstream Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Samson Mow says Bitcoin (BTC) is bad for payments but the Lightning Network solves this.Mow — who is also a co-founder of formerly top cryptocurrency exchange BTCC — made his remarks in an interview for SFOX blog on Aug. 15.Lightning changes the whole equationMow conceded that he doesn’t yet have…

Following its hard fork on May 15, bitcoin cash (BCH) appears to have experienced a two-block chain reorganization resulting in a 3,392 BCH (about $1.35 million at press time) double spend. The claim was made in a report released by the research arm of cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMex on May 24.Per the report, the recent…

The news comes after Amber Group reportedly pulled back expansion plans due to financial exposure in the FTX collapse. 426 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTCryptocurrency trading firm Amber Group, which had roughly 10% of its trading capital stuck on FTX at the time of…

Jack Dorsey backed and funded Bluesky when he was Twitter’s CEO; now, he’s left the board of the social network, and it's searching for a replacement.

The Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF), a social project of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, has introduced its blockchain-powered donation platform, Binance Blog revealed Friday, Oct. 26.The donation project was announced Wednesday, Oct. 24, during the World Investment Forum organized by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland.At the forum, Binance…