Bitcoin at $100K: How the media’s perception has shifted since 2009
Mainstream media has attacked everything from Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, to Bitcoin’s volatility and high-energy consumption.
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Hong Kong-based Bitcoin (BTC) spot and derivatives exchange Atom Group has launched amid a tightening of the region’s crypto-regulatory regime.As the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Nov. 7, the Atom Asset Exchange (AAX) uses the Millenium Exchange matching engine developed by the London Stock Exchange and promises prospective clients lower trade latency and…

Paxos Launches Settlement Platform for Equity Securities After SEC Relief
Paxos Trust Company announced today that it is set to introduce its Paxos Settlement Service for a number of United States-listed equity securities.In an Oct. 28 press release, digital asset trust company Paxos stated that it is moving forward with the launch of its blockchain-based settlement platform, having received no-action relief from the U.S. Securities…

Hedera Hashgraph — Deep Look Into 10,000 Transactions Per Second Claim
Hedera Hashgraph, a decentralized public network targeting enterprises and claims to be capable of processing 10,000 cryptocurrency transactions per second (TPS), has publicly launched its beta mainnet this Monday.Despite the project’s governing council attracting membership from major multinational corporations — including IBM and reportedly Boeing — some analysts are expressing skepticism regarding Hedera’s representation of…
Major US banks get passing grade in ‘severe recession’ stress test
America’s central bank has been stress-testing retail banks in the wake of several high-profile banking collapses earlier this year. 337 Total views 1 Total shares The American central bank has determined that all 23 of the country’s largest banks would be able to survive a severe recession following its “stress tests.”The report issued on June…

Australia to Release National Blockchain Roadmap After Year of Preparation
The Australian government is going to launch its national blockchain strategy on Friday, Feb. 7, following a nearly year-long preparation.It has been almost a year since the country’s Ministry for Industry, Science and Technology and Ministry for Trade, Tourism and Investment announced the national blockchain strategy and roadmap last March.The new policy roadmap aims to…

Australia proposes stricter crypto rules to curb financial crime
Australia proposes tighter AML/CTF rules targeting crypto exchanges, legal services and real estate to combat financial crime.

Friend.tech TVL tops $20M weeks after being declared ‘dead’
User activity on friend.tech has witnessed a major resurgence after briefly fizzling last week. 93 Total views 4 Total shares Decentralized social media platform friend.tech has seen a sudden surge in total value locked (TVL), doubling to reach more than $20 million within the last four days. Only two weeks ago, critics declared the platform “dead”

Crypto Exchange Open Interest Rises as Bitcoin Volatility Drops to New Low
Open Interest for crypto futures are rising at Bybit despite Bitcoin’s record-low volatility. 943 Total views 25 Total shares Recent data from Skew shows that open interest for Bitcoin (BTC) has been rising on the Bybit crypto trading platform, reaching a new high at $434 million on July 14 for the Tether (USDT) and USD pairs…