Bitcoin’s 'Coinbase premium' returns as BTC price heads for best September ever

Ethereum co-founder and founder of Consensys, Joseph Lubin, said that he hopes China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will allow for interoperability with public permissionless blockchains, including Ethereum.Ethereum is “a very positive virus”Lubin made his remarks during an interview with Forbes published on Nov. 9. He explained:“I assume it is going to be exactly what…

Cold wallet maker Ledger adds more privacy protection to its software suite Hardware wallet maker Ledger has recently upgraded its software suite to include more privacy and control over crypto transfers to help prevent ‘dusting attacks’.A dusting attack is where a malicious actor sends small amounts of Bitcoin to a wallet to break the privacy…

Crypto presents an opportunity to create a significant revenue stream for sports clubs around the world, Fenerbahçe S.K. President Ali Koç said. 297 Total views 7 Total shares Fenerbahçe S.K., one of the three biggest sports clubs in Turkey, issued its own fan token on the Ethereum blockchain through a new partnership with the local…

The Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) recently provided the much-awaited guidelines for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which included a ban on privacy coins.On Feb. 7, VARA released several rulebooks for VASPs including the "Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023" in which VARA mentioned a prohibition on privacy coins.…

The U.S. federal agency wants to know if the revolutionary AI tool has sound privacy practices and whether it has led to consumer harm. 382 Total views 2 Total shares OpenAI, maker of AI chatbot ChatGPT and related products, has received a criminal investigative demand (CID) from the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the…

Global monetary watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has added its voice to the growing chorus of concerns over Facebook’s Libra and other stablecoins.Mass adoption of such currencies could hinder efforts to detect and stamp out money laundering and terrorist financing, Reuters reported on Oct. 18.Managing the potential risks of mass adoptionSpeaking to reporters…

Two DeFi heavyweights will be integrating the one-time Ethereum competitor 2898 Total views 19 Total shares As cripplingly high gas fees put scalability in the spotlight and multiple platforms rush to become the preferred home of Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, layer-two sidechain Polygon may be emerging as a frontrunner after scoring two big wins…

The potential misuse of the CBDC technology trumped arguments about innovation or even good legal drafting.

US Representatives Tom Emmer and Patrick McHenry gave Gary Gensler until the end of the month to answer questions about the SEC’s approach to crypto airdrops.