Brazil’s top prosecutor defends X ban, urges Supreme Court to end disputes

Blockstream’s Liquid Network is now featuring its own Javascript library for developers to easily interact with the blockchain.Named LiquidJS, it was developed and announced by pTokens, an interoperability project working to bring assets cross-chain. The open-source library simplifies access to the Liquid Network for external applications, with no requirements of setting up dedicated nodes.Thomas Bertani,…

Easier cross-chain transferability for RWAs is crucial to institutional adoption, executives say. 

On the heels of new Anti-Money Laundering laws, several German banks are reported to be seeking regulators’ go-ahead to offer digital assets services. Local newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Feb. 7 that Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is dealing with a cascade of applications from 40 banks seeking to become regulated cryptocurrency custodians. As of Jan. 2020,…

Venezuela plans to back its national oil-pegged cryptocurrency, the Petro (PTR), with 30 million barrels of crude oil. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that the oil inventories are sitting in the country’s storage tanks and are ready for immediate commercialization to serve as a “liquid, physical, material backing” for the Petro. The president announced the news…

Monday, July 1 — Bitcoin (BTC) lost its grip on the $11,000 price mark earlier today to sink below $10,000 at press time. The leading cryptocurrency has pulled other top-20 coins down, with none of them reporting gains, according to data from Coin360.As Cointelegraph reported earlier, market analysts were expecting a 40% correction from the…

From Gucci to Balenciaga, big fashion brands are making their way into the Metaverse. 241 Total views 18 Total shares

The new contract is worth one-tenth the size of a single Bitcoin. 5120 Total views 22 Total shares The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or CME, has officially launched its newest Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives product, setting the stage for wider mainstream adoption of digital assets. TIm McCourt, CME Group’s global head of equity index and alternative investment products,…

Bankrupt, defunct exchange FTX is preparing to present an updated reorganization plan to the court in mid-December. 35 Total views 36 Total shares The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors has written a reply to the FTX 2.0 Customer Ad Hoc Committee, providing insights into the details of its proposed amended reorganization plan. Scheduled for mid-December