Building a DEX? Don’t bother starting without a security plan

For the Hong Kong-based spot Bitcoin ETFs to compete with their US counterparts, they will need to attract more retail and institutional investors.

Belarus has launched a trading platform that enables customers to buy tokenized versions of shares, gold and other traditional assets, Reuters reported Jan. 15.The project is reportedly backed by two companies, Larnabel Ventures and VP Capital. According to Reuters, the government of Belarus has not yet commented on the launch of the platform, but it…

The Bitcoin podcaster and influencer said: “we shouldn’t apologize for Bitcoin’s energy usage, crucial things in the world use energy.” 896 Total views 9 Total shares Bitcoin influencer and podcaster Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano said that there is no need to “apologize” for Bitcoin’s energy use, because “crucial things in the world use energy.” He made…

The firm is reportedly seeking a new funding round that would infuse with more cash at a 50% lower valuation than one year ago. 209 Total views 3 Total shares On Tuesday, special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FinTech Acquisition Corp. V announced that it terminated its purposed takeover of Israeli cryptocurrency exchange eToro via a…

The U.S. dollar index (DXY) has risen above the highs created in March 2020 and may next challenge the multi-year highs set in January 2017. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action is generally inversely connected to DXY. Therefore, unless the dollar reverses its sharp uptrend, a strong recovery in Bitcoin may be difficult.Although Bitcoin has not confirmed…

Students in a South Korean college are earning crypto mined from the energy generated from their excrement. 955 Total views 6 Total shares “Shitcoin” may no longer be solely a term used to describe altcoin projects with questionable value propositions, as one South Korean university professor has taken the term to a more literal dimension.Cho…

The story of the IreneDAO NFT craze started in October when 28-year-old Chinese crypto influencer and model Yuqing Irene Zhao came up with the idea for “So-Col” with her business partner, Benjamin Tang.So-Col is short for “Social Collectables,” Irene explained to Cointelegraph, and the platform aims to help content creators monetize their content and build…

CCP officials want to see the e-CNY surpass $300 billion in transactions in 2023 through promotional efforts. 153 Total views 7 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTAccording to local news outlet JS China, on Feb. 1, an annual meeting regarding the trial of the digital yuan central bank…

Crypto-based emergency app Guardian Circle has seen a huge surge in monthly downloads due to the coronavirus crisis.According to figures supplied by the project to Cointelegraph, more than 5150 new users downloaded the app in March. That represents monthly growth of 2582% for the three year old app, which had struggled to attract attention in…