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The House Committee on Financial Services heard from several chief executive officers at major crypto firms in the United States, some of whom seemed to present a united front in urging lawmakers to provide a clear regulatory framework for crypto.Speaking at a Wednesday hearing on Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding the Challenges…

Blockchain for supply chain management is one of the most practical business applications for large, multi-party sectors seeking trust and transparency across daily operations. As such, the mining and metals sector has now started to leverage blockchain technology to effectively track carbon emissions across complex, global supply chains. This month, The World Economic Forum launched a…

"In Bitcoin we trust", say miners unfazed by the market. Bitcoin’s price decreased by $2,000 in the past few days, yet the network’s hashrate has set a new all-time high, breaking the 150 TH/s plateau for the first time in its history.  Bitcoin hashrate. Source: Glassnode.Hashrate is a key indicator when determining the health of…

Two new synthetic asset and derivatives platforms look to take a slice of Synthetix’s pie 145 Total views 1 Total shares Synthetic assets, one of the most promising use cases for decentralized finance (DeFi), is becoming an increasingly competitive landscape as two new projects aim to bring scalability and new markets to traders. On Friday,…

Trader sentiment is verging on "extreme fear," the Index shows amid echoes of the climate after the March 2020 cross-asset crash. 2839 Total views 21 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin traders are more nervous than any time in over a year as a classic sentiment gauge signals "fear" is driving the market.According to the…

Bitcoin (BTC) is continuing to show strong momentum even after a major rally. Key data points show that the uptrend has likely been fueled by smart money in recent months. This means retail or mainstream investors have been largely on the sidelines as BTC price surpassed $15,000 this month.In 2017, when the price of Bitcoin…

Unless you’re a hardcore crypto enthusiast with intense technical knowledge, it is highly unlikely that you’d know where to start when it comes to mining.The team behind WinMiner, with a history of over 1 billion installs, is vowing to change all of this. CEO and co-founder Ariel Yarnitsky, the former general manager of the pioneering…

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has registered a blockchain-based system patent in Brazil under the category of "insurance," "financial business" and "monetary business,” according to the March 10th edition of the Industrial Property Magazine (NPI).As reported by the NPI, the name of the mechanism is “Ant Unicorn.”Regarding the financial solution, the patent covers real estate services, credit…

With the new operational license in Abu Dhabi, Kraken aims to provide access to global liquidity to local investors via dirham (AED) trading pairs. 207 Total views 15 Total shares Californian crypto exchange Kraken becomes the second virtual asset platform after Binance to receive regulatory approval to operate in the Abu Dhabi international financial center…