Chinese Bank Issues Securities Worth $66 Million on a Blockchain

Countries around the world must ensure consistency in their approaches to regulating stablecoins, a new report by the Financial Stability Institute says.Differing approaches could pose challenges to an integrated financial system, the FSI added in its report.Countries need to make their regulatory frameworks for stablecoins consistent with one another, the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) warned

The Bitcoin network hashrate is now back to pre-halving levels, the report said. The bank noted that U.S.-listed miners' share of the network hashrate increased for the fifth straight month to a new record. The fall in the hashprice, coupled with seasonal trends, could limit hashrate growth in the near term, JPMorgan said. Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin (BTC) rose to key price resistance early Tuesday as Hong Kong said retail investors could trade digital assets from June 1.Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it would accept applications from exchanges to offer crypto trading to retail investors from June 1, adding that approved tokens need a 12-month track record…

Alternative cryptocurrencies, or altcoins, lead the digital asset market's charge higher on Friday after geopolitical worries subsided and a blowout U.S. jobs report put recession fears to bed for now. Artificial intelligence-focused protocol Bittensor's {{TAO}}, Render's (RNDR) tokens rallied 14% and 8% over the past 24 hours, while the CoinDesk Computing Index, which tracks several

Coinbase third-quarter net revenue missed estimates. Institutional interest in the stock is growing as it becomes a more important component of various equity indices, JMP said. The U.S. presidential election is an important short-term catalyst for both Coinbase and the industry, and may lead to a more benign regulatory backdrop, the analysts said. 02:19 Spot

There has long been a push-and-pull between transparency and privacy in the crypto industry. On one hand, Bitcoin's first users were cypherpunks and cryptographers who have long been concerned about financial privacy – drawn to the blockchain's pseudonymity provided through alphanumeric addresses. On the other: everything is public by default on-chain, and many boosters praise

This week sees the kick-off of COP28, the annual conference to discuss a coordinated global approach to dealing with climate change issues. This year, it is held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the world’s largest oil producers.Already desperate rhetoric is emphasizing the catastrophic cost of inaction; 120 heads of state are brushing

Bank of America has added 23 more stocks to its equities research coverage “that may see market value expansion due to digital asset exposure,” according to a research note dated Oct. 18.BofA analysts flagged firms ranging from credit card companies to social media giants, revealing crypto’s growing reach into the world of Wall Street.The additions…

Did someone say "bubble?" (Alexas Fotos/Pixabay)Decentralized finance (DeFi) has exploded in 2020, but retail interest in the space remains quite low, if measured by Google search queries. These suggest it may still be too early to draw parallels between DeFi’s growth and the initial coin offering (ICO) bubble of the final months of 2017 and…