Crypto.com gains payment service license from Bahrain central bank

Finance Redefined is Cointelegraph's DeFi-centric newsletter, delivered to subscribers every Wednesday.It seems that this week, finally, the community has had enough of Ethereum’s gas fees.That is obviously a bit of hyperbole, as gas fees are high precisely because people are willing to pay such a premium for Ethereum block space. But we’re seeing a kind…

Gary Gensler’s SEC has halted its investigation into whether Ether is a security. What could have motivated the SEC withdrawal, and is the fight over?

El Salvador currently holds 5,750 BTC worth $354 million, accumulated over three years.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency highlighted the “emerging divide” between crypto and tokenization and strongly criticized crypto for being “marked by rampant scams.“ 173 Total views 2 Total shares The United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), an independent bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department that supervises national commercial

Nebraska could follow Wyoming and open its first crypto bank should the bill pass the final round. 3325 Total views 35 Total shares Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Nebraska have taken another step towards passing a bill that will allow state banks to offer cryptocurrency services.According to a May 19 tweet from Senator Julie…

Cardano is working on a crypto-native microchip that would enable crypto transitions without the internet access, potentially delivering fiat-like experience to the hundreds of millions around the world. 2431 Total views 59 Total shares In a recent Cointelegraph interview, Charles Hoskinson elaborated on the crypto-native chip that IOHK is working at its blockchain lab at…

Canada’s largest university is the third in the country to partner with Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative. 704 Total views 4 Total shares The University of Toronto plans to launch an independent XRP Ledger (XRPL) validator, Ripple announced June 12, as the university will become part of Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). The partnership…

El Salvador, the first nation to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender, has recently announced the relaunch of its wallet app Chivo, which is supposed to patch the previous version’s stability and scalability issues. The update is welcomed news for the Central American country’s crypto experiment, which faced some hurdles and harsh criticism over the…

Monex Group, the Japanese internet broker that purchased hacked cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, announced it had reopened new account signups and limited trading in a statement Tuesday, Oct. 30.The latest phase of a step-by-step reboot of Coincheck, Monex added users could also begin depositing and purchasing certain cryptocurrencies.“...Here we announce that Coincheck has resumed ‘new account…