Crypto.com Gets Closer to an Operational License in Dubai

The digital assets market is undergoing a significant transformation in 2024, with tokenization emerging as a powerful new force. This momentum is fueled by the market entrance of heavyweights like BlackRock, driving a surge in TVL (Total Value Locked) of these assets. This increase signals growing investor demand, confidence and interest, marking a new phase

Orange Comet CEO Dave Broome, who also spoke at the conference, revealed how the deal with Shatner occurred, and how Shatner's intellectual curiosity was a key component. "This is a man at 92 who is still inquiring, and still has an ability to learn and embrace technology and understanding what it could do," Broome said.…

Bitcoin maximalists cried foul at the central banker's blockchain prognostications.BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens(Flickr)Jan 27, 2021 at 9:20 p.m. UTCBIS Chief Blasts Bitcoin’s Viability, Prompting Blowback From AdvocatesThe chief banker at the bank for central banks, Agustín Carstens, cast doubts on bitcoin’s long-term viability Wednesday, saying it was only a matter of time before a…

news Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company will spend “however long it takes” to get regulators and others on board before launching the Libra cryptocurrency project. Speaking during a quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, the social media giant’s founder sought to assure investors that Facebook would act responsibly with its development of Libra, the…

The CoinDesk Computing Index (CPU), comprising projects focused on decentralized sharing, storage and data transfer, has gained 11% in seven days, outperforming bitcoin and the broader CoinDesk 20 index.CPU has been led higher by FIL and GRT, up over 40% in one week.Filecoin’s decision to integrate Solana and Ethereum’s impending Dencun upgrade looks to have

Bitcoin may be hard to use even with consumer-friendly tools, while running its core infrastructure is even harder. However, this isn't stopping efforts to change that. The global, volunteer developer group behind the most popular implementation of the software, Bitcoin Core, is soon to debut its 17th major software release, one which puts to code a…

news Portugal’s most popular football club has become the first of its kind to accept cryptocurrency payments after announcing its partnership with the UTRUST payment platform. S.L. Benfica is the first major football club in Europe to allow the purchase of its merchandise in cryptocurrency. This allows fans to pay using UTRUST token (UTK) in…

feature ConsenSys is restructuring as it seeks to raise $200 million. The ethereum-centric conglomerate’s ConsenSys Ventures arm, originally founded in September 2017 with a $50 million war chest from founder Joseph Lubin, is now being combined with other sectors of the ConsenSys “mesh,” including the Tachyon startup accelerator and ConsenSys Labs. Related to the move,…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to tell Congress that the crypto industry poses several potential hazards to the financial system, including the dangers of stablecoins, runs on crypto platforms and volatile prices, according to a brief portion of her testimony posted Monday.Yellen is appearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday to