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The founder of the first crypto venture capital firm believes that altcoins will eventually provide better returns than Bitcoin. 1238 Total views 21 Total shares Dan Morehead, the founder of the first crypto venture capital firm, Pantera Capital, believes that altcoins will outperform Bitcoin (BTC) over the next couple of years.Speaking at the Unitize virtual…

On March 15, the European Parliament voted 418 to 103 (with 24 abstentions) in favor of negotiating a mandate for talks with the European Union member states about revising the new European Digital Identity (eID) framework and creating the “European Digital Identity Wallet,” also known as EUDI Wallet or EU wallet. Citizen’s IDs, health cards, certificates…

Held at Hilton Bomonti, a fancy hotel next to a renovated and repurposed beer factory in Istanbul, the fourth iteration of the Blockchain Economy Summit 2022 (BE2022) proved to be a significant step-up compared to its pre-pandemic predecessors.The previous summit, BE2020, was held at the WOW Convention Center two years back. In addition to being…

Laser Digital said it would also launch trading and asset management operations in the coming months, including over-the-counter (OTC) service. 16 Total views 39 Total shares The crypto arm of Nomura has obtained an operating license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) amid the Japanese financial holding’s attempts to leave its mark in the…

Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick is launching an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform subsidiary, DLT Markets, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reported on Feb. 22.According to the bank’s announcement, DLT Markets will provide institutional investors “with fully regulated and secure multi-exchange access to the digital token asset class.”Edi Wögerer, CEO of Bank Frick, declared:“With our spin-off, we are offering institutional clients a…

German regulator halted USDe token offering, citing serious compliance failures and potential securities law violations. 859 Total views 2 Total shares BaFin, the German financial regulatory authority, has prohibited all public sales of Ethena GmbH’s USDe (USDe) — a synthetic dollar — claiming the token violates the European Union’s MiCAR regulations and accused the firm

Tom Emmer has been "making calls" to secure a nomination for the Speaker role, and it could be a boon for the crypto sector if he were to be voted in. 133 Total views 3 Total shares Crypto-friendly Republican Congressman Tom Emmer is pursuing a nomination to become House speaker, with the 62-year-old receiving endorsement