Crypto spy jailed for life in China, YouTuber accused of $230M fraud: Asia Express

Despite the crypto bear market, the Web3 ecosystem continues to grow. True to the notion that “bear markets are good for builders,” developers continue to flock into the Web3 space — the blockchain-based universe governed by smart contracts. Reports from early 2023 show that the number of monthly active Web3 developers grew to over 23,300…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is enabling citizens in five further countries to buy cryptocurrency using Visa debit and credit cards with their national fiat currencies.The new service, announced April 10, will extend card support for the Colombian peso, the South Korean won, the Kenyan shilling, the Kazakhstani tenge and Peru’s neuvo sol.At launch, a total of…

The Russian government keeps betting on blockchain for elections. As Russia is set to pilot a blockchain-based e-voting system in September, the country's federal elections authority has provided public access to the platform’s source code.According to an official announcement by Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC), the source code for the e-voting system was partly released…

The digital assets division of the international bank wants to provide home loan-backed security tokens as collateral for the loan. 364 Total views 23 Total shares One of France’s leading banks has turned to decentralized finance pioneer MakerDAO to propose the submission of bond tokens as collateral for a loan of the DAI stablecoin.The historic…

Moscow and three other Russian regions will legally pilot the use of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, local media outlet Izvestia reports on April 24.The Russian Ministry of Economic Development is reportedly planning to test now-unregulated emerging technologies such as blockchain and crypto, as well as augmented and virtual reality, quantum tech, artificial intelligence and robotics.As…

A crypto-funded TV comedy series intends on releasing a full episode as an NFT. 2032 Total views 11 Total shares A scripted TV series that's about crypto — and funded by it — is in development at Beacon Pictures, the independent production company behind “Bring It On”, and popular ABC drama “Castle.”According to Deadline Hollywood,…

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce expressed interest in building a non-exclusive safe harbor for token offerings. The news was reported by Singaporean blockchain business consulting firm Jenga BCG in a press release published on Aug. 5.Per the document, Pierce made her remarks during the Convergence Forum held at the Singapore University…