Crypto trading volume to exceed $108T in 2024, with Europe in the lead

The Institute of Decentralized Economics (IDE) has opened in London, the United Kingdom on Feb. 14, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph.The think tank, which is dedicated to the study of blockchain-based economic systems and their impact on existing institutions, is backed by fintech company Sweetbridge. It is purportedly designed to investigate the…

Bitcoin experienced the second-strongest January in its history — and the best since 2013 — rising nearly 40% amid wide reports that institutional investors were back on board.Zhong Yang Chan, head of research at CoinGecko, told Cointelegraph that there were “net institutional inflows into digital asset funds in January 2023, particularly in the last two…

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest tracks every important crypto news story from the previous week. Essential reading for all Hodlers!Top Stories This WeekCalm before the storm? Analyst says $20,000 Bitcoin is possible in three monthsBitcoin volatility has fallen to a 16-month low, indicating that a sharp move is on the horizon.Large fluctuations tend to follow…

Elizabeth Warren has long been a crypto-critic, and appears to be making it a focus as her re-election bid kicks off. 272 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe United States Senator for Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren is making her “anti-crypto” agenda one of the centerpieces of…

Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung says the Hong Kong-based gaming company intends to continue to support the creator economy and promote interoperability through its investments and other initiatives in 2024 to promote Web3 mass adoption.Speaking to Cointelegraph at the 12th Global Blockchain Congress event in Dubai, Yung said that Animoca believes gaming will be a

Electric Coin Company (ECC), which launched and supports the development of privacy-coin Zcash recently published a paper called: Halo: Recursive Proof Composition without a Trusted Setup.On Sept. 10, ECC announced in a blog post that engineer and cryptographer Sean Bowe had discovered a way of “creating practical, scalable and trustless cryptographic proving” techniques, which claims…

The Belgian MP will convert his monthly salary of EUR 5,500 to Bitcoin using the country’s popular cryptocurrency trading platform Bit4You. 39 Total views 2 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) craze among lawmakers has reached the Belgian parliament now, as Brussels member of parliament Christophe De Beukelaer became the first European politician to convert his salary…

Australian farmers are all too familiar with dry and erratic weather conditions affecting day-to-day business. Reports over the last 20 years demonstrate that these conditions will only worsen — with an increased climate estimated to have​ ​reduced yearly profits​ by 22%.The current bushfire season has had a disastrous impact on the agricultural industry.​ ​NASA mapping…

In May, United States congressional lawmakers voted to repeal Staff Accounting Bulletin-121 in a 228-182 bipartisan vote.