Drex Brazilian CBDC pilot will work on privacy, DeFi in phase 2

The price of Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain network, has been soaring since the beginning of the new year. What's more, it has outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) since Jan. 1, gaining roughly 81% compared to Bitcoin's 26% in their respective USD pairs year-to-date.Bitcoin, Ether YTD performance. Source: Digital Assets DataThere are three…

Opinion by: Mateusz Kara, co-founder and CEO of Ari10 President Donald Trump’s return to office has signaled a new era for crypto in the US, but the country has much to do to catch up with Europe. Trump has outlined grand plans and made sweeping promises to transform the US into a crypto haven. At

The house that CZ built will now be helmed by its head of regional markets, as the U.S. Department of Justice has barred the former CEO from his position. 1225 Total views 4 Total shares Binance has named its head of regional markets outside of the United States, Richard Teng, as its new CEO. The

Canadian stock market investors will soon have a wide range of options to choose from when it comes to Ethereum ETFs. 2444 Total views 15 Total shares While gaining exposure might still be difficult south of the US-Canada border, Canadian investors will shortly have a host of options to choose from to gain exposure to…

Top crypto exchange Binance has hinted that it plans to launch Bitcoin (BTC) options trading. Two tweets — via the exchange’s official handle and CEO Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”) — posted on April 3 revealed “testflight leaks” and a screenshot of an apparent prototype for trading BTC/Tether (USDT) options contracts:Source: @cz_binance official Twitter handle, April 3“Notice anything…

The new USDS stablecoin from Maker, now Sky, has a freeze function which the project's founder claims won't be part of the token at launch.

Ripple (XRP) CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the recently-announced digital asset from United States banking giant JPMorgan Chase lacks the interoperability that would make it a significant innovation. Garlinghouse made his remarks during an interview at the 4th Annual DC Blockchain Summit in Washington D.C. on March 6.As Cointelegraph has reported, JPMorgan Chase announced the forthcoming…