EU Launches Estimated €400M Blockchain, AI Fund to Avoid Lagging US, China

Hong Kong said it plans to consult on a framework for over-the-counter (OTC) crypto venues and will start the process "very soon."The consultation will cover virtual-asset (VA) outlets such as shops and online platforms, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) said in a blog post on Friday."In fact, OTC venues have played a

Feb 28, 2020 at 10:00 UTCUpdated Feb 28, 2020 at 10:03 UTCUS Capitol Building. Credit: ShutterstockThe U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business is set to discuss the benefits blockchain technology can bring to entrepreneurs.Slated for March 4 at 16:30 UTC, the "Building Blocks of Change: The Benefits of Blockchain Technology for Small Businesses"…

BRUSSELS – Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin gave a keynote talk about hardening the Ethereum blockchain as a base layer, in front of a packed room full of an estimated 1,100 attendees, at a developer conference in Brussels on Wednesday. Buterin spoke at length during his presentation at the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) about the strengths

Nov 21, 2020 at 6:32 p.m. UTCCrypto Assets in South Africa Would Be Considered Financial Products Under Regulator ProposalCryptocurrency assets would be treated like financial products under South Africa’s Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Act, under a draft declaration by a financial regulator.“The Declaration would have the effect that any person furnishing advice or…

Residents in all 50 U.S. states can now use Square's Cash App to buy and sell bitcoin, the company has announced.

A fundamental debate in the Bitcoin community has been reignited by the recent launch of Bitcoin Ordinals: to build or not to build on Bitcoin?Creating new applications on Bitcoin presents an opportunity to leverage the most secure, resilient and liquid network to build Web3. From social networks to financial services, Web3 applications look to convert…

Following a tweet from “WSB Chairman" inquiring about the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin prices went haywire. Jan 28, 2021 at 5:55 p.m. UTCBlockchain Bites: DOGE Chases After GameStop, Guggenheim Doubts $30K BitcoinThree stories1. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank will keep its policies loose. The Fed will maintain its current $120 billion…

Sushi's Chief Technology Officer warned of an industry-wide exploit related to a Ledger's Connect Kit as the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol was hit by a front-end exploit.“Do not interact with ANY dApps until further notice,” Sushi CTO Matthew Lilley wrote on X. “It appears that a commonly used web3 connector has been compromised, which allows

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest PricesTop StoriesBitcoin (BTC) rose for a fifth day, surpassing the $47,000 mark early Friday as the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20), a gauge of the biggest cryptocurrencies, added