EU releases crypto-asset classification tools to help firms comply with MiCA

Three companies in the crypto and blockchain industry have already raised $1.1 billion this year. 1483 Total views 17 Total shares Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies have already received more funding this year than in all of 2020, according to a new report.In the first quarter of 2021, 129 startups focusing on crypto and blockchain technology…

PNC — the United States’ eighth-largest bank, with almost $400 billion in assets — has become the country’s first to start using the RippleNet blockchain network for cross-border payments.Fintech Futures reported on Aug. 29 that PNC Treasury Management is now offering RippleNet-based cross-border payments solutions to its commercial clients, claiming that the blockchain solution will…

Omar Zaki was convicted of fraud by the SEC three years prior and is allegedly behind two other crypto projects which suffered devastating hacks. 392 Total views 22 Total shares Late Friday afternoon, decentralized finance, or DeFi, investigator @zachxbt published a series of tweets accusing fraudster Omar Zaki of hiding behind the facade of 0xbrainjar,…

The company aims to increase its compliance workforce by 200 this year, along with another 800 staff in other departments. 

The Lens Protocol and Laguna Games launched a new gaming ID, which connects users across multiple games. 329 Total views 5 Total shares Nonfungible token (NFT) gaming is getting a facelift. A new collaboration between Laguna Games, a Web3 research and development entertainment developer, and Lens Protocol allows players to connect across multiple gaming experiences.These…

What do thought leaders at the world’s largest Bitcoin conferences make of Bitcoin in 2023? This week’s Decentralize with Cointelegraph podcast focuses on Bitcoin 2023 in Miami and BTC Prague. As the bear market rages on, the die-hards, evangelists and Bitcoin believers just keep building. In this week’s episode of Decentralize with Cointelegraph, reporter Joe Hall spoke…

Stellar Lumens saw major price action after the Stellar Development Foundation signed an agreement with the Ukrainian government. 2385 Total views 9 Total shares Stellar Lumens (XLM) is now the ninth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, overtaking Chainlink (LINK) and Binance Coin (BNB), according to data from major crypto tracking website CoinGecko. At publishing time, Stellar’s market…

Bitcoin is just 12% shy of all-time highs, but a trader says it could stay in this zone for at least the next few months unless demand comes through.