European Blockchain Sandbox onboards 41 regulators in second cohort

NFTs continue to dominate the crypto conversation, with PNGs on social media profile pictures becoming the new hype. 282 Total views 2 Total shares Not so many years ago, Lamborghinis were the main “flex” for crypto “moon-boys” as token prices reached astronomic valuations. Several high-profile cryptocurrency proponents made it a habit of arriving at conferences…

U.S. stock brokerage firm EF Hutton announced it would release research and ratings of cryptocurrencies and industry businesses for its clients Wednesday, September 5.EF Hutton, whose affiliate Megga Inc. previously launched its own cryptographic token MeggaCoin last year, said in a press release it wants to assist “confused” investors who are keen on gaining a…

Two influential figures in the cryptocurrency space unpack their individual journeys to understanding the promise of proof-of-stake as The Merge approaches for Ethereum. 500 Total views 17 Total shares Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong believe that a gradual mind shift and important community contributions led to their backing of Ethereum’s upcoming…

FinCEN is preparing to modernize its AML requirements for financial institutions to greater respond to the dynamic threats posed by “illicit finance.” The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced it will be changing the anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) rules within the financial sector.The announcement stated that FinCen will be seeking…

18 Bitcoin (BTC) in volume has been traded since the launch of Bitcoin futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s Bakkt platform yesterday, Sept. 22.The much-anticipated contracts — the first of their kind to be physically settled in Bitcoin — went live at 8 PM EST on Sept. 22 (00:00 UTC Sept. 23).The first hoursBakkt ™…

Here at Cointelegraph, we were as shocked as everyone else in and around the crypto-sphere when we learned about the abrupt closure of stalwart crypto media outlet CCN. Established at around the same time as Cointelegraph and CoinDesk, CCN spent years competing for the crypto audience.However, just a couple days later, as many others, we were…

After hitting a wall with banks, a borrower has turned to DeFi to pay off his mortgage. 1219 Total views 11 Total shares A software engineer has taken decentralized finance to a new level of practicality, by paying off his mortgage with Commonwealth Bank of Australia and refinancing the loan through fixed-rate lending protocol Notional…