From Beijing to Tokyo, Asian nations get active in crypto regulation: Law Decoded, May 22–29

Chairman of the Belarusian national bank Pavel Kallaur said a decision on a CBDC would be made “at the level of head of state” after consultations. 227 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe National Bank of the Republic of Belarus has prepared a pilot program…

Up to 800,000 internet-connected databases could be vulnerable to crypto-mining malware that will use their computing capacity.

Chainlink (LINK) has launched a major upgrade for its oracle network, dubbed Off-Chain Reporting, or OCR. The upgrade was announced on Wednesday, though the implementation has been live for some time already.OCR changes how data across multiple sources is joined together by the oracle network. Previously, the process of aggregating different readings of the same…

The United Nations has warned that attending a North Korean cryptocurrency conference in February is likely to constitute a sanctions violation, according to a report by Reuters on Jan. 15.The report follows last week’s indictment of Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith on charges of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.Griffith traveled to…

This is a first for the traditionally Bitcoin-centric exchange. 1308 Total views 17 Total shares The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange announced that it would match $150,000 in donations to support open-source Ethereum projects on Gitcoin.Gitcoin is a developer-funding platform relying on a hybrid model of sponsored donations and direct community support. Through its quadratic funding model,…

CBDCs are a declaration of war against the banking system, Richard Werner — development economist and professor at De Montfort University — told Cointelegraph at Web Summit on Nov. 4.Known for his quantitative easing theory, published almost 30 years ago, Werner is an advocate for a decentralized economy. In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph's editor-in-chief…

Bullish long-term Bitcoin price predictions contrast with the current status quo as buy-in targets drop to $47,000. 2750 Total views 53 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) was on repeat on Dec. 2 as markets watched another attack on $60,000 end in defeat.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView“Nothing has changed”Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView…