German gov’t transfers another $900M in Bitcoin, adding to BTC’s selling pressure

Decentralized finance (DeFi) was the talk of the town in early 2021, but it has since taken a back seat to more appealing sectors like nonfungible tokens (NFTs), memecoins and blockchain gaming. Now that cross-chain bridges and interoperability have allowed for the easier migration of assets to competing chains, a new class of DeFi protocols is…

The sharp correction that threatened to pull Bitcoin and altcoin prices back toward their sing lows appears to have dissipated now that Evergrande informed investors that it intends to make an on-time payment on its debt. With global markets feeling reassured, major equities, Bitcoin and altcoins prices all saw a rebound at the market open.…

The Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed legislation that will soon open up virtual assets to retail investors, and local financial services are lining up for licensing approval. 81 Total views 5 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as an NFTFinancial services providers in Hong Kong are already taking the first steps…

The developer who found the vulnerability requested developers to sign their revisions with the GPG key to ensure all their revisions on the project can be verified. Major developer platform GitHub faced a widespread malware attack and reported 35,000 “code hits” on a day that saw thousands of Solana-based wallets drained for millions of dollars.The…

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) introduced its Bitcoin (BTC) futures contract in December 2017. This was around the same time that BTC had reached an all-time high of $19,800, but by late 2018 the price had dropped to $3,100. Investors in cryptocurrencies quickly learned that CME derivative contracts allowed them to make bullish bets with

The Thai SEC is seeking public input for newly proposed crypto custody regulations until late September. 775 Total views 7 Total shares The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand continues introducing new regulations for the cryptocurrency industry, citing investor protection concerns.On Wednesday, the Thai SEC proposed a set of additional regulations related to custody of…

Georgia has exempted cryptocurrencies from value-added tax (VAT), as Bitcoin.com reported on July 13.Per the report, Georgia’s finance minister Nodar Khaduri recently signed a bill aimed at regulating the taxation of entities that trade or mine cryptocurrencies. The bill entered into force at the end of June. The definition of decentralized currency that the bill…

Traditional firms like JPMorgan and WisdomTree are seeking to turn Project Guardian’s blockchain proofs-of-concept into scalable financial products.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared new details about the country’s e-Human project powered by blockchain. 293 Total views 2 Total shares Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled new details about the e-Human project powered by blockchain ahead of Turkey’s national blockchain summit. Cointelegraph Turkey reported the e-Human project will be based on blockchain tech to…