Here’s what happened in crypto today

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao is expected to be sentenced on April 30 after pleading guilty to money laundering in November 2023.

Another massive Bitcoin ad rolls out in Hong Kong, urging citizens to “be their own bank.” The Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, a major local alliance promoting crypto awareness and education, is launching the “Bitcoin Tram” ad campaign in Hong Kong; one of the world’s main global financial centres.According to a Sept. 11 announcement, the…

Metadata in blockchain transactions, explained Additional data or information that can be appended to a crypto transaction on a blockchain is referred to as metadata in blockchain transactions.Although the main function of a blockchain is to document and authenticate the transfer of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies like Ether (ETH) or Bitcoin (BTC), metadata enables users

Malaysia is planning to impose a $6,000 limit on cash transactions in 2020, according to a deputy governor at the country’s central bank. The new restrictions aim to prevent the use of cash in illicit activities, and won’t affect regulated financial institutions or other entities transacting for humanitarian aid purposes.The average Malaysian household spends $1,900…

Web3 games build communities on Discord but Sky Mavis wants that to change, SocialFi is the key to increased game revenue, MetaRun review.

The undisclosed investment will result in ICE becoming a significant minority shareholder in tZero and is another sign of the closing of the divide between equities and crypto assets. 587 Total views 18 Total shares The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced a strategic investment in private digital securities marketplace and crypto asset liquidity platform tZero.ICE,…

Whales appear to be accumulating Ether (ETH), with the percentage of ETH supply controlled by the top 100 wallets standing near 25%.The observation was made by blockchain data analysis firm Santiment, who tweeted that the centralization of ETH among top wallets suggests that whales are accumulating.Santiment argues that the data indicates large investors “have a…

Joyce Chang, global research chair at JPMorgan Securities, has said that blockchain technology is still far from institutionalization and must still overcome key hurdles before it can break through to cross-industry adoption at scale. Chang made her comments during an interview on the “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas” television show on Feb. 7.Chang noted that blockchain adoption…

Layer-1 smart contract platforms increased their market share throughout August after the Ethereum network London hard fork did little to solve the major issues of high transaction fees and network congestion. One top-10 protocol that has been gaining momentum, but has yet to experience a significant price breakout to new highs like some of its competitors is…