Here’s what happened in crypto today

Earlier this week, Meta also announced it would join with other tech companies to create a metaverse standards body. 44 Total views 18 Total shares Instagram's parent company Meta announced Wednesday that it will begin testing NFTs on Instagram Stories using its augmented reality platform SparkAR.CEO Mark Zuckerberg said of the announcement, “We're expanding our test so more…

It appears both countries want crypto to be banned in Russia following the nation's recent war efforts. 218 Total views 25 Total shares Recently, Ukraine has called for "sabotage" of everyday Russians' crypto assets due to an ongoing war between the two countries. Among many, its European allies have also voiced mounting concerns that Russia may…

ETH hits all-time highs, giving altcoins their moment in the spotlight as Bitcoin consolidates just below its "worst case scenario" monthly close target. 386 Total views 14 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) preserved $61,000 into the weekend after “aggressive” buying on Coinbase sparked multi-day highs.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewCoinbase BTC buyers step upData from…

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…

Play-to-earn gaming enabled by blockchain technology has grown exponentially over the few years. Gamers have embraced the opportunity to collect cryptocurrencies or ​nonfungible tokens (​NFTs​)​ that have been produced in blockchain-based games. Through the advent of this new technology, players have been able to generate income by selling in-game NFTs or earning cryptocurrency rewards, both of…

A new survey from CasperLabs found that despite education gaps, enterprise adoption of blockchain technology in the U.S., U.K. and China is set to increase in the next year. 368 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe crypto and blockchain space has had a turbulent past…

SEC commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda didn’t believe any US securities laws were triggered and urged the commission to give NFT firms more room to experiment.