India preparing for a CBDC-driven economy — Central bank governor

Bangladesh is now on the blockchain map. 1408 Total views 22 Total shares Standard Chartered PLC,  a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, England, has successfully leveraged blockchain technology to conduct Bangladesh’s first blockchain trade transaction, according to Newage on August 16. The Standard Chartered bank issued a Letter of Credit (LC)…

The Cardano network is ready for the Chang hard fork, part of the transition to the Voltaire era of decentralized network governance.

Chainalysis report detailed how cyber criminals laundered their crypto funds in 2021 compared to the previous year, with DeFi protocols seeing the biggest increase in use. 407 Total views 5 Total shares A new Chainalysis report has revealed that $8.6 billion in value was laundered through cryptocurrency in 2021. It marks a 25% increase from…

The stakes are high for the chain to transition, as those that don't risk getting 'left behind.' 1913 Total views 8 Total shares At a conference yesterday, Ethereum co-founder and unofficial figurehead Vitalik Buterin argued that Ethereum’s upcoming transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism is a “solution” to the blockchain’s rampant energy consumption that has…

Will this week’s $8.1 billion Bitcoin options expiry fuel a rally to $70,000 or should traders anticipate a correction? 

The number of daily transactions on Ethereum passed one million recently, as mining pools spam the network. 1509 Total views 22 Total shares The number of daily transactions on the Ethereum network is approaching all-time high levels amid the rise of stablecoins and DeFi tokens — and with some miners reportedly spamming the network. Daily usage…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged seven officers from Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) with cryptocurrency-funded global hacking and related disinformation operations. The indictment was filed by the grand jury at the Western District of Pennsylvania October 3.The defendants, all of whom are alleged to work for the GRU — a military intelligence…