India’s SEBI recommends local regulators to monitor crypto trading

South Korea will continue to ban initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the country, state financial regulator the Financial Services Commission (FSC) confirmed in a press release Jan. 30.Unveiling the results of a survey undertaken from September 2018, the body said it had discovered that firms conducting ICOs were making use of foreign jurisdictions, but still…

Since Dec. 2021, the government of Thailand has been working on preparing a new regulatory framework by defining “red lines” for the crypto industry. 181 Total views 36 Total shares In an ongoing effort to carve out a regulated crypto market for the general public, the Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a ban…

The World Bank has said “it will be physically impossible” for the lender to fund the planned Sango crypto hub and voiced concerns regarding the country’s adoption of Bitcoin. 367 Total views 9 Total shares The World Bank has signalled its concerns over the Central African Republic (CAR) adopting Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal currency…

The Wikipedia-themed sale on Christie’s also featured an iMac used by Wales to create Wikipedia, sold for $187,500. 403 Total views 18 Total shares After celebrating its 20th anniversary in January, the free Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia continues making history by selling its first nonfungible token (NFT) via auction giant Christie’s.On Dec. 15, Christie’s completed an…

Bitcoin (BTC) may be worth almost three times more than at the height of its 2017 bull run, but a lot of hodlers from that time refuse to sell.The latest data from Bitcoin financial services firm Unchained Capital shows that 2017 buyers control an increasingly large amount of the BTC supply.2017 hodlers are not "weak…

The Cosmos community has approved a vote to add “replicated security (RS)” to its chain, with 99.99% of votes in favor of the motion. The much-awaited upgrade is set to go live on March 15, 2023, with the v9-Lamba upgrade. RS is the first version of Cosmos’s Interchain Security (ICS) feature, allowing blockchains in the Cosmos…

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Dutch open-source blockchain software developer Jelurida has won its case in the Netherlands against Apollo Fintech for breach of copyright.On Sept. 22, a Dutch court ruled against Apollo for cloning over 75% of its code from Jelurida’s Nxt (NXT) blockchain software code but failing to adhere to the developer’s Jelurida Public License (JPL). Alongside Nxt,…

ADA accumulation occurs despite a technical outlook threatening a 35% price crash by September 2022. 629 Total views 13 Total shares The decline in Cardano (ADA) price this year has prompted some of its richest investors to accumulate the token.Cardano sharks in buying spreeNotably, addresses holding between 10,000 and 100,000 ADA, also called "sharks," have…