Indonesia could be charting new frontiers as a global adoption leader

Discounted tariffs made Iran attractive to miners, now the country is having a hard time closing the gap between the production and consumption of electricity. 408 Total views 7 Total shares Iran’s challenge with the ever-increasing electricity consumption reached new heights, leading the country to halt electricity exports.Abuzer Salihi, general manager of Iran’s electricity distribution…

The approvals came after the Monetary Authority of Singapore issued two consultation papers that proposed to ease regulatory hurdles for digital asset service providers. 313 Total views 4 Total shares Stablecoin issuers Circle and Paxos have each received approvals for their respective licenses from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city-state's central bank.Circle received…

The function enables users to speculate on future prices of cryptos and settle their trades using USDC. 266 Total views 7 Total shares Singapore-based crypto exchange Bybit has recently announced its service expansion into crypto options trading, allowing users to trade USD Coin (USDC) options and perpetuals. The Bybit media team told Cointelegraph that this decision…

Two EU citizens have been indicted for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea when they jointly planned a crypto conference there. 368 Total views 18 Total shares A United States district court has charged two European citizens in connection to a blockchain and cryptocurrency conference in North Korea which violated U.S. sanctions back in 2019. According…

China’s central bank governor Yi Gang has said that the nation’s digital yuan pilot projects have processed transactions worth over $299 million without any major problems. This suggests that China is much ahead of its competitors in developing and studying the central bank digital currency (CBDC).However, the European Central Bank does not want to be…

Coolio's legacy takes on new life in the metaverse with an immersive digital experience featuring a hyper-intelligent AI version of the iconic rapper as “Gangsta’s Paradise” turns 30. 

Since being granted a DCO by the CFTC and offering digital asset futures trading in December, ErisX has expanded its offering to ETH. 5870 Total views 65 Total shares Chicago-based crypto exchange ErisX has notified its members and participants that it will start offering trading on Ether futures in the United States.According to a company…

Last year was an interesting one for blockchain and cryptocurrency, contrasting with past years in ways that go far beyond mere finance. It was a banner year for the maturation of the whole space, and not just in terms of the dollar price of your favorite cryptocurrency. Instead, 2019 has proven to those paying attention…

The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem was filled with ups and downs —mostly the latter— this week, with two very distinct hack attempts and a heartbreaking departure of a DeFi veteran. In this week’s newsletter, we will also look at derivative exchange dYdX’s plans to go fully decentralized by the end of the year. The price momentum…