Judge axes class action claiming Iris Energy misled investors during IPO

“These innovations have the potential to disrupt finance, just as social media has disrupted communication, or online shopping has changed retail,” said Matt Hancock. 627 Total views 45 Total shares The former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and current U.K. Member of Parliament (MP) Matt Hancock urged the House of Commons to…

MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that governs the DAI stablecoin, has voted overwhelmingly to keep USD Coin (USDC) as the primary collateral for DAI. An alternative proposal to “diversify” collateral into Gemini U.S. Dollar (GUSD) and U.S. Dollar Paxos (USDP) has been rejected in a 20% to 79% vote, according to the proposal’s official…

Draconian anti-crypto legislation could soon be passed to solve a terrorism funding “crisis” that many argue is vastly overstated. by Ksenia Buksha 13 min December 13, 2023 Share Share Share Share The Israel-Gaza war has once again thrown the spotlight on crypto, with anti-crypto politicians seizing on exaggerated reports of crypto being used to finance

The second day of Fintech Worldwide’s Blockchain Summit kicked off to unusually glorious sunshine. But you’d be hard pressed to notice that in the venue because there was no natural light filtering through to the handful of attendees that braved the ongoing coronavirus scare.Despite COVID-19’s spectre looming large over the conference, panelists spoke about an…

The company behind Zcash has begun an endeavor to educate less privileged regions on the benefits of cryptocurrencies. 1356 Total views 17 Total shares The Electric Coin Company, or ECC, the outfit behind the privacy-focused Zcash cryptocurrency, has initiated the Crypto in Context Program.The effort touts itself as a crypto education, assistive and collaborative movement,…

Brevan Howard also hired former CMT Digital CEO Colleen Sullivan to lead private and venture investments in crypto. 431 Total views 13 Total shares Brevan Howard, a United Kingdom-based hedge fund, plans to "significantly expand" its cryptocurrency and digital assets, according to a new report from Reuters.Chief Executive Aron Landy, who has been at Brevan's helm…

Open-source payments network and Libra rival Celo has announced 18 finalists spanning 15 countries from its CeloCamp blockchain accelerator program hosted in partnership with digital events company Upright.The program, launched during mid-February, comprises an eight-week virtual boot-camp intended to stimulate app-building on top of the Celo blockchain prior to its launch.The teams are competing for…