Justin Sun says removing 12K Bitcoin from USDD is just ‘DeFi 101’

2021 was an interesting year in the crypto world. Bitcoin (BTC) hit all-time highs in several different metrics including adoption, media coverage and price action. It has been exciting to see all of the coverage and attention being paid to everything crypto including interest in nonfungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi) and even large publicly…

The BlockDown panel discussed the current issues but also the potential improvements for DeFi. 148 Total views 1 Total shares Panelists at a DeFi-focused talk held at the BlockDown conference on Thursday expressed their optimism at the past and future growth of decentralized finance, but highlighted the hurdles to adoption due to congestion on Ethereum.The…

By early 2020, support for Bitcoin payments will be launched at over 25,000 sales points for 30 French retailers, including sportswear giant Decathlon and cosmetics store Sephora.French crypto news outlet Cryptoglobe reported the development, announced during Paris Retail Week, on Sept. 24.25,000 retailers to enter Economy 3.0 via BitcoinThe new cryptocurrency payments system is launching via…

Though the FSCA is an agency of the South African government, Binance claimed the country’s Financial Intelligence Centre was the “major regulator” with which it had been working to be in compliance with local laws. 493 Total views 10 Total shares In response to a warning from South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority, major cryptocurrency…

Blockchain innovation is surging throughout Southeast Asia, as the region is home to a number of fintech firms and global crypto companies. In particular, Singapore has become one of the world’s most crypto-friendly countries. This was recently highlighted in a report conducted by crypto exchange Gemini, which found that 67% of 4,348 respondents currently own…

According to a study by researchers at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the number of people who own Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets has surged from about 35 million in 2018 to over 100 million. This is a positive sign because the growth continued even when the crypto markets were not in a…

The country emphasizes the necessity of dealing with the risks of digital assets in developing economies. India, which currently holds the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency, has supported the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) recommendations for a global crypto framework published in July. The country also emphasized the necessity of dealing with the risks of digital…

"We are going to become the first city in the world to mine Bitcoin here on site at city hall," said Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker. 318 Total views 30 Total shares Fort Worth, Texas has launched a pilot program to mine Bitcoin in partnership with the Texas Blockchain Council.In a Tuesday city council meeting,…