Kazakhstan shuts down 36 illegal crypto exchanges in 2024 crackdown

Last month’s assault on the global economy and Bitcoin’s (BTC) subsequent crash — the worst in seven years — have been the object of much discussion, with critics questioning the leading cryptocurrency’s potential as a safe haven asset.Plenty has been written as well around why Bitcoin plummeted as dramatically the way it did. Generally, analysts…

The digital ruble will become an integral part of national settlements by 2023 or 2024, Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma predicted. 2754 Total views 16 Total shares Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, believes that the country’s not-yet-launched digital currency is the “highest form of money.”In a…

The city of Paris — the capital of France, renowned for its affinity for romanticism, historical architecture and acquired palate for culinary delicacies — played host to the two-day Paris Blockchain Week Summit this week. The event saw the participation of the industry’s leading figureheads and over 3,000 crypto enthusiasts. Held at the Palais Brongniart, the…

One crypto lawyer thinks a Donald Trump election win would revert some SEC crypto lawsuits, but others note he hasn’t always kept campaign promises.

Equilibrium is not quite ditching EOS, but Polkadot will be its new home. An EOS-based decentralized finance project, Equilibrium, has announced its plans to develop a new interoperable protocol on the Polkadot (DOT) blockchain.The project is set to develop an independent parachain connected with Polkadot, featuring an independent utility token called EQ. It acts both…

The Australian government has granted A$2.25 million ($1.7 million) to the Sustainable Sugar Project, Foodnavigator-Asia reports July 30. The Sustainable Sugar Project, led by the Queensland Cane Growers Organization, will use blockchain technology to track the provenance of sugar supplies to Australia. The initiative known as the Smart Cane Best Management Practice (BMP) is part…

With Ether continuing to push into new all-time highs above $1,500, Eth2 now ranks as the third-largest crypto asset in terms of staked assets. 2658 Total views 9 Total shares The price gains enjoyed by Ether as it hits record highs have propelled Eth2 to rank as the third-largest network by staked capitalization. That’s despite…

Three exclusive Top Shot NFTs will be minted to commemorate this weekend’s NBA Summer League games. 299 Total views 346 Total shares NBA Top Shot, the popular pro-basketball NFT collectibles from Dapper Labs, will sell exclusive tokens at NBA Summer League games scheduled in Las Vegas for next week.The tokens will be the first Top…