Law Decoded: Three regulatory trends of 2021, Dec. 20–27

Security firm CertiK alerted the community to a fraudulent Pepe website offering rewards, cautioning that the site is linked to a phishing contract. 171 Total views 2 Total shares As the hype surrounding the PEPE memecoin intensifies, bad actors within the space have started to take notice, resulting in various scam attempts plaguing the crypto…

Bitcoin (BTC) nudged $27,000 after the May 19 Wall Street open as the chair of the United States Federal Reserve delivered comments on policy.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingViewBTC price volatility returns as Powell speaksData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it attempted to reclaim the focal level in its…

“I’m coining this term right here, right now,” Ray Youssef declares. “Financial Apartheid.”The CEO and co-founder of Paxful is on a mission. “It’s what has held Africa back more than anything else.”“How advanced would the United States be if you couldn’t send money from New York to Florida? From New York to California? From Oregon…

The recent Ether (ETH) price drop showed the reliability and weaknesses of the decentralized stablecoin built by MakerDAO, Dai (DAI), and the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem built on top of it.A decentralized stablecoinEthereum-collateralized decentralized stablecoin DAI managed to maintain its peg to the United States dollar as Ether lost over 18% of its value in…

Qatar Airways plans to launch NFTs and enable metaverse ticket purchases for physical flights. 254 Total views 17 Total shares Qatar Airways announced Tuesday that it had launched its first metaverse experience, QVerse. This virtual reality platform allows interested parties can virtually visit and navigate the Premium Check-in area at the International Airport of Hamad (HIA).According…

The Algorand Foundation announced a 250 million ALGO (roughly $43 million) grants program to foster development on the Algorand blockchain on April 14.Cointelegraph spoke to Fangfang Chen, the Algorand Foundation’s head of operations, to find out more about the program.Algorand launches $43 million grants programThe funds will be allocated to “qualified investors across four major…

There are hopes that the United States could see a new crypto resurgence after several rulings this year have seen court judges “rein in the SEC,” according to a digital asset lawyer from K&L Gates.On Aug. 31, Jeremy McLaughlin, a partner at the global law firm, noted that multiple U.S. court cases have stomped on

The Korean financial services commission and the Seoul metropolitan government have announced plans to invest $16 million in training digital finance experts for four years on Feb. 12. The application period to win the grant is March 4-6.Details of the new programThe FSC explained that the demand for specialists in financial technology is increasing. The…

Anyone who spent at least $4,653 on Trump’s ‘Mugshot’ NFTs will be able to have dinner with the former president in Florida on May 8.