New zero-KYC proposal aims to secure P2P crypto transactions

In the whirl of excitement and debate over where cryptocurrencies are going and whether they are legitimate, sustainable and prudent investments, there is an overshadowed conversation of interest to those in marketing: Are Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Cardano’s ADA, Litecoin (LTC), XRP, Dogecoin (DOGE), etc., crypto brands?And, if so, how are those brands created, and…

Australian blockchain energy firm Power Ledger has partnered with a local energy retailer to roll out its technology in South Australia. Power Ledger’s blockchain-based software will allow Australians to pool their excess solar and battery storage to a Virtual Power Plant for greater control and management over their energy.Commercial deal with Australian electricity wholesaler PowerclubWithin…

American progressives, particularly the high-profile group of Congresswomen known as “the Squad,” have been highly vocal on questions of economic equity, the corrosive social impact of Big Tech and the need to reimagine fiscal and monetary policy in the post-2008 and post-COVID-19 political moment.How do they view blockchain technologies and the subsequent debates that have…

Github, Circle, dYdX, Alchemy, and Infura... All platforms have taken action against Tornado Cash or individuals connected to the mixer following U.S. sanctions. 192 Total views 2 Total shares The Tornado Cash DAO went offline after many social media users reported the community discussing ways to challenge sanctions recently imposed by the United States Treasury…

AZ Alkmaar is set to become the first professional football club in the Netherlands to pay player salaries in Bitcoin. AZ Alkmaar is set to become the first professional football club in the Netherlands to pay player salaries in Bitcoin (BTC).In a statement posted on the club website on Thursday, the Eredivisie side, which finished…

The guests on this episode of Hashing It Out discuss how cloud technology and Web3 intersect, with a special focus on user identity and regulations. 82 Total views 1 Total shares Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast talks to Howie Jiang, Web3 chief solution architect at Tencent Cloud Europe, and Fakhul Miah from Elastos about how crypto

CoinList founder Andy Bromberg believes that spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are just “watered down crypto” and a sign the industry is heading in the wrong direction, amid growing hype over potential ETF approvals in the United States.Bromberg — also CEO of payments-focused wallet app Beam — told Cointelegraph: “If a Bitcoin ETF is

Historically, Black and Brown communities have had restricted access to opportunities for generational-wealth building. Crypto offers a chance to redress that balance… but an opaque mess of laws and regulations around crypto services and a prohibition on certain wealth-generation opportunities are standing in the way of that happening. Controversial language in the United States’ recently enacted…

A new report warns that the adoption of global stablecoins in emerging markets and developing economies poses significant financial risks and regulatory challenges.