NFTs poised for comeback despite sales drop say execs

At the height of the unprecedented crypto boom of 2017, Estonia emerged as the digital trailblazer of the European Union, issuing hundreds of licenses to crypto companies. The country’s regulators moved to authorize the issuance of operating permits to crypto companies back in 2017 under Estonia’s e-Residency permit program.The e-Residency program is a government-issued digital…

The network was halted on Oct. 27 after the team said a bug had caused “non-determinism between individual nodes.” 154 Total views 2 Total shares Cross-chain exchange and proof-of-bond network THORChain announced it was once again “fully operational” after a more than 20-hour outage.In an Oct. 28 tweet, the THORChain team said the network was…

Banking Circle was launched in 2016 with a mission to help payments businesses reach new global markets, avoiding the burdens of traditional banking. 218 Total views 5 Total shares Banking Circle, a European bank focused on cross-border payments, is adopting a major U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin for payment rails.The firm officially announced on Friday the adoption…

Numerous institutional crypto product applications have been lodged as Australians buy more Bitcoin. 4611 Total views 24 Total shares Family offices in Australia are reportedly piling into digital assets as fund managers compete to list the country’s first cryptocurrency-backed exchange-traded fund.VanEck and BetaShares have each lodged submissions with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) following a…

Japan may be on its way to creating a state-issued digital currency, but local companies in the world’s third-largest economy can still innovate and provide some healthy competition.  Coincheck, the crypto exchange based in the Asian nation, currently handles trading, selling, and buying for eleven cryptocurrencies. They announced on Feb. 25 that they were planning to…

U.S. manufacturer of household cleaning supplies SC Johnson and environmental organization Plastic Bank will open several plastic recycling centers in Indonesia, offering locals tokens for waste collection, according to a press release published Sunday, Oct. 28.SC Johnson, which owns such brands as Glade, Ziploc and Mr. Muscle, has revealed recent scientific data on the plastic…

Saturday, July 20 — crypto markets have seen another upward move, with all top 20 coins by market cap seeing major gains, while Bitcoin (BTC) has approached $11,000 mark again.Market visualization from Coin360After dipping below the $11,000 threshold on July 14, Bitcoin has approached the price point today, with its intraday high of $10,944, according…

The MultiversX CEO discussed the recent interest of Meta and Apple in the metaverse domain and analyzed their respective approaches. 58 Total views 1 Total shares The Metaverse concept gained a lot of traction both from the crypto community and venture capital firms during the peak of the bull run. The likes of Meta (Facebook)

Previously commonly referred to as the “digital real,” the Brazilian central bank digital currency gets its official brand name. 313 Total views 15 Total shares The Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), previously commonly referred to as the “digital real,” has been given its official brand name: the Drex. On Aug. 7, the Central Bank of…