Nigerian activist receives local support in legal fight to use crypto

Kelly Kramer joins an impressive board comprised of executives from various industries. 1451 Total views 14 Total shares Digital currency exchange Coinbase welcomed a new member to its Board of Directors on Wednesday, as it continues to draw on expertise from outside the cryptocurrency sector. Kelly Kramer, former CFO at Cisco, will serve as Chair of…

An anomaly apparently caused around half of Cardano’s nodes to disconnect and restart over the weekend, with the root cause still under investigation. 7101 Total views 17 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTCardano stake pool operators (SPO) and users have been reporting at least half of the nodes…

The most recent seizure of $5 million USDT from pig-butchering scams marks a “significant victory” in the ongoing fight against cyber fraud, according to Tether.

Fintech companies see an opportunity in the negligence and reluctance of traditional banks toward the cryptocurrency ecosystem. 44 Total views 20 Total shares The banking capabilities of fintech have met cryptocurrencies in a new partnership between Australian crypto exchange BTC Markets and the local neobank Volt.With a license to operate in Australia as an authorized…

The launch of OpenSea Pro is the result of OpenSea's acquisition of NFT aggregator Gem in April 2022. 242 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTNFT marketplace OpenSea has unveiled OpenSea Pro, its new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace aggregator aimed at serving the needs of professional…

Cash usage has declined in Norway since COVID-19, but physical currency also carries strengths that CBDCs may lack. 545 Total views 17 Total shares Speaking at an event on Thursday, Ida Wolden Bache, deputy governor at Norway's central bank, described a decline in cash payments while elaborating on Central Bank Digital Currencies, or CBDCs. "Only 4%…

Cryptocurrency lending firm BlockFi announced in an email that it obtained a money transmission license (MTL) in the state of Washington in the United States.The firm explained that the license will allow BlockFi to be the first crypto company eligible to offer interest-bearing crypto accounts to Washington state residents. Furthermore, Washington residents will also have…

A number of online crowdfunding sites and wallet providers have been embroiled in controversy  after a series of high-profile account cancellations associated with alt- and far-right views. Although the move to “deplatform” those seen to be allegedly promoting hate speech has received popular support, several high-profile political commentators and libertarian media personalities consider this to…

Global blockchain platform Waves has raised $120 million in a private funding round for its new project called Vostok, according to an official blog post published Dec. 19.The Vostok project is a “universal blockchain solution” that combines two basic components  — its own private blockchain platform, and the Vostok system integrator, a tool for developing…