Ripple CEO on SEC appeal: ‘We’ll fight in court for as long as we need’

Trading volumes across various verticals of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have been on a tear this year.Combined sales for collectible and art NFTs have reached $7.4 billion as of Q4 2021. The art NFT market has grown from $17.8 million on January 1 to $1.8 billion in total sales as of Nov. 5, 2021. At the…

The potential misuse of the CBDC technology trumped arguments about innovation or even good legal drafting.

Adult webcam streaming websites are getting a boost from pandemic lockdowns. 1766 Total views 17 Total shares Live streaming webcam platform Stripchat is among several adult websites experiencing a boom in crypto payments over the past year.The adult social streaming and entertainment platform revealed in a blog that cryptocurrency is rapidly becoming a preferred payment…

The Union Bank of Nigeria has reportedly cautioned against transactions in cryptocurrencies, according to a letter allegedly sent to its users and published Nov. 26 by Nairaland, an online community targeted at Nigerians.Nairaland, the largest Nigerian online community with over 55 million Internet users, has published a letter reportedly from the Union Bank, which cited…

The summer of regulatory action has now become a global phenomenon. Lawmakers and politicians are waving their fingers and making threats toward the industry’s leading virtual asset service providers — a term coined by the FATF to describe exchanges, wallets, custodians and even DeFi platforms. But when it comes to crackdowns on cryptocurrency, few places do…

Bitcoin plunged to $29,000 on July 24, signaling that bears are trying to seize control. It looks like the failure to hold on to the higher levels may have tempted short-term bulls to book profits and aggressive bears to initiate short positions.Although the near term looks bearish, long-term investors remain unfazed, and they continue to hold…

3.1 million email addresses linked to CoinMarketCap accounts were reportedly being traded on hacking forums, according to Have I Been Pwned. 352 Total views 7 Total shares CoinMarketCap, a price-tracking website for cryptocurrencies, has reportedly fallen victim to a hack that leaked 3.1 million user email addresses. The information came into light after the hacked email…

The Queen’s Speech for the State Opening of Parliament included bills supporting “the safe adoption of cryptocurrencies" as well as the authority to "seize and recover crypto assets.” 1063 Total views 6 Total shares The United Kingdom has introduced two bills, both concerning the seizure of and support for cryptocurrencies as part of Prince Charles'…

COVID-19 — more commonly known as the coronavirus — has unleashed massive shock waves among the worldwide health, science, government and business communities as societies are trying to contain the virus. At the moment, the scale and velocity at which the coronavirus is spreading are proving difficult to manage because the regional clustering of the…