SEC vs. Ripple: One year on since landmark ruling

The tiny country introduced its digital residency program at the beginning of the year in the hope that it will help to retain the youthful population and attract business and industry. 187 Total views 10 Total shares The Republic of Palau announced Friday that it will issue identification cards to its digital residents in the…

Fintech startup Ripple has transferred 500 million XRP tokens from its escrow wallet, according to data from Whale Alert, a live tracker for cryptocurrency transactions, on Sept. 3.The San Francisco-based firm has moved 500 million of its native XRP tokens (around $130.1 million at press time) from its escrow wallet to Ripple. The latest token…

Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, has called for a substantive legal framework for cryptocurrencies in the country.According to a report by Nigerian news daily Daily Post on July 23, Gbajabiamila wants the country to develop clear regulations for digital assets so that the country does not get left behind as…

“We are still in the early days of Web 3.0, and the most obvious opportunities right now are in gaming and social,” said Ohanian. 681 Total views 17 Total shares On Friday, Polygon and Alexis Ohanian’s venture capital firm, Seven Seven Six, announced a $200 million initiative backing projects operating at the intersection of social…

Bitcoin (BTC) may be gaining thanks to “economic fear” over coronavirus — but only up to a point, analysts are concluding as the disease spreads. The cryptocurrency hovered at around $9,000 on Tuesday, capping 4% gains for the week in which coronavirus sent China into partial lockdown. Coronavirus uncertainty creeps into marketsFears are now surfacing about the…

Public Bitcoin miners will actively work to minimize costs in 2023 by going private or merging with other firms, Hash Rate Index analysts predicted. 376 Total views 23 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as an NFTAfter a shocking year for Bitcoin (BTC), public miners will focus on strengthening balance sheets and…

Security token platform Polymath will build a separate blockchain for regulation-compliant tokens with an Ethereum (ETH) co-founder, the company confirmed in a blog post on May 13.Polymath, which has already contributed to the launch of over 100 security tokens, will now work with Charles Hoskinson on a new project dubbed Polymesh.Hoskinson, who after Ethereum became…