South Korean prosecutors seek 6 months for lawmaker who allegedly hid crypto

The collapse of FTX crypto exchange has nothing to do with the success of Bitcoin because BTC is decentralized, and FTX was not, Tim Draper said. 143 Total views 1 Total shares Billionaire venture capitalist and serial blockchain investor Tim Draper is not giving up on his near-term Bitcoin (BTC) prediction despite the recent issues…

Monopolizing a market is legal in some instances, but not others. 2039 Total views 21 Total shares The United States Department of Justice is filing suit against Visa for its acquisition of Plaid, which the DoJ is arguing is an illegal play to achieve monopoly. According a complaint filed by the DoJ on Thursday: "Visa seeks to buy…

Disclaimer: This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.The ICO market data is provided by ICObench, based upon the projects’ announcements recorded in ICObench database, which includes over 5,100 ICOs since August 2015.In 2018, 2,284 initial coin…

The inaugural 2021 Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index, or IRCI, is based on a poll of 1,000 Singaporeans from a representative background of gender, age and location. 985 Total views 13 Total shares Cryptocurrency adoption is growing in Singapore, especially among younger generations looking to capitalize on the generational wealth potential of Bitcoin (BTC) and other…

Zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) are a key technology explored by many in the crypto industry. A zero-knowledge protocol is a cryptographic method that allows one party to prove to another party that something is true without revealing any information. The technology is vital for Ethereum layer-2 solutions to achieve blockchain scalability, and to the privacy and security…

Stablecoins can pose risks to financial stability and need to be adequately regulated, according to the Group of 20.The G20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a comprehensive stablecoin study on April 14, presenting 10 recommendations to regulate them effectively.The regulators were spurred by the introduction of Facebook’s Libra, which would create an independent stablecoin based…

China has opened testing for its digital yuan. The excitement surrounding this project has electrified several major Chinese cities, as well as onlookers throughout the world.Most recently, Shenzhen launched its “iShenzhen” lottery, wherein the city government will distribute 20 million digital yuan among 100,000 central bank digital currency, or CBDC, wallet holders. This comes on…

Ethereum miners are reluctant to sell their assets and appear to expect further price increases. 744 Total views 7 Total shares The amount of Ethereum that is being held by miners has reached record levels in U.S. dollar terms as they remain reluctant to sell.The balance held by Ethereum miners is the largest it has…

The regulator will publish a final report based on feedback received and submit the draft technical standards to the European Commission by June 2024. 259 Total views 1 Total shares The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s markets regulator, released a second consultative paper on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) mandates on Oct.