Stablecoin for cyber-scammers launches, Sony L2 drama: Asia Express

This interview has been edited and condensed.The author of the "The Bitcoin Big Bang — How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change the World," Brian Kelly calls himself an optimist when it comes to the future of the cryptocurrencies. CNBC’s prominent commentator, who is also the founder and CEO of digital currency investment firm BKCM…

California-based luxury electric car manufacturer Karma Automotive has begun accepting digital currency as a means of payment at one of its stores in Newport Beach.Karma Newport Beach now enables customers to pay in Bitcoin (BTC) for new vehicle purchases and related services, according to a company press release on Oct. 15. Announcing the new offering,…

Cryptocurrencies will be a hot topic as the United States Congress resumes and the battle lines are drawn between lawmakers for and against the fledgling financial industry.But the Blockchain Association reports that more than 100 crypto industry advocates are fighting to help strike the right balance between protection and innovation.The 118th U.S. Congress convened in…

Bitt, a portfolio firm of Overstock’s blockchain firm Medici, has partnered with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) to pilot central bank digital currency (CBDC). Overstock announced the news in a press release on March 6.Barbados-based Bitt initially signed a contract with ECCB to conduct a pilot of the blockchain-issued Digital Eastern Caribbean Dollar (DXCD)…

Several users on Twitter have reported losses of crypto assets, claiming funds held on the Atomic Wallet app vanished. 358 Total views 2 Total shares Atomic Wallet has been apparently exploited, with users on Twitter reporting complete losses of their crypto portfolios. Atomic is a noncustodial-decentralized wallet, meaning users are responsible for assets stored in…

Leveraged trading of cryptocurrencies — i.e., trading crypto with borrowed funds — comes with significant risks. This is mainly due to the capricious nature of the market.In May, the cryptocurrency market, which had grown significantly over the past couple of years, recoiled violently following a cascade of negative market events, losing over 50% of its…

The four Republican senators sense hints of the Obama administration’s Operation Choke Point that used regulation against disfavored industries. 142 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTFour United States Republican senators lead by Bill Hagerty have written a letter to the heads of federal banking regulatory…

The document creates multiple offices tasked with fulfilling various jobs for the protocol, each with their own powers and responsibilities. 204 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTMakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization that governs the Dai (DAI) stablecoin, has passed a new proposed “constitution” intended to…

And not all crypto traders are gamers either. 1532 Total views 22 Total shares With the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFT), gamers and crypto enthusiasts are coming together, but gamers may not even know they’re using cryptos before they understand the decentralized nature of NFTs, an expert said. During an interview with Cointelegraph, Mac Ocampo, head…