Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest has worrying implications for crypto

Halfway through 2022, at the proof of concept stage, RBI is in the process of verifying the feasibility and functionality of launching a CBDC. 233 Total views 8 Total shares Further cementing India’s decision to introduce an in-house central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2022-23, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed a three-step graded…

Open Interest for crypto futures are rising at Bybit despite Bitcoin’s record-low volatility. 943 Total views 25 Total shares Recent data from Skew shows that open interest for Bitcoin (BTC) has been rising on the Bybit crypto trading platform, reaching a new high at $434 million on July 14 for the Tether (USDT) and USD pairs…

Despite recent advances in academic research into the blockchain for everything from central bank digital currencies to pacemakers, universities and governments lag in their willingness to fund basic research in the sector.While researchers are getting creative when presenting their work to traditional institutions, the situation is holding up research.Output under current restrictionsRecent pre-print research on…

Regulations are not going anywhere. On the contrary, financial service providers face more regulatory challenges and higher costs than ever before. During the early days of cryptocurrencies, a “Wild West” culture emerged when regulators, uncertain on how to tackle this thing called blockchain, paid little attention to the thefts, scams and hacks plaguing the virtual-asset…

Rockstar believes that as more quality Bitcoiners join, support, communicate and collaborate, Bitcoin will continue to rise. 174 Total views 3 Total shares The BTC Prague event has recently highlighted that while there remain places in the world where Bitcoin (BTC) adoption is still in its early stages, many continue to be positive about how…

In this week’s newsletter, read about Meta’s newest update on the integration of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Facebook and Instagram. Check out how the NFT trading volume on OpenSea has plummeted by 99% and how despite the downturns, digital artists still firmly believe in the future of NFTs. In other news, learn about the changes…

Artificial intelligence-based crypto assets have surged as much as 70% in the past seven days as all eyes fall on Nvidia’s incoming earnings report. 

Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, believes that a blockchain infrastructure for capital markets would make controversial top-down interventions unnecessary. 1257 Total views 13 Total shares The recent GameStop saga — a financial spectacle that was a good deal more contradictory than a straight-up "David vs. Goliath" tale of Redditor retail investors vs. predatory hedge…

Regulatory compliance requirements are becoming increasingly important. Ethereum Classic Labs, the entity behind the Ethereum Classic (ETC) asset, and blockchain analysis outfit Chainalysis have joined forces.Aside from its work on ETC-related technology, ETC Labs also operates an accelerator wing for backing and helping startups in the crypto industry. Thanks to an alliance with Chainalysis, these…