Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested — What we know so far

Opinion by: Artem Tolkachev, Web3 investor When decentralized finance (DeFi) first emerged, the core idea was simple: financial freedom, transparency and the absence of centralized control. Smart contracts were meant to replace banks, liquidity was to be distributed globally, and users were supposed to have complete control over their funds.  It sounded like a dream.

Principal Swiss stock exchange SIX asked the country’s central bank to issue a stablecoin, local media SwissInfo reports on June 26Per the report, the crypto asset would be used to settle payments on its new digital securities trading platform. The exchange reportedly announced during the Crypto Valley Association conference this week that users of its…

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded by as much as 14% after plunging to a four-month low near $76,600 on March 11. But BTC price is down approximately 25% from its record high of around $110,000, which is normal for a “bull market correction.” Still, some analysts anticipate the Bitcoin price declines to continue in the future. “Dark

Joel Dietz, founder of Metamask and founding team member of Ethereum, is a romantic at heart. He creates art as ‌“Cryptoapollo” that reflects the intersection between traditional art and technology.“I have a very classical romantic temperament, which can be hard to bring into the modern world since romantically inclined people can be suppressed in the…

Randall Quarles, chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), has claimed that the potential scale of stablecoins such as Facebook’s Libra could present future “regulatory challenges.” Quarles voiced his opinion during a presentation at the European Banking Summit in Belgium on Oct. 3.FSB leads G20’s work on stablecoins going forwardQuarles specifically highlighted yet unreleased Libra stablecoin…

Bitcoin (BTC) limps into the end of Q1 on 13% losses as fresh macroeconomic volatility looms. BTC price action risks a fresh dip below $80,000 as new US trade tariffs weigh on risk-asset sentiment. Crypto traders’ tariff woes focus on April 2, dubbed  “Liberation Day” by President Donald Trump, while gold heads higher. Despite the

Facebook’s Calibra is on the hunt for two marketing specialists as the company continues development of its Libra stablecoin project.The company is looking for a head of media, digital marketing and community and a head of brand for the Calibra digital wallet unit. The roles ask for applicants with a minimum of 15 years of…

The cumulative transactions in e-CNY have reached 87.57 billion yuan ($13.68 billion) until now. 488 Total views 50 Total shares China’s food delivery giant Meituan has become the latest tech firm to integrate central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments for its services.Meituan users can link the digital yuan wallet to their service app and use…

CEO of the world’s largest exchange-traded fund provider BlackRock claimed that he does not consider Facebook’s Libra a cryptocurrency.The need to democratize foreign currency exchangeIn an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box on July 19, BlackRock’s Larry Fink emphasized that there is a huge need to democratize the exchange of foreign currencies in cross-border transactions and to…