Telegram issues official statement on Pavel Durov detention

Thailand’s Revenue Department is testing blockchain to track value-added tax (VAT) payments, English-language media outlet Bangkok Post (BP) reports Dec. 3.Ekniti Nitithanprapas, director general of the Thai Revenue Department, said that the department “wants to use blockchain technology to prevent VAT refund fraud.” According to the BP, the nation is “on the path to becoming…

French President Emmanuel Macron has been widely criticized by tech executives such as Elon Musk and Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski.

Gibraltar Finance, the business development arm of Gibraltar’s government, will provide support to the forthcoming Post-COVID Hackathon. 1902 Total views 1 Total shares Gibraltar Finance has been announced as an official partner of the upcoming Post-COVID Hackathon — a global, online initiative intended to create open-source solutions addressing the health, social and economic challenges posed…

Payments behemoth Visa is reportedly planning to change merchant fees rates for United States-based merchants as part of a major update of its point-of-sale system.The development was revealed in a document Visa sent to banks announcing an upgrade of its system, which will be rolled out in April and October, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 4.…

Web3 social layer Lens Protocol aims to power seamless connectivity of applications across blockchain and non-blockchain platforms. 139 Total views 2 Total shares The latest version of Web3 social layer Lens Protocol has been released, introducing improved functionality to support new use cases and shared monetization for its growing Web3 user base.Decentralized Finance (DeFi) firm…

The social trading and investing platform eToro has partnered with analytics and finance management startup The Tie to launch a sentiment-based analytical tool to track people’s perception of cryptocurrencies.EToro unveiled the new strategy, dubbed TheTIE-LongOnlyCopyPortfolio, in an official announcement on Oct. 15.The strategy analyzes digital currency-related conversations, processing 850 million tweets every day by means…

The researchers based their ideas on “proof of personhood” technologies developed by the blockchain community.

No details on the timeline and methods of the examination were provided, but reportedly it would be conducted moderately as no wrongdoings have been registered in the country. 145 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTAs reported by a local publication on Feb. 15, Korean financial…

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $6,670 representing a 1% gain in the last 24 hours but a gain of 14.66% off the weekly open at $5,815. Looking at performance relative to its peers, Ether (ETH) and XRP both underperformed versus Bitcoin last week against the U.S. dollar and have continued to do so. As a result,…