Thailand to pilot cryptocurrency payments in Phuket

It has been more than a week since the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain was split into two during the fateful hard fork. Two opposing sides clashed over the future of BCH as an asset, and it is time to see where both parties stand, now that the dust has finally started to settle.Conservatives secured the…

Now is the "right time" for Hong Kong to push forward with Web3 despite the crypto market fluctuations, according to the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan.In an April 9 blog post, Chan explained that one of the three major directions he has proposed in the city's budget was for the further development and…

Despite Russia recently passing its first major legislation devoted to cryptocurrencies, the country’s central bank continues to treat the industry as a criminal area.Sergei Shvetsov, the first deputy governor at the Bank of Russia, has voiced the bank’s negative stance towards crypto investment. He compared cryptocurrency with financial pyramid schemes and roulette games. The official…

The nonagenarian said there’s been an “explosion of gambling” while comparing Bitcoin to roulette, sports booking and chain letters. 937 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTWarren Buffett once again took up his familiar role as conductor of the FUD train in yet another anti-cryptocurrency interview…

Little fresh BTC price action greets traders in the final hours of 2022, with Bitcoin avoiding any form of last-minute trend change. 277 Total views 37 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as an NFTBitcoin (BTC) kept traders guessing to the last minute into the 2022 yearly close as volatility remained absent…

Dunamu’s consolidated sales in the first quarter of 2024 reached $400 million, showing a 60.5% increase. 

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week.This past week, cross-bridge protocols became the center of DeFi discussions as a new report showed RenBridge was used to launder $540 million in stolen funds. Curve Finance, on the…

The Sacramento Kings NBA basketball team is launching a blockchain-powered rewards program within its gaming app.Partnership with BlockpartyThe Sacramento Kings partnered with New Jersey-based blockchain ticketing platform Blockparty to add blockchain-based rewards to its prediction game Call the Shot, the team officially announced on Oct. 7. According to the announcement, the new program will be…

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekCrypto fundraising hits $30.3B in H1, outpacing all of 2021: ReportA report…