Tracing the evolution of Blockchain, with Eos Network Foundation exec

The optimistic rollup network enjoyed had a popular, if rocky, beta launch. 1982 Total views 7 Total shares In a landscape of so-called scaling solutions primarily composed of sidechains and EMV-enabled competitors, one widely anticipated “rollup” layer 2 sidechain for Ethereum has finally arrived. Offchain Labs announced the launch of Abritrum One with a blog post…

This could help raise cryptocurrency education, insulate consumers against scams and increase the potential for wealth generation in crypto. 195 Total views 1 Total shares A trio of researchers from the University of Cincinnati recently developed a crypto literacy scale (CLS) to help standardize and measure economic and financial knowledge as it relates to consumer…

French hardware wallet producer Ledger will provide its asset management system to Estonia-based crypto exchange Rokkex.Cybersecurity-focused exchangeBuilt by Lithuanian cybersecurity and fintech professionals, Rokkex will integrate its trading platform with Ledger’s enterprise wallet management solution Ledger Vault to secure its crypto assets, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Aug. 20.Lukas Krikstaponis, Rokkex’s…

A group led by one of South Korea's leading plastic surgeons, Dr. Kim Byung Gun, has made a major investment in crypto exchange Bithumb’s holding company. Bloomberg reported the news Friday, Oct. 12.The surgeon’s BK Global Consortium has closed a deal to acquire “50 percent plus one share” of BTC Holding Co. – the largest…

Nine months into the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, sanctions against the latter have continued to grow at an aggressive pace. This time around, legislators for the European Union announced that they are introducing a complete ban on all cross-border crypto payments between Russia and its citizens. To elaborate, a prohibition of all “crypto-asset wallets, accounts,…

Bitcoin (BTC) is delighting bulls as it heads into a new week after closing a weekly candle in which it gained another $4,000 — can it hold?After spending much of the previous seven days hitting but then descending from local highs, sentiment was mixed going into the weekend.In the event, Saturday and Sunday turned out…

Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas speculated the SEC may have applied pressure on Valkyrie to halt purchases of ETH futures contracts until the ETF was officially approved. 84 Total views 1 Total shares Asset management firm Valkyrie has said it will hold out for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve an exchange-traded

German finance minister says “A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.” 1432 Total views 14 Total shares Facebook’s Diem stablecoin, which recently changed its name from Libra, is still failing to impress German regulators.As reported by Reuters,  German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz voiced his criticism of the project on Monday after a conference between G-7…