UAE residents can now trade crypto directly with their bank accounts

Dogecoin (DOGE) might look like a fun meme coin, particularly as its price has absolutely skyrocketed in 2021. But behind the innocent Shiba Inu dog cartoon are some horrific stories. Those buying the cryptocurrency due to shilling and jokes from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, most likely have no idea of DOGE's early days.DOGE/USD…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the Ethereum blockchain is almost full. In an interview with The Star published Aug. 19, he said the hurdle that faces big organizations interested in the Ethereum ecosystem is the still-thorny matter of the blockchain’s scalability.“Scalability is a big bottleneck”Buterin’s stark comments were made as part of a discussion of…

Over the 15 years since Bitcoin was created, there has been no shortage of crazy conspiracy theories about how it was made and where it came from.  Some believe Bitcoin was the work of “a bunch of engineers” in the Chinese Communist Party — presumably for world domination; others claim Bitcoin is the work of…

The volume of cryptocurrency flows on darknet markets — which are involved in illegal drug and arms trafficking, remittance and transfer of illicit funds — have doubled for the first time in four years, a new report says. Accordingly, Russia has been updating its bribery and Anti-Money Laundering laws regarding cryptocurrencies to aid its burgeoning…

A tweet with a Bitcoin hashtag from the British television series has piqued the interest of many in the crypto space. 4303 Total views 24 Total shares The Teletubbies, a British children's television series that has been on the air since 1997, is showing signs its loveable characters may become the newest entrants to the…

AirBnB's CEO suggested that the platform's possible crypto payment option would not be restricted to one or two digital currencies. 1940 Total views 59 Total shares Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tweeted a poll on Monday asking his roughly 400,000 followers what they wanted from the rental platform in 2022.Chesky has today revealed that the majority of…

Amid the rising cryptocurrency adoption in the Philippines, the country’s central bank is seeking measures to better protect investors through elevating local crypto awareness.The Philippine central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), wants to promote crypto education as the authority sees a lot of benefits associated with crypto and blockchain, a BSP representative said in…

India’s crypto exchanges are demanding that the country’s central bank provide clear guidelines regarding taxation. 1068 Total views 31 Total shares Following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on financial institutions providing banking services to crypto firms, the country’s digital asset exchanges are seeking clarity on their taxation obligations.On May…

The program offers a maximum reward of $15 million for anyone who identifies vulnerabilities classified as high severity. 441 Total views 1 Total shares Cross-chain messaging protocol LayerZero and security platform Immunefi have teamed up to launch a $15 million bug bounty program. The program offers a maximum reward of $15 million for anyone identifying a…