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Institutional investors continue to see the long-term potential of crypto and have been loading their bags throughout the year, according to a survey. 523 Total views 3 Total shares A survey of institutional investors suggests that their cryptocurrency allocations have increased over the last year despite the industry going through a prolonged crypto winter.A Coinbase-sponsored…

Singapore blockchain startup Perlin is helping the world’s largest business organization, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), roll out the technology, the company confirmed in a press release on April 12.Perlin, which is already involved in blockchain pilots for various major businesses, including Asia Pacific Rayon, will now gain access to ICC’s members as the…

Economics Professor Jason Potts is co-director of the Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT University. He sees blockchain technology as a fundamental institutional technology revolution comparable to the emergence of companies and the internet — perhaps even as world-changing as the invention of electricity.What’s the last big technological change that had the same sort of impact…

Failure to meet South Korean regulators' new requirements is expected to wipe out tens of crypto exchange operators. 652 Total views 38 Total shares The deadline for South Korean crypto exchanges to meet new compliance requirements is looming fast, with all operators expected to submit requests for an official license with the Financial Services Commission…

The FCA’s list of registered crypto asset providers includes 42 entities and hasn’t changed since August. 777 Total views 6 Total shares The United Kingdom’s financial markets regulator, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), had a busy Sunday on Oct. 8, as it added several crypto exchanges to its warning list of non-authorized firms that customers

NFT royalties act as an important gauge of incoming revenues to fund ongoing development of various projects in the ecosystem. Royalties earned by nonfungible token (NFT) projects have reached their lowest point in two years, according to a report from blockchain analytics firm Nansen.Data shared with Cointelegraph highlights the low point for NFT royalties before…

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has stated that global regulators should work together to facilitate the development of initial coin offerings (ICOs), according to a report released Jan. 15.The document calls for regulatory clarity and a supervisory framework for ICOs, defining such moves as “a stepping stone to their safer use for…

The CME Group will launch its Bitcoin options contract on Jan. 13. The analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. have spotted a 69% increase in open interest from year-end in CME’s existing Bitcoin futures contracts. They also noted that the number of large open-interest holders has picked up. This shows an increase in institutional interest before…

The global decentralized finance (DeFi) market size was valued at $11.78 billion in 2021. This number is expected to increase as DeFi advances, yet it is still in its infancy. Therefore, a number of banks and traditional financial institutions still tend to be unaware of DeFi’s potential. While this may be, industry experts within the crypto…