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Exchange tokens are falling under the scrutiny of South Korean regulators. 305 Total views 1 Total shares The increased regulatory scrutiny that befell South Korea’s cryptocurrency space in recent times appears to have extended to include exchange tokens.Exchange tokens are tokens issued by a cryptocurrency exchange that usually offer some benefit to the holder, either…

Prysmatic Labs calls the Medalla testnet incident a “learning experience” and says the launch of ETH 2.0 can proceed as planned. Rumors of the death of the Medalla testnet have been greatly exaggerated says Prysmatic Labs’ editor Raul Jordan, who adds that despite the mishap, the launch timetable for ETH 2.0 remains on track.Medalla —…

The first Bitcoin ETF on Australia’s main stock exchange traded 96,476 shares throughout the day.

U.S. dollar withdrawals on Okcoin are not affected by the suspension. 3261 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTAccording to a March 13 tweet by Okcoin CEO Hong Fang, the U.S. affiliate of cryptocurrency exchange OKX had no exposure to defunct U.S. tech bank Silicon Valley Bank…

Anyone familiar with the blockchain industry knows that decentralized finance (DeFi) is one of the sector’s most prominent use cases with the most substantial adoption. Recent issues in the banking sector, like those surrounding Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, have caused many to take a second look at Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto as an…

Many of the most popular decentralized finance protocols are getting a front-end makeover, but will the new looks and sleeker interfaces bring widespread adoption? Critics have long held that the barrier to entry for DeFi is significant, both for the amount of knowledge required to participate as well as for oftentimes clunky interfaces. However, a spate…

A blockchain can be seen as a distributed database whose information is stored across every node running the network. Because the database is distributed among those running the network, it guarantees data stored within it is accurate and securely stored.As the name implies, blockchains store their data into blocks that are added to the network…

New and developing research from the International Monetary Fund suggests that central banks around the world need new legal definitions for tokenized currencies. 742 Total views 16 Total shares On Friday, the International Monetary Fund published a new working paper on central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, and their legal ramifications. In the paper, researchers including…

The investment firm has increased its shares of GBTC by more than 105% since April. 682 Total views 21 Total shares Major U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley has more than doubled its shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust since April.According to a report from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, filed Sept. 27, the…