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As the trial of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan restarts in Nigeria, Cointelegraph recaps the story so far.

In its latest report cryptocurrency data provider Coin Metrics predicted that Bitcoin’s daily volume could eclipse that of the U.S equity market, if growth rates are maintained. But how likely is it really?The report cites Bitcoin as an asset class with incredible growth potential due its low trading volume compared with more traditional markets: “The interpretation…

The realm of metaverses is growing, with gaming, nonfungible tokens and contemporary performance art all contributing to create interactive and immersive digital-only ecosystems. “Welcome to Lobsteropolis District of Lobster Land” is the welcome notice that greets netizens upon entering Lobsteropolis city.Existing within the blockchain-based virtual world Decentraland, Lobsteropolis is a digital-only city based on British…

Sprawling bureaucracies, inefficient processes, and fax machine-era technology have hampered economic development and capital velocity.

Last week, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached an agreement with cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. The latter will stop offering crypto staking services to American customers and pay $30 million in disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties. While the sum of fines could hardly get an entity like Kraken off balance, the future of…

During the first quarter, the foundation committed $4.34 million in new grants and disbursed $2.79 million in previously committed grants.

On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the best altcoins under $3 you may want to consider buying. 949 Total views 5 Total shares “The Market Report” with Cointelegraph is live right now. On this week’s show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the best altcoins to buy for under $3.But first,…

MakerDAO, a leading firm in the burgeoning sector of decentralized finance (DeFI) built on the Ethereum (ETH) network, has hastily called for a community vote on March 13 ahead of the project's first-ever Debt Auction. According to Maker (MKR), the vote will decide on needed modifications that were identified during the fallout from the recent crypto…