Worldcoin faces ‘scam’ allegations after extending token lockup by 2 years

China has released its latest government-sponsored rankings of major cryptocurrencies on March 22, placing Bitcoin (BTC) in 15th, while EOS keeps its top spot. Tron (TRX) came in second, after overtaking Ethereum (ETH) in February.The crypto rankings by China’s Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID) were first announced in May last year. In this eleventh edition…

Today, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is hosting two meetings of the investor advisory committee. The second of these is scheduled to start at 1:00 PM EST and will deal with the SEC’s earlier request for comment on harmonization of securities exemptions.The trouble with exemptionsThe current schema of exemptions is overgrown, with…

Apart from the amount of Ethereum that the whales hold, another defining characteristic of the group is its investment behavior pattern: It goes long on its assets and, probably, on the ecosystem itself. Neither have the whales sold any significant portion of ETH throughout the life of their addresses nor have they transacted with their…

South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has denied allegations of faking trade volume, Forbes reported on Dec. 19.Cryptocurrency exchange ratings and analytics service CER has accused Bithumb of faking up to 94 percent of its trade volume since late summer of 2018. In response to the accusations, Bithumb reportedly told Forbes that "Bithumb is doing nothing…

The Confederation of Indian Industries has proposed new regulations around the nascent crypto market. 628 Total views 23 Total shares The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), a non-government trade association and advocacy group, has proposed to treat cryptocurrencies as securities of a special class. The trade association released a report titled “Cryptocurrencies, Crypto Tokens/Assets & Regulations:…

A Japanese logistics company is planning to incorporate a blockchain network into a new transportation system to be developed next year.According to an article from the Nikkei newspaper, Nippon Express plans to invest up to 100 billion yen — approximately one billion USD — into a blockchain-based transportation network for pharmaceuticals. The Tokyo-based company intends…

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week with some fresh hope for hodlers after halting what has been the longest weekly downtrend in its history.After battling for support throughout the weekend, BTC/USD ultimately found its footing to close out the week at $29,900 — $450 higher than last Sunday.The bullish momentum did not stop there, with…

Tether said that Bitcoin’s decentralized nature and its long-term store of value made it an obvious choice for the stablecoin issuer. 558 Total views 2 Total shares Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin Tether (USDT), is following in the footsteps of MicroStrategy to manage its reserves. The stablecoin issuer plans to strengthen its reserves with…

As part of ongoing fiat-to-crypto expansion, major cryptocurrency Binance is adding support for the Nigerian Naira (NGN) on its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform.Binance P2P, a consumer-to-consumer business arm of Binance exchange, is rolling out support for the first African fiat currency on its platform. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Binance P2P users can trade…