XRP and Solana race toward the next crypto ETF approval

While the value of cryptocurrencies has varied wildly in the last year, this has not diminished crypto’s attractiveness to criminals. Many of them are moving their illegal activities underground and outside the view of law enforcement. Because of the public nature of most blockchains, however, this rapid movement shouldn’t be a major concern to law…

NFTs are in VogueReaders of high-end fashion magazine Vogue Singapore will be able to fight for a chance to purchase two tokenized front cover images.The front cover of Vogue’s September issue will feature QR codes allowing readers to sign up for an auction of two one-of-a-kind “virtual-only covers.” While Vogue has revealed that the auction…

Public distributed ledger Hedera Hashgraph has announced that IBM and Tata Communications have joined its governing council.In a news release on Aug. 12, the platform described the addition of the two firms as a “powerful endorsement” of its hashgraph consensus mechanism.“Diverse array” of council membersMance Harmon, the CEO of Hedera Hashgraph, said IBM and Tata…

Specifically, the ECB will consider crypto firms’ business models, internal governance, and “fit and proper” assessments which apply to licensing other companies. 397 Total views 12 Total shares The European Central Bank, or ECB, laid the foundation for the criteria it would be considering when harmonizing the licensing requirements for crypto in Europe.In a Wednesday…

Blockchain technology will most likely be standardized by 2021, according to American business and financial services company Moody's.Per the research report published on Sept. 5, these standards will probably be established in the blockchain industry by 2021 and will be positive for “future securitisations using the technology.” The company claims that this could result in…

A new water delivery infrastructure system powered by cryptocurrency has received a massive investment from global investment firm GEM Digital. 53 Total views 4 Total shares South Africa-based H20 Securities has reportedly raised $150 million from the GEM Digital investment firm through the sale of the H20N token.By investing such a tremendous amount, GEM Digital…

The number of Cardano millionaires has gone up 1,2341.34% this year, according to Coin Metrics data. 12704 Total views 51 Total shares Cardano has rewarded its investors with significant gains this year, with a growing number of holders joining the coveted millionaires’ club following the latest ADA price surge.Since the start of the year, the…

Bitcoin (BTC) is "confirming" a bear market because whales are still sending large amounts of BTC to exchanges.That's according to Ki Young Ju, CEO of on-chain analytics service CryptoQuant, who on June 21 warned over the "very uncertain" current state of Bitcoin. Too many whales spoil the market?Uploading a chart of the so-called "Whale Capitulation Index,"…