Binance Grows Fast in India as Home Market Exchanges Forced to Implement 1% Tax
15.9.2022
India’s 1% tax on crypto transactions is causing the country’s crypto traders to flee local crypto exchanges, but some major players are benefiting from this trend. For Binance, the controversial levy has generated additional 429,000 downloads of the exchange’s app last August, its highest result...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Has a 'Flexible' Way for Tokens to Register - Is this Good News for Crypto?
15.9.2022
Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is intensifying the regulator’s work on extending regulation over the crypto industry. In his latest testimony at the U.S. Senate, the official declared he has a 'flexible' way for tokens to register with the agency, but...
Ether Futures Market Discount Evaporates After the Merge
15.9.2022
The negative spread between futures and spot prices has narrowed from $20 to almost zero following the Merge
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin celebrates the Merge: ‘Dream for years’
15.9.2022
Moments before the big Ethereum Merge took place, co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared his excitement and PoS vision with the community
Thailand's SEC Bans Crypto Firms From Offering Staking and Lending Service
15.9.2022
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned crypto companies from offering staking and lending services, according to a release on Thursday
GBP/USD Reaches 1.1500 With UK Politics and Brexit Testing Buyers
15.9.2022
The week started well for the Britain Pound Sterling, but the currency does not appear to be holding its progress. Wednesday witnessed the GBP/USD pair falling back to 1.1500, fading its corrective bounce off the weekly low. Most UK forex brokers believe the reason behind this dip to be...
OKC Announces IBC Transfers, OKC Bridge, and OKC Swap to Boost Interoperability
15.9.2022
OKC looks forward to adopting a multi-chain approach while enabling seamless cross-chain transactions. The objective is to boost interoperability, and for the same purpose, the platform has announced three new features, namely IBC Transfers, OKC Bridge, and OKC Swap. Projects are already being...
Crypto Miner F2Pool Mined the Last-Ever PoW Ether Block Before Merge
15.9.2022
The miner used almost 30 million gwei to pay for that transaction
South Korean Authorities to Void Do Kwon’s Passport and Expedite Deportation
15.9.2022
South Korean prosecutors have intensified their efforts to capture Do Kwon, the co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs – with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ready to step in to void his passport.
Munhwa Ilbo reported that the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has asked the Ministry...
Ether Price Trades Flat After Successful Ethereum Merge
15.9.2022
Ethereum’s transition from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake was successfully completed just after 2:30 AM ET, or 5:30 AM GMT at block 15537391
Ethereum Merge Live: Latest News and Updates
15.9.2022
The Ethereum Merge blockchain upgrade begins the transition to a Proof-of-Stake consensus system – it is a momentous occasion for crypto.
Cryptonews is covering events today with live updates of progress.
To keep you in the loop, here's the Ethereum Foundation’s Mainnet Merge viewing party....
Breaking: Historic day for crypto as Ethereum Merge to proof-of-stake occurs
15.9.2022
The Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus mechanism will cut energy consumption by a massive 99.95% compared to the proof-of-work system