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Bitpapa Enters Kenyan Cryptocurrency Market
12.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. In the face of financial regulators’ overall negative attitude toward digital assets, P2P marketplaces have become the platforms of choice across Africa. As the world leader in P2P cryptocurrency exchange, Kenya has drawn much attention from many P2P exchange service...
Digital Asset-Focused Bank Protego Trust Names Ron Totaro as CEO
12.9.2022
Protego added Bitfury’s CEO to its board of directors in February and raised $70 million last year
Ethereum’s Transition to PoS Could Push PoW By The ‘Wayside’, Ethereum Co-founder Says
12.9.2022
Anthony Di lorio, one of Ethereum’s founders, highlighted the time and effort that the Ethereum Foundation has invested in the change
Analysts Warn of Headwinds as Cryptos Gain Ahead of CPI Data; Luna Classic Pares Rally
12.9.2022
Total cryptocurrency market capitalization regained the $1 trillion mark a brief fall under that level last week
NEAR Blockchain Moves Ahead with Phase One of Sharding Upgrade
12.9.2022
As a part of NEAR’s four-step plan to shard the network over the next year, the protocol will introduce 200 new validators
NEAR Protocol Forms Working Group to Promote DeFi Governance
12.9.2022
The NEAR Digital Collective is a self-governance initiative aimed at further decentralizing the NEAR ecosystem’s decision-making by moving it onto the blockchain
Central Bank of China Calls for Increasing Use of Digital Yuan
12.9.2022
The People’s Bank of China has urged for widening of the array of use-case scenarios for its central bank digital currency. The monetary authority believes that deeper interconnection with traditional e-payment platforms will make the digital yuan more convenient for consumers....
Hodlnaut Judicial Managers Weigh Unwinding Crypto Lender's Assets Before Ethereum Merge
12.9.2022
The interim judicial managers of Hodlnaut, a Singapore-based crypto lender that froze withdrawals in August, have said that the upcoming upgrade to Ethereum, the Merge, poses a risk to the company's distressed assets
Could Crypto Feline Big Eyes Coin Outperform TRON and Solana by December 2022?
12.9.2022
It’s never easy for a new cryptocurrency to perform like its established predecessors; this could be because of a late head start or simply because it lacks the potential. TRON (TRX) is a crypto which has been around for some time now; the same goes for Solana (SOL). The reason they’re still among...
A Bitcoin ETF Is Long Past Due, Crypto Lobbyists Say in New Report
12.9.2022
The crypto industry is baring its teeth in long-fought battle over spot exchange-traded funds, getting set to issue a report critical of how the Securities and Exchange Commission has handled itself
Blockchain Supporter NEAR Unveils $100M VC Fund Targeting Web3 Culture and Entertainment
12.9.2022
India's ED 'Unfreezes' Bank Account of Crypto Exchange WazirX
12.9.2022
The development is related to an ongoing investigation of 16 fintech companies over alleged fraud on instant loan apps, which are apps that make short-term loans. "Some out of them have happened to use the WazirX platform," said a company blog post. "WazirX has been cooperating with...
Algorand Foundation Declares $35M Exposure to Troubled Crypto Lender Hodlnaut
12.9.2022
Hodlnaut was placed under Interim Judicial Management in Singapore after suspending withdrawals from its platform in early August
Buenos Aires Might Implement Blockchain Systems to Make Social Aid Payments
12.9.2022
Dario Nieto, a lawmaker in the city of Buenos Aires, has introduced a bill that would use blockchain systems to make social aid payments in order to bring clarity to these activities. Nieto has complained about the different intermediaries that use these social campaigns to make money and...
The Conservative Party of Canada Elects Pro-Bitcoin Leader Pierre Poilievre as Party Head
12.9.2022
Pierre Poilievre won the leadership race by a landslide and plans to make Canada the “blockchain capital of the world.”
Aussies already lost $242M to investment and crypto scams in 2022
12.9.2022
People over 55 and under 64 years of age represent the largest age bracket who have fallen prey to scams
Who Can Say Who Is Not Satoshi? Hodlonaut and Wright Go to Trial to Find Out
12.9.2022
Craig Wright is suing Twitter influencer Hodlonaut over a series of tweets in 2019 in which Hodlonaut called Wright a fraud and a scammer. Hodlonaut sued Wright in Norway to secure a court confirmation that those tweets weren't defamatory. The trial kicks off this week in Oslo
Russia’s Tech Giant Rostec to Test Digital Asset Payments in International Trade
12.9.2022
Russia’s leading technology company, Rostec, is working on a project to integrate digital assets into cross-border trade. The state-owned corporation says the market is interested in cryptocurrency payments which can reduce sanctions pressure on Russian exporters and importers. Rostec Eyes...
Gary Gensler Asks SEC Staff to Fine-Tune Crypto Compliance — Says ‘Vast Majority Are Securities’
12.9.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, revealed that he has asked staff at the SEC to fine-tune compliance for crypto tokens and intermediaries. He emphasized that the vast majority of crypto tokens are securities. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler on Crypto...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $21K; DeFi Platform Forward’s $5M Funding Round Highlights Crypto’s Growth in Thailand, but Regulation Lags
12.9.2022
Two of Thailand’s largest banks participated in the round, but the country also faces a major obstacle keeping its best tech talent