Although real estate is often considered a safer investment over stocks, it isn’t for everyone, a reality leading many to look to the digital realm as an alternative. Analysts continue to view real estate as a secure and lucrative investment based on its history of higher returns, especially when compared to traditional stocks.  In many...Continue Reading

The bank messaging service, which dates back to the 1970s, is looking to connect CBDCs to each other and to traditional currencies as it tries to stay up to date. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, the Belgian financial messaging network used by banks in international money transfers, announced Thursday that it...Continue Reading

Two of the releases are in their primary iteration, while the latter titled Iroha is a preview version of its second release. Enterprise blockchain firm Hyperledger Foundation has announced the development and release of three roadmap projects: Cactus 1.0, FireFly 1.0 and a preview version of Iroha 2.0’s long-term support (LTS). Operating under the umbrella...Continue Reading

The collateral damage of Terra’s collapse could continue to impact Avalanche price, especially considering that the Luna Foundation Guard holds 1.97 million AVAX tokens. Avalanche (AVAX) has emerged as one of the worst-performing cryptocurrencies among the top-ranking tokens in the last 24 hours, partially due to fears connected to Terra (LUNA) and it’s a near-dead...Continue Reading

The paper highlights investigators who work with crypto should invest in learning methods and technologies that are current with evolving criminal organization strategies. In a bid to combat illegal activity and “regulatory arbitrage,” a Swiss-based think tank has urged greater international cooperation on cryptocurrency regulation. On Monday, the Basel Institute of Governance and the International...Continue Reading

Bitcoin is holding the $30,000 level, but the $640 million in BTC options that expire on May 20 could result in the price visiting recent lows. Over the past nine days, Bitcoin’s (BTC) daily closing price fluctuated in a tight range between $28,700 and $31,300. The May 12 collapse of TerraUSD (UST), previously the third-largest...Continue Reading

“It is essential that educational institutions are put into place to help better inform not only traders and investors but future business owners,” said Paolo Ardoino. Switzerland’s southern city of Lugano will host a blockchain- and cryptocurrency-focused school as part of a partnership between the local government and Tether. In a Thursday announcement, Tether and...Continue Reading

“This latest attestation further highlights that Tether is fully backed and that the composition of its reserves is strong, conservative and liquid,” said Paolo Ardoino. USDT Stablecoin issuer Tether has reported it cut its reserves allocation to commercial paper investments and increased that of United States Treasury bills over the first quarter of 2022. In...Continue Reading

SOL price has been repeatedly knocked down by network outages, a shrinking total value locked on the network and futures traders’ disinterest in trading the altcoin. The past thirty days have been an extremely bearish time for cryptocurrencies. The sector’s aggregate market capitalization plunged 33% to $1.31 trillion and Solana’s (SOL) downfall has been even...Continue Reading

Swiss asset manager Julius Baer is set to offer cryptocurrency exposure to its high-net-worth clientele. The 132-year-old Swiss asset management firm, Julius Baer, intends to offer exposure to cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance (DeFi) for its high net-worth clients. The firm’s CEO Philipp Rickenbacher confirmed the move into the cryptocurrency space during his delivery of the...Continue Reading