While some security issues do exist, major internet outages like the one witnessed across the EU recently cannot really threaten cryptocurrencies or their associated networks. Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges have become the backbone of the nascent crypto ecosystem, making way for retail and institutional traders to trade cryptocurrencies despite a constant fear of government crackdowns and...Continue Reading

China’s digital yuan is one of the earliest CBDCs whose pilot phase has expanded to include millions of users and billions in transaction volume. Chinese central bank governor Yi Gang, in a recent speech at Hong Kong Fintech Week, talked about the progress of their national digital currency called the digital yuan. He outlined the...Continue Reading

The legislation, separate from the upcoming Digital Asset Basic Act, may came into force already in 2023. In the aftermath of the Terra collapse last spring, South Korean legislators intend to ramp up legislation, putting specific emphasis on the protection of investors in virtual assets — i.e. digital currencies — and harshening penalties for unfair...Continue Reading

As a development bank for El Salvador, BANDESAL created a $150 million trust fund to guarantee the convertibility to dollars for citizens and merchants. Ever since El Salvador legalized Bitcoin (BTC) as mainstream tender, President Nayib Bukele used Twitter on numerous occasions to announce the country’s BTC acquisitions. However, ALAC El Salvador — a non-governmental...Continue Reading

According to an SEC filing, Twitter’s nine board members lost their place on the board as part of Elon Musk’s takeover deal. Crypto-friendly billionaire Elon Musk has become the sole director of Twitter, following the dissolution of nine former board members, according to newly filed documents.  In an SEC filing dated Oct. 27, the “consummation”...Continue Reading

The latest Web3 offering from GameStop sees the official launch of its NFT market, and the Hong Kong government is testing a proof-of-concept NFT at a convention. The nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace for American video game retailer GameStop has officially gone live on Ethereum (ETH) layer 2 blockchain ImmutableX, all part of the latest Web3...Continue Reading

Binance will also assist Twitter’s integration into Web3 by implementing crypto payments and deploying a dedicated team of on-chain specialists to stop spam bot accounts. Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has explained the reasoning behind its $500 million co-investment into Elon Musk’s Twitter, citing monetization potential, crypto community free speech, and the opportunity to eventually...Continue Reading

Blockchain security firm Peckshield shared the stats on Halloween night, but also added the month saw $100 million in crypto returned. The month of October has broken all records for crypto exploits and the amount of digital loot pilfered — living up to its new moniker of “Hacktober” — according to the latest figures. On...Continue Reading

A spokesperson from Huobi Global says rumours of layoffs are “untrue” and the “senior management team is performing their duties as per normal.” Huobi Global says it has no plans to conduct “large-scale layoffs” and has refuted reports that two of its top executives have resigned amid a takeover of the Seychelles-based crypto exchange. Reports...Continue Reading

NBA superstar Steph Curry filed a trademark application for the “Curryverse” metaverse on Oct. 26. National Basketball League (NBA) megastar Steph Curry looks set to introduce his own version of the Metaverse to NBA’s 650 million fans — filing a “Curryverse” trademark application on Oct. 26.  If approved, the United States-based trademark application, filed by SC30...Continue Reading