A new paper co-authored by Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin highlights the use of zero-knowledge proofs as a tool for regulatory compliance and on-chain privacy. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a research paper diving into privacy pools systems as a tool to achieve more privacy in financial transactions, allowing users to prove dissociation from illicit funds...Continue Reading

Philip Jefferson, who has been serving as a Fed governor since 2022, will take on the No. 2 role under Chair Jerome Powell at the central bank until 2036. Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson has won confirmation from a majority of members of the United States Senate, placing him in position to become the Federal...Continue Reading

The “Onchain Summer” promotion drove activity to the new network, with hundreds of thousands of users minting NFTs in August. Base network’s “Onchain Summer” promotion in August resulted in over 700,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) minted by over 268,000 unique wallets, according to a Sept. 6 announcement from the team. Coinbase launched Base, its Ethereum layer-2,...Continue Reading

The policy would potentially cover both the exchange’s hot wallets and cold storage addresses. Users of Hashkey Exchange Hong Kong will soon be able to receive insurance protection on digital assets custodied on the platform. According to local news reports on Sept. 6, Hashkey has signed a memorandum of understanding with fintech firm OneDegree for...Continue Reading

The new updates to the cryptocurrency ads policy allows for NFT gaming ads provided the games and ads don’t promote gambling. Google has updated its cryptocurrency advertising policy to allow for blockchain-based NFT gaming advertisements as long as they don’t promote gambling or gambling services.  According to a blog post from Google, the new changes...Continue Reading

The former Celsius CEO was arrested on July 13 and faces criminal and civil charges stemming from his involvement in the now-defunct platform. A federal judge has ordered that certain bank accounts and property connected to former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky be frozen following a motion from the United States Justice Department. According to a...Continue Reading

In the world of Web3, where the tangible often blurs with the intangible, remember this: Your community’s value isn’t just in what they give, but in what they represent “You can fork code, but you can’t fork a community.” I wish I had come up with this gem of a saying. I use it extensively....Continue Reading

Cointelegraph sits down with venture capital leaders in a new series to talk about which investments interest them most. Venture capital has been a key driver for myriad startups in the blockchain space. Founders know how competitive it can be to secure valuable VC funding that can keep the lights on and employees paid during...Continue Reading

SBI Remit will use XRP as a bridge currency to enable faster and more cost-effective remittances to several Southeast Asian countries. Japanese financial holding company SBI Group has announced that its international remittance services arm, SBI Remit, has partnered with Ripple and SBI Ripple Asia to offer an XRP (XRP) remittance service to bank accounts...Continue Reading

Famed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s new exhibition comments on digital ego and the shaky status of the NFT industry. Even if you arent personally familiar with famed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami, you have surely seen his work. The pop artists brightly colored signature characters have appeared on everything from limited edition Louis Vuitton bags...Continue Reading