Blockchain-based philanthropy involves transparent, efficient and secure transactions, ensuring accountable and impactful giving. Challenges and considerations while using cryptocurrencies in humanitarian aid Even if cryptocurrencies have the potential to revolutionize humanitarian aid efforts, it is imperative to address issues concerning volatility, inclusivity, cybersecurity, legal compliance and ethical considerations.  The application of cryptocurrencies to humanitarian relief...Continue Reading

Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung says investors have been more discerning when allocating capital to Web3 gaming projects during crypto winter. Investing in Web3 gaming has required a greater level of due diligence through a testing cryptocurrency bear market, according to Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung. Yung, who is also co-founder of popular Metaverse platform...Continue Reading

Amid ongoing investigations from Unibot and blockchain investigators, Scopescan advised users to revoke the approvals for the exploited contract and move the funds to a new wallet. A new contract deployed on Oct. 29 by Unibot, a popular Telegram bot used to snipe trades on the decentralized exchange Uniswap, was reportedly exploited for roughly $560,000...Continue Reading

The country said EU crypto rules will come into force in December 2025, ahead of the general deadline for implementing MiCA for all 27 member-states of the EU. Spanish Ministry of Economy and Digital Transformation reported that the first comprehensive European Union crypto framework, the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Act, will come into force...Continue Reading

A judge mostly sided with Midjourney, DeviantArt and Stability AI’s bid to dismiss the artists’ class action lawsuit that accused the firms of copyright infringement. Artists have been dealt a setback in their copyright fight against generative AI firms after a class-action lawsuit against several of the firms was dismissed by a United States judge,...Continue Reading

e-HKD Phase 1 trial was dedicated to full-fledged payments, programmable payments, offline payments, tokenized deposits, settlement of Web3 transactions and settlement of tokenized assets. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is gearing up for the second phase of the e-HKD (e-Hong Kong dollar) pilot program as it announced the successful completion of the Phase 1...Continue Reading

“I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party,” Satoshi said in an Oct. 31 email in 2008. Today marks 15 years since the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, shared the Bitcoin (BTC) white paper to a mailing list of cryptographers on Oct. 31, 2008 —...Continue Reading

While unlikely, Bloomberg’s ETF analysts conceded that there’s always a possibility that SEC Chair Gary Gensler could be waiting until the last moment to deny the flurry of pending spot Bitcoin ETF applications. There’s a slim chance the United States Securities and Exchange chief Gary Gensler could pull the plug on spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded...Continue Reading

Do Kwon, the co-founder now-collapsed Terraform ecosystem maintains he and his firm did not skirt U.S. securities laws. Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has requested a United States district judge to reject the securities and fraud suit from the federal securities regulator, claiming it has failed to prove they did anything wrong. In an Oct....Continue Reading

According to an internal memo reportedly circulating within X, the company is now valued at just $19 billion. Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), is worth less than half of what the tech billionaire bought it for in October last year, an internal memo has reportedly revealed. According to an Oct. 30 report...Continue Reading