Three funds tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, and FileCoin have been issued interim stop orders by Australia’s market regulator due to “non-compliant” target market determinations. Australia’s chief financial market regulator has placed interim stop orders on three cryptocurrency-related funds set to be offered to retail investors, due to non-compliant target market determinations (TMDs). In a media release...Continue Reading

It’s been almost one year since the start of the ecosystem’s signature parachain auctions. According to data from programming repository GitHub, Polkadot recognized more than 500 contributions each day in September — an all-time high for the multichain protocol. Simultaneously, data from Polkadot’s cross-consensus interoperability standard XCM show that a record 26,258 messages were sent...Continue Reading

Despite the change to an optional royalties model, Magic Eden will still have full royalties set by default for all collections and listings. Solana-based Magic Eden has become the latest NFT marketplace to shift to an optional royalties model, following in the footsteps of X2Y2 in August, albeit reluctantly.  Under the optional royalties model, buyers...Continue Reading

Under the plan, the blockchain-powered ID would be fully decentralized, meaning the government won’t be able to see how or when the ID is being used. South Koreans could soon allow its citizens to use blockchain-based digital identification (ID) instead of physical cards as soon as 2024, as the nation further embraces blockchain technology. According...Continue Reading

The FTX founder said a knowledge test for derivative retail customers “could make sense” but it doesn’t need to be specific to crypto. The founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has backed the idea of knowledge tests and disclosures to protect retail investors but said it shouldn’t just be crypto-specific. Bankman-Fried tweeted...Continue Reading

According to the Japan Government, a common mode of attack for the Lazarus Group was phishing, who are believed to have focused more on crypto funds lately because they’re “managed more loosely.” Japan’s national police have pinned North Korean hacking group, Lazarus, as the organization behind several years of crypto-related cyber attacks.  In the public...Continue Reading

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) were supposed to be regulation-proof. Federal regulators now have targeted not just a DAO, but also its investors. Considerable anxiety exists in the world of Web3 related to regulation and the legal status of cryptocurrency projects. It’s particularly apparent in the United States, where the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) fueled...Continue Reading

Mexico has a burgeoning crypto remittance market that has immense potential. Mexico is the second-largest recipient of remittances in the world, according to 2021 World Bank statistics. Remittances to the nation jumped to a record $5.3 billion in July, which is a 16.5% increase year-over-year compared to the same period last year. The steady growth...Continue Reading

Blockchain games are cropping up across various genres, giving games options for what they can play. Over the past couple of years, games that use blockchain technology have increased their presence in the gaming industry. While there were early examples like CryptoKitties — launched in 2017 — the trend has truly gained steam, with major...Continue Reading

There are a lot of misconceptions about automated crypto trading. Some people think it’s some kind of magic, while others believe it’s a scam. Time waits for no one and financial markets are no exception. Especially in the uncharted territory of cryptocurrency trading, keeping up with the fast-paced changes in prices is key to success....Continue Reading