Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Cornèr participated in a panel that discussed the topic of cryptocurrency and the media. With crypto becoming more popular, mainstream outlets must be more educated on the space to ensure accurate reporting, according to a panel discussion during the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) Global event held at the Dubai World Trade...Continue Reading

Parity chief marketing officer Peter Ruchatz discusses the ins and outs of Polkadot’s focus on interoperability at Token2049. Smart contract blockchains have played a pivotal role in creating wide-ranging functionality after the advent of Bitcoin in 2009. Ethereum led the way in this regard, but innovative technology stacks like Polkadot have brought a new paradigm...Continue Reading

Google says early next year users will be able to pay for cloud services using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum via Coinbase. Google announced a new deal with Coinbase, which will allow a select set of customers to pay for its Cloud services using digital currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). This will...Continue Reading

Tether has frozen a total of 215 USDT addresses on Ethereum in 2022 so far, according to data compiled by ETH researcher Philippe Castonguay. Major stablecoin issuer Tether froze yet another batch of USDT on the Ethereum blockchain, freezing more than $8 million worth of the cryptocurrency. Crypto monitoring resource Whale Alert has identified several...Continue Reading

The Blockchain Economy Dubai Summit 2022 highlighted that the crypto community is eager to engage and interact with fellow community members. Even though one of the stars of the show is a talking robot, human interaction was still the highlight of the recent Blockchain Economy Dubai Summit 2022 held at Le Meridien Dubai Hotel and...Continue Reading

Three economists were awarded the Nobel Prize in economic sciences for their decades of research on societal reactions to financial crises and avoiding bank collapses. Three economists were awarded the Nobel Prize in economic sciences on Oct. 10 for their discoveries which are said to have improved “how society deals with financial crises.” Ben Bernanke,...Continue Reading

The funding will be used in new banking technologies, including a collaboration with Mastercard and Visa for crypto transactions. In another round of investments in the crypto space, Singapore-based crypto bank MinePlex has secured $100 million from digital asset investment firm GEM Digital Limited (GEM), aimed at closing the gap between digital assets and traditional...Continue Reading

The cryptocurrency tax haven could see taxes levied on profits realized from cryptocurrency trading or capital gains within a year of their acquisition. Long considered a cryptocurrency tax haven, Portugal’s government has proposed a 28% tax on capital gains from cryptocurrencies held for less than a year. The 2023 State Budget document published on Oct. 10...Continue Reading

Investor cost basis narrowly escapes a support/resistance flip as traders diverge over whether Bitcoin has really bottomed. Bitcoin (BTC) wicked below $19,000 on Oct. 11 as crucial support saw its first test in a week. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC shorts “priority” on low timeframes Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView...Continue Reading

The first two out of the four-course series on blockchain and Polkadot will start on October 20, the enrollment is open now. The Web3 Foundation and the global online learning platform edX launch a series of foundational courses in blockchain technology and the Polkadot platform. The four-part series, called Web3x, will cover the fundamentals of...Continue Reading