Due to regulatory policies, its ETPs are only currently trading on European exchanges. On Wednesday, DeFi Technologies announced that its subsidiary Valour reached $274.2 million in assets under management. The company offers various cryptocurrency-denominated exchange-traded products, or ETPs, listed on European exchanges. Cointelegraph previously reported that Valour launched two such ETPs involving Uniswap (UNI) and...Continue Reading

Findings from the ECB’s focus groups said the public was more likely to accept a digital euro that is accepted in physical and online stores and allows easy person-to-person payments. Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank, said focus groups exploring the potential rollout of a digital euro hinted the ability...Continue Reading

AAVE price broke from its long-term downtrend after the launch of Aave v3 added support for six different blockchain networks in the DeFi space. The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has been undergoing a period of maturation over the past year and many of last year’s fast risers have faded into obscurity but this does not...Continue Reading

The zero-knowledge-based platform is expected to be fully operational in Q3 of 2022. Layer-2 Ethereum scaling solution, Polygon (MATIC) has announced the establishment of Polygon ID, an identity platform designed to complement the decentralized finance and decentralized application (DApp) economies by providing users greater privacy and sovereignty within Web3. Professed to be the first identity...Continue Reading

BTC and altcoins could enter a short consolidation phase before retesting their breakout levels, a sign that the current price action could be a buying opportunity. Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally is taking a breather near the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) and that has resulted in what is either a minor pullback or consolidation in BTC...Continue Reading

It feels like a case of “too much too soon” for many, but only a shallow retracement is expected. Bitcoin (BTC) sentiment is seeing its first significant test of the rally to year-to-date highs as bullish gains dry up. The start of Wall Street trading on March 30 failed to induce a fresh advance on...Continue Reading

As of March 25, there are 12 firms permitted to “carry out crypto asset activities” under FCA temporary registration status, including CEX.IO, Revolut and Copper. The Financial Conduct Authority, the United Kingdom’s financial regulator, has extended the temporary registration status of some firms offering crypto services beyond its Friday deadline. In a Tuesday statement, the...Continue Reading

If nation-states held their reserves in Bitcoin, instead of fiat, they would be less incentivized to go to war, says chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation, Alex Gladstein. Alex Gladstein, the chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation, says that if Bitcoin was adopted as a global reserve currency, nation-states would be...Continue Reading

“You buy a ticket to an event, and you’re already part of a DAO and an owner of an NFT, with no necessity to do your homework,” said BlockShow CEO Addy Crezee. After more than a year, the Cointelegraph-powered cryptocurrency conference BlockShow is returning — this time with an opportunity for participants to join as...Continue Reading

The success of the “Bored Ape Yacht Club” NFT collection sparked the creation of an NFT universe powered by its proprietary ApeCoin token. Nonfungible tokens (NFT) continue to make waves in mainstream media, with projects such as “Bored Ape Yacht Club” no more pertinent an example of the potential of the space. Some of the...Continue Reading