The prototype infrastructure for Norway’s central bank digital currency is based on Ethereum, the Norges Bank officially stated. The central bank of Norway has hit a major milestone in digital currency efforts, releasing the open source code for the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) sandbox. Available on GitHub, the sandbox is designed to offer...Continue Reading

A bullish weekly close sees Bitcoin tackle realized price while analysts speculate on major volatility in the coming days. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a pivotal week on a firm footing as bulls succeed in wiping out weeks of losses. After closing the latest weekly candle at $21,800, its highest since mid-August, BTC/USD is back on the...Continue Reading

As a software-as-a-service provider, Fireblocks witnessed overwhelming interest in decentralized finance, blockchain and Web3 technologies. Fireblocks, a New York-based blockchain security service provider, made over $100 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) this year, confirming the rising interest in the crypto ecosystem that contradicts negative investor sentiments. ARR relates to the recurring revenue earned by...Continue Reading

People over 55 and under 64 years of age represent the largest age bracket who have fallen prey to scams. Australians have continued getting duped by investment and crypto-related scams, losing 242.5 million Australian dollars to scammers so far in 2022, according to Scamwatch’s latest data.  From January to July of this year, the majority...Continue Reading

KuCoin, Gate.io and MEXC Global were in the crosshairs of community members as they expressed their support for the upcoming on-chain LUNC transaction burn. As the upcoming Terra Classic (LUNC) burning mechanism gained more hype, some crypto exchanges thought it would be a good idea to express their support. However, the crypto community quickly responded,...Continue Reading

With over $2 billion lost in decentralized finance this year, there exists a huge market opportunity for crypto insurance providers, according to an executive. While on-chain insurance has been around since 2017, only a measly 1% of all crypto investments are actually covered by insurance, meaning the industry remains a “sleeping giant,” according to a...Continue Reading

A State Street exec says there is an institutional “belief that the asset class is here to stay” and to expect further product launches from traditional finance firms moving forward. Institutional investors are unfazed by the current crypto winter and have maintained their interest in blockchain and digital assets according to megabank State Street. Speaking...Continue Reading

The new feature has been added with just days left until the long-awaited Ethereum Merge. As a sign of support for the upcoming Ethereum Merge, tech juggernaut Google is marking the time left until the upgrade with a new countdown timer.  Typing any variation of “Ethereum Merge” or “The Merge” into the search engine shows...Continue Reading

The Foundation stated that it is “pursuing all legal remedies to maximize asset recovery.” The Algorand Foundation has revealed a $35 million USDC hole in its balance sheet as a result of exposure to embattled cryptocurrency lending firm Hodlnaut, which has paused withdraws since Aug. 8.  Algorand is an institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure with embedded smart...Continue Reading

The security expert said that while PoS isn’t “theoretically” as secure as PoW, he admits it still has “sufficient practical security.” Despite the Ethereum Merge being touted as a major upgrade to the blockchain network, its transition to proof-of-stake theoretically makes it more vulnerable to exploit. Speaking to Cointelegraph, the security researcher explained that unlike...Continue Reading