ECB Vice President States Crypto Should Be Regulated Like Other Assets
European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Luis De Guindos has stated he wants cryptocurrencies to be subject to the same...
Month: August 2021
Crypto Assets: Securities or Commodities? Commissioner Explains How They Are Regulated in US
A commissioner with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has detailed how crypto assets are regulated in the U.S....
Is the time right for $50K BTC? 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
It's been a long time coming, but as yet, nothing has been able to propel BTC/USD over $50,000 for long....
Russian man gets three-year sentence for stealing a friend’s mining rig
The 34-year old convict was reportedly not able to make use of the stolen mining equipment due to a “lack...
Bilaxy exchange suspends website after ERC-20 hot wallet hack
Bilaxy cryptocurrency exchange is yet to announce the value of funds lost to a hacking incident that occurred on Aug...
Singapore central bank shortlists 15 companies to develop retail CBDC
The 15 finalists will be mentored by the MAS and “be given access to the APIX Digital Currency Sandbox for...
Nigeria’s central bank issues draft guidelines on eNaira CBDC project
CBN says the proposed central bank digital currency will offer parity of value and will operate as a non-interest-bearing CBDC.
Standard Chartered launches blockchain trade platorm with Chinese fintech
The joint venture operating the new blockchain-powered platform will be headquartered in Singapore and led by SC Ventures' Amelia Ng...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC/USD May Revisit $50,000 Resistance
Bitcoin Price Prediction – August 29 The Bitcoin price prediction continues to follow the sideways movement as the price may...
Cream Finance DeFi platform loses $19M in a flash loan hack
The Cream Finance hacker gained $18.8 million by exploiting a reentrancy bug in the AMP token in a set of...
SOL burn? Solana price hits $100 for the first time after mysterious ‘Ignition’ event revealed
Traders push their SOL/USD bids higher after Solana teases the community with "ignition," a mysterious feature that will go live...
OpenSea’s team of 37 staff are currently handling 98% of combined NFT volumes
NFT marketplace OpenSea is desperate to expand its team following a surge in trading volume. OpenSea’s Head of Product Nate...
Binance Australia onboards former DigitalX exec as new CEO
The former head of the world's first publicly-listed blockchain firm the is new CEO of Binance’s Australian subsidiary. Binance Australia...
Beleaguered DeFi project xToken suffers second major exploit since May
xToken has been exploited for around $4.5 million following the latest attack targeting the DeFi protocol’s smart contracts. The decentralized...
Travel Rule Implementation Still Far Off Due to Tech Limitations, Australian Regulator Reports
The Australian Department of Home Affairs stated that the country lacked the technical capabilities to implement a system that complies...
