Banning cryptocurrencies to counter crime is a nonsensical excuse
Cryptocurrencies represent far less of a market for criminals compared to traditional finance, so crypto bans won’t solve the problem....
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Mastercard Blockchain-Supported Livestock Tracking System Launches in Zimbabwe
E-Livestock Global, a venture-funded social enterprise, recently launched a blockchain-based livestock traceability system for Zimbabwean cattle farmers. The Mastercard “Provenance...
After Years of ASIC Manufacturing Canaan Expands to Bitcoin Mining in Kazakhstan
Canaan Inc., the crypto mining rig manufacturer based in Beijing, has announced the company plans to mine cryptocurrencies in Kazakhstan....
NFT Marketplace Rarible Raises Over $14 Million, Plans to Launch on Flow Blockchain
The non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Rarible has revealed the company has raised $14.2 million in a Series A funding round....
Korean Government Confiscates $47 Million in Crypto From Tax Evaders
South Korean authorities have identified thousands of tax evaders as part of an intensifying crackdown on tax dodging among crypto...
Coinbase unveils ‘Solidify’ tool to auto-audit smart contracts and DeFi clones
Coinbase has unveiled a new smart contract analyzing tool dubbed “Solidify” to audit Ethereum smart contracts and DeFi clones. Coinbase...
Beware of ‘soft rugs’ — a growing menace in decentralized finance
Developers dumping tokens and making off with the proceeds is the latest scourge to plague DeFi. The decentralized finance ecosystem...
Bipartisan bill to study blockchain and crypto passes US House of Representatives
The Consumer Safety Technology Act passed quickly in the House, and if enacted would require the study of blockchain tech...
Tributes and conspiracy theories swirl in wake of John McAfee’s death
The death of computer security pioneer and international fugitive John McAfee been met with an outpouring of emotions on Crypto...
Judge rejects class certification in $400M Mt Gox fraud lawsuit
The move awards another victory to former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles. A federal judge has rejected a bid for...
BIS: Cryptocurrencies Are Often Used in Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, Ransomware Attacks
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) says that it is now clear that cryptocurrencies are not money but speculative assets,...
Chainbytes Bringing Bitcoin ATMs to El Salvador, Launching Manufacturing Hub
Bitcoin ATM provider Chainbytes is setting up a bitcoin ATM manufacturing hub in El Salvador. The move follows the country...
JPMorgan Survey: 49% of Institutional Investors Agree Cryptocurrency Is ‘Rat Poison’ as Warren Buffett Says or a Fad
Investment bank JPMorgan conducted a survey of thousands of investors from 1,500 institutions and found that 49% of them think...
Mike Novogratz: Institutional Investors Will See Bitcoin’s Price Decline as Opportunity to Buy
Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz says he is not nervous about bitcoin’s price falling, even when it falls below $30K....
$3.6B in Bitcoin vanishes in ‘hack’ along with owners of South African crypto platform
Billions worth of Bitcoin has reportedly vanished along with the operators of South African crypto firm AfriCrypt. Is it a...
