Digital Euro: The Bill Is Ready but Politicians Aren’t Convinced
The European Central Bank and European Commission are beavering away at the technical details for a digital euro – but among political decision-makers it appears hard to muster much enthusiasm…
Stablecoins, DeFi Likely to Be SEC’s Next Targets in U.S. Crypto Crackdown: Berenberg
Stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi) are likely to become the next targets in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s crackdown on the crypto industry, Berenberg said in a research report…
Bitcoin June 2024 Expiry Futures and Options in High Demand Due to Halving: Deribit
Bitcoin’s fourth mining reward halving, a programmed code that reduces the pace of supply expansion by 50% every four years, is due in April next year. Preparations for the same…
Invesco Reapplies for Bitcoin ETF, Advocates for More Crypto Investment Products
Investment management company Invesco, which has $1.4 trillion assets under management, reapplied for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. In 2021, Invesco first filed for a bitcoin ETF in conjunction with…
Flashbots Confirms Top Strategy Researcher Obadia to Depart Amid ‘Strategic’ Hiring Push
Flashbots, a crypto research and development firm focused on maximal extractable value, or MEV, confirmed a series of personnel changes on Tuesday as it pushes to raise funds at a…
Crypto Exchange Backed by Fidelity, Schwab and Citadel Launches With Additional Investors
EDX Markets, which is backed by Fidelity Digital Assets, Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities, has launched in the U.S. after building out its technology for the past nine months, the…
Bitcoin’s Rally to $28K Causes the Largest Short Squeeze This Month
Bitcoin surged above $28,000 Tuesday afternoon in the largest short squeeze this month. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization jumped to as high as $28,150 in a few hours after…
Polygon Proposes POS Chain To Become ZK Compatible
Polygon, a scaling solution to Ethereum, released a pre-proposal discussion post on Tuesday to make its main chain, the Polygon POS chain, compatible with zero knowledge technology. The upgrade would…
Nike Brings .SWOOSH to Fortnite’s 240M Users With ‘Airphoria’ Virtual Experience
Nike’s Web3 community platform .SWOOSH has teamed up with popular online multiplayer game Fortnite to offer a virtual experience that will reward players with digital sneakers. This brings a massive…
EU Commission Brushes Off ‘Data Act’ Fears by Crypto Industry
New EU data rules won’t make smart contacts illegal, the European Commission has said, brushing off industry concerns about killing off blockchain innovation. The industry fears that the Data Act,…