Crypto startup Blockchain.com planning 2022 IPO
Blockchain.com would be just the second crypto exchange to go public in the U.S. if it can perform an IPO before Binance.US. Crypto exchange and block explorer Blockchain.com has begun…
Congress tells SEC redefining long-standing concepts would be bad for digital ecosystem
Republican House Financial Services Committee members are resisting proposed changes to the 1934 Exchange Act in a letter to the SEC. Ranking member of the United States House Financial Services…
Framework Ventures allocates half of $400M fund to Web3 gaming
Like DeFi in 2020, gaming is considered by many to be the next major growth play for the blockchain industry in 2022. Crypto-focused venture firm Framework Ventures has raised $400…
IMF global financial stability report sees complex roles for cryptocurrency, DeFi
Decentralized finance offers a mix of risks and benefits as it forms interconnections with traditional finance, the International Monetary Fund finds in a new report. According to the International Monetary…
US Air Force files trademark application for ‘SpaceVerse’ initiative
SpaceVerse was defined as “a secure digital metaverse that converges terrestrial and space physical and digital realities” as well as provides a simulated environment for training. The United States Air…
Blockchain.com co-founder thinks the EU and UK are ‘progressive’ crypto regulators
In a conversation on stage at Paris Blockchain Week Summit and in an exclusive interview afterwards, Nicolas Cary shared his insights on inflation, regulation and Web3. Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Hall…
Ripple Price Prediction for Today, April 19: XRP is Trading Sideways
XRP May Continue Trading Sideways – April 19It is yet on the record that the XRP may continue trading sideways, as showcased by the upper and the lower horizontal lines.…
Jack Dorsey Claims if ‘You’re Building on Ethereum You Have at Least One, if Not Many, Single Points of Failure’
The internet entrepreneur and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, claims if developers are building on Ethereum they have “at least one, if not many, single points of failure.” The…
Privacy-Centric Monero Plans for July Hard Fork, Plans Include Ring Signature, Bulletproof Upgrade
According to a recent update on Monero’s Github repository, the privacy-centric crypto network plans to hard fork in July, at block height 2,668,888. Monero is the largest privacy crypto asset…
Australia to List Bitcoin ETF After 4 Clearinghouse Participants Commit to Meet Stringent Margin Terms
Australia is set to get its first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) after a report suggested the country’s clearinghouse, ASX Clear, confirmed that four market participants agreed to meet its stringent…
Bittrex Global’s IEO Platform Starting Block Gears up for YellowHeart Debut
PRESS RELEASE. Bittrex Global, a leading digital asset exchange, welcomes the YellowHeart Protocol, an NFT platform poised to disrupt the ticketing and music industries, to its Initial Exchange Offering (IEO)…
Silvergate Bank revenue soar in Q1 as institutional crypto trading activity falls
The bank facilitated $142 billion worth of transfers between crypto exchanges and financial institutions in Q1. On Tuesday, Silvergate Bank, a crypto-fiat gateway network designed for financial institutions, announced its…
Bitcoin climbs above $41K on Wall Street open as gold dives, dollar cements highs
Bitcoin carves out its own trajectory as Wall Street trading gets underway in the first session after Easter. Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed $41,000 on April 14 as the first day of…
Basic and weird: What the Metaverse is like right now
Everyone knows the Metaverse is coming, but no one knows what it will be like. At present, people say its clunky and difficult to use and are waiting for further…
‘There are already digital means of payment:’ EU Commission gets 11,000 public comments on CBDC project
Less than two weeks after the consultation process’ start, the prevalent mood in the comments section appears quite negative. In less than two weeks that passed since the European Commission…