IMF Official: Regulating Crypto Assets Is High on the Agenda for India
A director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that crypto regulation is “certainly high on the agenda” for India. “We are trying to come up with global standards for…
Tesla Hodls Bitcoin: Balance Sheet Shows $1.26B in Digital Assets
Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, is hodling bitcoin. The company’s balance sheet shows $1.261 billion in digital assets. Tesla has neither purchased nor sold any crypto assets since the…
Metrics Show Decentralized Exchange Volumes Continue to Slide This Year
Decentralized exchange (dex) volumes have been dropping since December 2021 according to current statistics. However, last month dex trade volumes spiked 2.37% higher than the volumes recorded in February. Despite…
Broxus CEO Vlad Ponomarev on Everscale and Developing a Universal Bridge Mechanism
Everscale is the most scalable network in DeFi. With the capacity to process over a million transactions per second, Everscale is able to offer users some of the fastest transaction…
Hacker bungles DeFi exploit: Leaves stolen $1M in contract set to self destruct
A hacker apparently so thrilled by a successful theft left behind over $1 million in a smart contract that was set to destruct, permanently ensuring the crypto could never be…
Upbit owner Dunamu could see ‘monopoly’ curbed after investment controversy
The Upbit operator is under heavy scrutiny from local regulators as its total assets balloon and a subsidiary issued controversial investment advice. The operator of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit,…
OCC issues order against Anchorage Digital over AML compliance
The bank hinted that the OCC’s actions might help establish a regulatory precedent that could encourage other firms in the space to set up federally regulated digital asset banks. The…
Aussie media company goes all in on NBA fan engagement with NFTs
Australian basketball media company, Basketball Forever is using NFTs to massively increase fan engagement. Australian media company Basketball Forever has announced an NFT project titled Hoop Hounds which seeks to…
Binance.US leaves Blockchain Association to form own DC government affairs team
The U.S. affiliate of the world’s largest crypto exchange says it’s time for its own voice, and major lobbyist Blockchain Association wished them well. Binance.US announced today that it is…
Wildlife conservation efforts turn to NFT-funded initiatives
Coorest and the PLCnetwork of the Southern Hemisphere believe that blockchain and NFT technology are a solution for protecting endangered wildlife and funding costly conservation areas. Digital twin nonfungible tokens,…
US lawmakers sound alarm to EPA over environment concerns of crypto mining
In addition to air and water pollution as a result of energy production, the lawmakers pointed to electronic waste from mining rigs, and noise pollution in surrounding communities. United States…
Cricket NFT startup Rario raises $120M in Series A funding
The nonfungible token startup has also formed a partnership with Dream Sports, an Indian sports technology company with more than 140 million users. On Thursday, cricket nonfungible token (NFT) platform…
Bitcoin Price Prediction for Today, April 21: BTC Slides Below $41,000; Price May Likely See Further Downside
After touching the resistance level of $43,000, the Bitcoin price prediction retreats and prepares for another downward movement. BTC/USD Long-term Trend: Ranging (Daily Chart) Key levels: Resistance Levels: $46,000, $48,000,…
Moonbirds NFT Sales Skyrocket Capturing $364 Million in 5 Days
A non-fungible token (NFT) collection called Moonbirds has been a topical conversation within the NFT community as the compilation’s sales have been enormous. The Moonbirds NFT project started selling five…
Tron’s Justin Sun Reveals Decentralized Algorithmic Stablecoin USDD
On April 21, Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, announced the launch of a decentralized algorithmic stablecoin called USDD. Sun said on Thursday that the USDD Network will “provide custody…