Crypto and NFTs meet regulation as Turkey takes on the digital future

In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging technologies and sustainability, and provides the latest developments around taxes, AML/CFT regulations and... Read more »

The Fed’s proposed CBDC: a dystopian nightmare or a necessary evolution of the dollar?

The U.S. Federal Reserve has taken its first step towards issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). And while a digital dollar is still years away even if the Fed decides to... Read more »

Russia May Allow Crypto Mining and Gold-Backed Stablecoins, Lawmaker Says

Russia can legalize cryptocurrency mining and stablecoins backed by gold under government control, a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament has suggested. The statement comes after Bank of Russia proposed a wide-ranging... Read more »

MetaMask Knows It Has a Critical Privacy Vulnerability, But Hasn’t Fixed It

Key Takeaways Cryptographer Alexandru Lupascu discovered a critical vulnerability in the most popular Web3 wallet MetaMask. Lupascu found that malicious entities can find MetaMask mobile users’ IP data by airdropping them NFTs.... Read more »

BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, SOL, XRP, LUNA, DOT, AVAX, DOGE

Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins continue to witness a bloodbath on Jan. 21 and the result of the most recent downturn has been a $200 billion reduction in market capitalization.  A... Read more »

South Korea explores Metaverse plans, aims to become the 5th biggest metaverse market by 2026

South Korea is eyeing the growing Metaverse expansion and is all set to work towards developing itself as a major game player in the field. The country’s science ministry on Thursday unveiled... Read more »

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches Lifetime High, It’s Now More Difficult Than Ever Before to Find a Block Reward

Following the drop in value during Thursday evening’s trading sessions, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty rose to a lifetime high, reaching 26.64 trillion after jumping 9.32% at block height 719,712. The mining difficulty’s all-time... Read more »

Solana Looks Ready for Relief Rally to $200

Key Takeaways Solana is down more than 50% from its all-time high recorded in November. SOL appears to be trading in oversold territory, suggesting a rally may be incoming. A spike in... Read more »

BlockFills raises $37 million to support global expansion

BlockFills, a digital asset electronic market making, trading and prime brokerage, has announced the completion of a $37 million Series A funding round. Institutional investors, including Susquehanna Private Equity Investments LLLP, CME... Read more »

ESMA vice-chairman calls for ban on proof-of-work crypto mining

In an interview with Financial Times Vice-chairman of European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA) Erik Thedèen urged EU regulators to restrict the usage of the proof-of-work model while mining cryptocurrency.  Thèedeen further... Read more »