Stablecoins are entering a period of great uncertainty following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission labeling BUSD an “unregistered security” and ordering Paxos to stop minting new tokens. Do these moves signal a wider war by U.S. regulators on stablecoins? Could the SEC declare all stablecoins securities, or is BUSD a special case? Independent crypto
Summary: The incubator dubbed Chiliz Labs will support early-stage web3 sports and entertainment projects that build on the company’s layer 1 blockchain launched in February. Investment company Jump Crypto backs the $50 million incubator initiative, per an official announcement on Wednesday. The company’s new Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible blockchain will expose builders and developers to crypto’s
This week on The Market Report, the resident experts at Cointelegraph discuss the recent fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) around the popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance and what the CEO of Solana had to say about recent outages. We kick things off with this week’s top stories Binance CEO responds to Forbes claims: ‘They don’t know
Bitcoin (BTC) faced a showdown with a key trend line on Feb. 28 as the monthly close finally arrived. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin “doesn’t feel bullish” into February close Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling an area around $23,500 at the Wall Street open. With United States
In a new interview, Brooks Entwistle, senior vice president of customer success and managing director of APAC and MENA at Ripple, talked about the company’s efforts and goals in the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) space, revealing some interesting details. The exec explained that interaction with regulators around the world is “invaluable.” Unlike the U.S.,
Two Zimbabwean startups, Flexid and Uhuru Wallet, recently launched a platform that offers digital identity and remittance services to migrants living and working in South Africa. The two startups hailed what they’ve described as the “first cross-chain collaboration between the two companies.” Harnessing the Benefits of the Blockchain The Zimbabwean blockchain startup Flex ID and
Bitcoin (BTC) miner Marathon Digital will reissue a number of previous financial statements after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pointed out some accounting errors the firm made. According to a Feb. 27 SEC filing, Marathon will restate its unaudited Q1, Q2, and Q3 quarterly reports from both 2021 and 2022 in addition to
Yaya Fanusie, a cryptocurrency researcher and former CIA analyst, believes the United States government’s relatively slow start on central bank digital currency (CBDC) development may result in it losing its grip on the global financial system. Fanusie, the policy head at crypto advocacy group, the Crypto Council for Innovation, explained in a Feb. 28 Bloomberg interview,
Summary: Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade meant to enable the withdrawal of staked ETH was successfully tested on Sepolia, a public testnet. The test simulated two crucial upgrades – Shanghai on the execution layer and Capella on the consensus layer. Developers will now test Shanghai-Capella or Shapella on a third public testnet before the mainnet update- Goerli.
The recent weakness in the crypto market has not invalidated the six-week-long ascending trend, even after a failed test of the channel’s upper band on Feb. 21. The total crypto market capitalization remains above the psychological $1 trillion mark and, more importantly, cautiously optimistic after a new round of negative remarks from regulators. Total crypto
press release PRESS RELEASE. GameSwift has announced the open alpha version of its all-in-one Platform for playing and building web3 games. It features the GameSwift ID – a revolutionary passwordless sign-on system with an in-built wallet that offers seamless web3 onboarding for games and players. In addition to this groundbreaking feature, the company has garnered
In a new blog post published on Feb. 28, Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin documented the continued need to improve the namesake network to better facilitate ETH as a means of payment. In one instance, Buterin shared how he tried to pay for tea for himself and friends at a coffee shop in Argentina in
Stacks is one of the first blockchains to enable a way for minting Bitcoin (BTC) Ordinals, which puts it in an excellent position to benefit from the hype. However, Ordinals have invoked an issue from the past where Bitcoin maximalist ideologies will be tested if the NFTs lead to network congestion. On top of that,
Coinbase has launched a grassroots political campaign to promote pro-crypto policies, according to a Feb. 28 Twitter thread from the company. The company said that the #Crypto435 campaign is intended to “grow the crypto advocacy community and share tools and resources,” so that crypto users can make their voices heard in all 435 congressional districts.
The month of February was filled with investors’ hope that an earlier-than-expected Federal Reserve policy pivot would occur, but this sentiment faded as the inflation and employment data came in hotter than expected. While the start of the month was bullish for the crypto market, Bitcoin (BTC) retraced 60% of the move from February’s low
Universities in the United Kingdom have started offering cutting-edge research programs, courses and practical experience in various aspects of blockchain technology, including cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, privacy, security and scalability. Students who graduate from these programs will be well-equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to become leaders in the field of blockchain technology and drive