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Finance & Economics

Over 1% of Binance Tokens Just got Burned

BNB Chain has burned over $500 million worth of its native BNB tokens during its 22nd scheduled burn, the first quarterly burn of 2023.

Finance & Economics

Binance Launches Institutional Trading Platform

Almost a year after the service was officially rolled out, Binance finally launched its institutional trading collateral custody platform.

News

Thai SEC Introduces Crypto Custody Requirements

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand wants to protect Thai crypto investors with the new rules obliging virtual asset service providers to improve their risk management policies

Finance & Economics

Coinflex Founders to Raise $25M for New Claims Trading Exchange

3AC and the founders of the Coinflex cryptocurrency exchange intend to raise $ 25 million for the new exchange.

Finance & Economics

Japanese Regulators Want Crypto Treated Like Banks

Japanese regulators want to change attitude toward cryptocurrencies.

News

EU Postpones MiCA Crypto Regulation Vote to April

EU lawmakers have re-scheduled their vote on landmark crypto regulation bill MiCA to April 2023. Its key provisions cover transparency, disclosure, authorisation and supervision of crypto transactions

Finance & Economics

Collapsed Crypto Hedge Fund Founders Want $25 Million for New Project

Founders of the now-bankrupt Three Arrows Capital (3AC) are pitching a collaboration to cryptocurrency exchange CoinFLEX.

News

Seoul Government Opens City’s First Metaverse Project

According to Seoul’s mayor, Oh Se-hoon, the new virtual environment will allow residents to access official documents, file complaints, and receive help with filing taxes.

Finance & Economics

India’s Central Bank Calls for Outright Ban on Crypto

The head of India’s Central Bank has called for a blanket ban on cryptocurrency, again.

Altcoin

Tether’s Settlement Volume Flips Visa and Mastercard

According to Coin Metrics, Tether (USDT) handled $18.2 trillion in transactions in 2022, far surpassing established payment processors Visa and Mastercard, who processed $14.1 trillion and $7.7 trillion, respectively.

News

North Korean Hacker Group Moves $63.5 Million in ETH

Infamous North Korean hacker group Lazarus moved 41,000 ETH, valued at $63.5 million, among over 350 accounts. The Lazarus Group has previously been implicated in Bitcoin theft, amounting to more than $2 billion.

News

Bank of Tanzania Explores Prospects for Implementing CBDC

The Central Bank of Tanzania will make a final decision on the CBDC after completing a study of the practice of using virtual national money.

News

Debates Around CBDCs Continue

Senior adviser at the Bank of England argues CBDCs are not worth the associated costs and risks

Articles

Top 5 Eco-Friendly Blockchain Networks 

Crypto users should not worry about their carbon footprint, if they turn to these eco-friendly blockchain solutions

Finance & Economics

El Salvador Passes Bill To Fund Building ‘Bitcoin City’

El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office (NBO) has announced the passing of the Digital Assets Issuance bill. Passed by the El Salvador Congress on January 11, with 62 members voting for and 16 against, the bill will become law once signed by President Nayib Bukele.

News

Cardano Expands With Custom-Built Sidechains

Cardano ecosystem creators are to release a software toolkit for developers to deploy custom-built sidechains on the parent blockchain

Blockchain & Crypto