- Taiwan proposes tougher AML measures for crypto service providersby Cointelegraph by Prashant Jha on May 9, 2024 at 12:19 pm
Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice proposed four amendments to the country’s AML regulations focused on cryptocurrency firms that plan to impose hefty penalties for noncompliance.
- VanEck subsidiary’s memecoin index up 137% year-to-dateby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on May 9, 2024 at 10:54 am
This represents a 15x increase compared to the S&P 500’s year-to-date returns.
- Ghana’s crypto stamps honor king’s Silver Jubileeby Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar on May 9, 2024 at 10:42 am
Ghana Post launched a crypto stamp collection to showcase its king’s 25-year-long journey of persevering in traditional values and adopting new-age technology.
- Binance denies reports of DWF Labs market manipulationby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on May 9, 2024 at 10:40 am
DWF Labs was first hit by market manipulation accusations in September 2023.
- Stablecoins on Bitcoin coming soon, suggests Lightning Labs CEOby Cointelegraph by Gareth Jenkinson on May 9, 2024 at 10:38 am
Elizabeth Stark unpacked the basics of Bitcoin Lightning at FT Live’s Crypto and Digital Assets Summit and teased a new development on Bitcoin’s leading layer 2.
- Starknet to bring on AI agents that can carry out on-chain activityby Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan on May 9, 2024 at 10:30 am
The Web3 and AI firm Giza plans to bring autonomous bots onto Starknet by the end of June.
- EU seeks stakeholder opinions on adding crypto to 12T euro investment marketby Cointelegraph by Prashant Jha on May 9, 2024 at 10:28 am
If approved, the EU’s UCITS funds would make way for crypto assets to gain exposure to a 12 trillion euro investment product market.
- Rwandan central bank proceeds with ambitious retail CBDC projectby Cointelegraph by Derek Andersen on May 8, 2024 at 9:03 pm
The African country is eyeing a tokenized retail CBDC with offline transfer capabilities as it heads toward a cashless economy.
- Blockchain education initiatives take off amid crypto bull marketby Cointelegraph by Zhiyuan Sun on May 8, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Despite strong demand for crypto-savvy workers, there exists a shortage of highly-experienced employees.
- Crypto lending platform Nexo allocates $12M for ecosystem incentivesby Cointelegraph by Zhiyuan Sun on May 8, 2024 at 5:45 pm
The rewards will be active until July 7 and will incentivize users to trade, earn, deposit, and borrow on the platform.
- What do crypto market makers actually do? Liquidity, or manipulationby Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun on May 8, 2024 at 3:30 pm
The role of crypto market makers is poorly understood: do they simply ensure crypto trades go through… or do they manipulate crypto markets?
- Public blockchain ledgers ‘not fit for purpose,’ says JPMorgan execby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on May 8, 2024 at 2:40 pm
Despite the criticism, TradFi institutions still prefer using public blockchains for real-world asset tokenization.
- CBDCs, stablecoins must ensure liberty-based values — former CFTC chairby Cointelegraph by Gareth Jenkinson on May 8, 2024 at 2:17 pm
J. Christian Giancarlo has stressed the importance of upholding values of liberty, privacy and economic freedom in a keynote address in London.
- Chainalysis sets up regional HQ in Dubai amid local crypto boomby Cointelegraph by Savannah Fortis on May 8, 2024 at 1:25 pm
Chainalysis relocates its regional headquarters to Dubai, reflecting the UAE’s progressive stance toward blockchain technology.
- AI-powered smart contracts could be ‘transformative’ — Ava Labs founderby Cointelegraph by Andrew Singer on May 8, 2024 at 1:15 pm
Imagine if ordinary people could write smart contracts in their native language. It could bring in “billions of new [blockchain] users.”
- Trader loses 7-figure sum due to 0L Network hard forkby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on May 8, 2024 at 1:05 pm
“Forking out wallets without community input is theft,” according to the trader, who also claims to be part of 0l Network’s marketing team.
- Mastercard joins forces with US banking titans for tokenized settlement trialsby Cointelegraph by Prashant Jha on May 8, 2024 at 12:37 pm
The partnership between significant banking giants in the U.S. and Mastercard aims to streamline multiple asset-class settlements on a shared ledger platform.
- Solana could flip Ethereum in transaction fees within a week: Reportby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on May 8, 2024 at 11:58 am
The potential flip could further cement Solana’s status as an “Ethereum killer,” which has been questioned due to recent network outages.
- WBTC thief spreads $71M loot across multiple crypto walletsby Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar on May 8, 2024 at 8:07 am
Stolen crypto from a $71 million wallet impersonation scam is on the move after six days of dormancy.
- Financial system ‘outdated’ but crypto is no fix either — US swing votersby Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea on May 8, 2024 at 5:12 am
In a survey by the Digital Currency Group, 70% of swing state voters agreed the current financial system is “outdated” and in need of an overhaul, but most don’t think crypto is the answer either.
- Buy altcoins now, but sell before ‘mid-2025’: Charles Edwards, X Hall of Flameby Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons on May 7, 2024 at 3:30 pm
Crypto analyst Charles Edwards believes we’ve entered “the 12-month window” to make altcoin profits: X Hall of Flame.
- QANplatform launches world’s first quantum-resistant, EVM-compatible testnetby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on May 7, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Quantum computers will be able to crack today’s main cryptographic algorithms employed by the whole internet, including banking applications, email providers and social media platforms.
- Hong Kong central bank forms community to explore asset tokenizationby Cointelegraph by Helen Partz on May 7, 2024 at 1:36 pm
Regulators like HKMA and SFC united with local private sector firms like HSBC and HashKey to support the tokenization market in Hong Kong.
- Leading Colombian bank launches crypto exchange and peso stablecoinby Cointelegraph by Prashant Jha on May 7, 2024 at 11:34 am
The Colombian bank behind the crypto exchange claimed the platform was created after nearly a decade of study and research.
- Starknet Foundation launches $5M grants programby Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai on May 7, 2024 at 9:00 am
The funding aims to help developers with final-stage blockchain projects come to market and boost overall blockchain innovation.
- How long does it take to mine 1 Bitcoin?by Cointelegraph by Max Moeller on May 7, 2024 at 8:00 am
Mining a Bitcoin block takes about 10 minutes, but does that timeframe translate to mining 1 Bitcoin?
- Kronos Research hacker shifts funds to Tornado Cashby Cointelegraph by Prashant Jha on May 7, 2024 at 7:50 am
Kronos Research was exploited for $25 million in November 2023, with one of the six wallets linked to the hacker moving funds to Tornado Cash on May 7.
- Ethereum L2 EigenLayer is last of ‘life-changing airdrops,’ experts sayby Cointelegraph by Zhiyuan Sun on May 6, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Issues such as community discontent, farm accounts and restrictive criteria have plagued recent airdrops.
- Gnus.AI Discord hack causes $1.27M in lossesby Cointelegraph by Christopher Roark on May 6, 2024 at 6:39 pm
The attacker was able to view team members’ private Discord messages, allowing them to gain access to the team’s wallet address and mint 100 million fake tokens.
- Summer will offer ‘perfect opportunity’ for investing in crypto — Arthur Hayesby Cointelegraph by Marco Castrovilli on May 6, 2024 at 4:01 pm
The BitMEX co-founder says the current phase of price consolidation is ideal for accumulating crypto before macroeconomic factors trigger the next leg up in the bull market.