As Telegram learned, regulators in the U.S. are a major barrier to new projects looking for funding anywhere in the world. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s vigor in pursuing initial coin offerings, or ICOs, has become a major boogeyman within the crypto community. Most recently, the case against Telegram ended with that company […]
Continue ReadingPredicting the increasing tokenization of real-world assets, Tokyo-based startup Yiedl plans to launch the first P2P marketplace for NFT mortgages and rentals. Tokyo-based crypto startup Yiedl has announced that it will launch a non-custodial peer-to-peer, or P2P, mortgage and rental market for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Yiedl founder and chief executive Kohshi […]
Continue ReadingA blockchain game adopts a play-to-earn model that lets users receive fiat for virtual property transactions. As the world discovers more ways to implement blockchain technology, the billion-dollar gaming industry is leveraging the technology to bring transparency, trust and ownership of digital assets to players. A new vision for blockchain games is emerging — one […]
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Gibraltar could be the next crypto hotspot, so what do companies based there think about the territory’s sector-leading regulations? For hundreds of years, Gibraltar was a vital part of the British Empire. The tiny territory, known as “The Rock” due to a gigantic protrusion of limestone that dominates its skyline, was sliced off the bottom […]
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World regions with fast-growing financial and economic potential, such as Africa, could become the predominant crypto adopters. Back when digitized banking service evolutions such as debit cards, online banking and check imaging were sweeping the financial sector, one could have never imagined what was coming next. I certainly did not, having spent more than 10 […]
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Legendary video game producer Atari partners with the Litecoin Foundation to take advantage of the overlap between the two communities. On May 19, the Atari Group announced a partnership with the Litecoin (LTC) Foundation, betting on the overlap of interests between the crypto and gaming communities. Atari has raised 74.19 Bitcoin (BTC), worth roughly $514,000 […]
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Despite heavy losses in VC funding across the crypto sector at large, DeFi lending firms saw a more than 50% increase in fundraising during April. A report published by venture capital research firm, Ana.vc, has revealed a 57% decline in crypto funding from VCs over the month of April. Despite the decline in overall investment, […]
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Data indicates that someone was propping up Bitcoin Cash at a loss prior to the halving. Since it was first launched back in August 2017, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has failed to make an impact in terms of metrics like price and trading volume. Having said that, the altcoin, whose roots can be found in the […]
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An amended complaint accuses Nvidia of misrepresenting over $1B in sales to downplay the firm’s reliance on sales to crypto miners. An amended class action complaint filed against Nvidia Corp has accused the firm of violating the Securities Exchange Act by downplaying the extent to which its gaming revenues relied on GPU sales to cryptocurrency […]
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Two years after CryptoKitties ‘broke Ethereum’ and the launch of a new CryptoKitty token has overwhelmed the Winklevoss-backed NFT exchange Nifty Popular crypto-collectibles, CryptoKitties, has just launched 100 tokens depicting ‘Catterina’ — a new collectible drawn by brand ambassador, Momo Wang — on the Winklevoss-backed exchange Nifty. Wang is best known for drawing a cartoon […]
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