Anthony Pompliano, often referred to as Pomp, weighed in on a recent regulatory update, helped in part by a crypto industry player. Recent regulatory approval for banking crypto custody comes after a Coinbase alum took a prominent seat as the Acting Comptroller of the Currency for the the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, […]
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The World Stablecoin Association aims to unite major global stablecoin projects like Tether and USDC. Amid the massive growth of stablecoins in 2020, the cryptocurrency community is setting up an international stablecoin organization in Switzerland. Called the World Stablecoin Association, or WSA, the Geneva-headquartered organization is to be launched by cryptocurrency exchange VirgoX and blockchain […]
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Blockchain interoperability has a big goal: to empower developers to choose what’s right for their application, not what is right for the platform they’re locked into. For years, tribalism has plagued the blockchain industry. Developers align to specific consensus protocols and defend technologies that use them, regardless of their limitations. These deeply rooted divisions are […]
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Chainalysis is expanding access to its Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals Certification program to the wider community. New York-based blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis is extending access to its certification program in crypto fundamentals to the wider professional community. Announced on July 23, the company said that its Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals Certification (CCFC) would from now on be […]
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Inflation-adjusted yields on all U.S. treasury bonds are now negative as the Fed is widely believed to be propping up markets. United States government bonds, considered perhaps as the safest assets in the world, are now losing money to the investors holding them. According to statistics published by the U.S Treasury, real yields on even […]
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Gibraltar Finance, the business development arm of Gibraltar’s government, will provide support to the forthcoming Post-COVID Hackathon. Gibraltar Finance has been announced as an official partner of the upcoming Post-COVID Hackathon — a global, online initiative intended to create open-source solutions addressing the health, social and economic challenges posed by the post-COVID-19 era. The event […]
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The BAND price is surging as the oracle provider partners with South Korea’s premier blockchain network, ICON. South Korea’s leading blockchain network ICON has announced a partnership with Chainlink rival BAND, which has gained a lot of momentum recently. The partnership will provide ICON developers with complete access to the BandChain decentralized oracle network to […]
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Covid-19 relief money does not seem to have been spent by many Japanese on cryptocurrencies. In April, the Japanese government began distributing 100,000 yen payments — about $930 — to every household. But did the Japanese follow some in the United States and spend that money in crypto exchanges? The data from the three major […]
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Bitcoin may ultimately benefit from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s actions, says Tyler Winklevoss. U.S. government spending may lead to upward Bitcoin (BTC) prices, according to Gemini crypto exchange co-founder and CEO, Tyler Winklevoss. “The Fed continues to set the stage for bitcoin’s next bull run,” Winklevoss said in a July 22 tweet, which included an […]
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Senate looks at tech and innovation, including CBDC development, as critical area within rising tensions with China. On July 22, the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Policy held a hearing on the role of innovation in the rising com Today’s hearing comes on the heels of a Department of Justice indictment yesterday against several […]
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