He’s been dismissive of all things crypto for years, but does he have a point this time? Known for his previous comments criticizing the crypto industry, economist Nouriel Roubini recently posted fresh negativity against the digital asset sector. “DeFi was vaporware from its onset,” he said in a Sept. 24 tweet. “Now totally faltering as […]
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Will centralized exchanges continue to provide the regulated environments required for digital assets to evolve into the mainstream, or will the future belong to DEXs? Decentralized exchanges are undoubtedly an exciting development in crypto. DEXs facilitate the trading of cryptocurrencies directly between users, without the need for a trusted intermediary. This, in turn, allows users […]
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Backed by players like Ripple and ConsenSys, the INATBA association responds to the EC’s legislative proposals on crypto. Major players in the global cryptocurrency community have addressed the European Commission’s new legislative proposals on digital assets. The International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications, or INATBA, has released an initial response to the Markets in Crypto-Assets […]
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The proposal hopes to avert a blanket ban that some warn would result in the illegal trade of cryptocurrencies Major Indian cryptocurrency exchange BuyUCoin has developed a framework to regulate cryptocurrency in India that it claims has the support of “all the Indian cryptocurrency stakeholders”. However, it is not clear yet which stakeholders helped develop […]
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Chinese Free Trade Zone is open to experimenting with permissionless DeFi applications. Conflux Network, a permissionless blockchain project which is endorsed by the Chinese state, told Cointelegraph on Sept. 22 that the project has officially launched its Tree Graph Research Institute with the Shanghai government. According to Fan Long, CEO of Conflux, the Tree-Graph Blockchain […]
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As the world continues to warm and face the effects of climate change, what does this mean for Bitcoin, blockchain and the world of crypto? In October 2018, the journal Nature Climate Change made headlines both within the crypto world and beyond after it published a study claiming that within three decades, the carbon emissions […]
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Crypto and blockchain regulations seem to have become a top priority in the EU. The European Commission in collaboration with the 30-country alliance called the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP) plans to launch a pan-European blockchain regulatory sandbox by 2022. Per an update to the official webpage for the commission’s Digital Innovation and Blockchain team on […]
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To ban crypto or to tax, that seems to be the question. Russia’s Ministry of Finance is continuing to push regulations for the cryptocurrency industry by proposing new tax requirements. The ministry now reportedly wants to introduce criminal liability for failure to declare taxes on crypto, including prison terms of up to three years. According […]
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Bitcoin and altcoins are at risk of a deeper correction if they do not rise above their immediate resistance levels soon. According to survey data from crypto asset insurance firm, Evertas, institutional investors believe that clearer regulations and better infrastructure in terms of trading, reporting, and custodial services will increase their participation in the crypto […]
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The desirability of applying U.S. law so broadly to transactions that occur predominantly outside the country. As mentioned in the first and second parts of this story, on March 24, 2020, in a widely reported and closely followed decision, Judge Peter Castel imposed a sweeping preliminary injunction preventing Telegram from issuing its planned crypto asset, […]
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