New NFT marketplaces may even leave Ethereum altogether to deal with high gas fees. High gas prices have become a problem for non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, especially as they look to mint at scale, the founder of a start-up said. Sean Papanikolas, founder of NFT marketplace Cargo, told Cointelegraph in an interview that the NFT […]
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Without constant nurturing through communication and collaborative efforts, the pursuits of legislators and businesses would be fruitless. Repeatedly, proponents of disruptive technologies have proven that regulation and innovation have an immense potential to actualize a mutually beneficial existence. The often delicate relationship between innovators and regulators — which may be mired by antagonism — is […]
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Had it been Coinbase or Nexo, he agreed with speculation that law enforcement would have been knocking on the door the next day. Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev told Cointelegraph that he believes the information revealed during the recent FinCen leak vindicates the crypto industry. According to the leak, the world’s leading financial institutions cleared over […]
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This project is focusing on cross-chain interoperability and on-chain credit scoring to advance the DeFi lending ecosystem. Wing, a lending protocol built on the Ontology blockchain, currently has $180 million in crypto assets staked on its platform — not a meager amount, even by Ethereum (ETH) standards. Eric Pinos, Ontology’s ecosystem lead for the Americas […]
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He’s made his governance intentions clear. Yearn Finance founder Andre Cronje puts himself up as a delegate for Uniswap hoping to influence the governance of the protocol. In a tweet, Cronje said he “will build tooling to facilitate delegation, off-chain voting, and on-chain enforcement” if made a delegate. He added: “At this point, I do […]
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The IRS has a strong interest in receiving information from informed whistleblowers about offshore crypto accounts and criminal crypto tax activity. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments worldwide to focus on bringing blockchain technology to their financial services, along with the needed regulatory upgrades to keep the burgeoning fintech industry clean. Related: Not like before: […]
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Ethereum enterprise adoption is being driven by support from major players such as Accenture and EY. The first stage of the highly anticipated upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain, Ethereum 2.0, is expected to launch by the end of this year. Promising to increase the throughput and lower the latency of the Ethereum mainnet, these steps […]
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A new blockchain protocol is set to solve major DeFi issues. Avalanche, a new blockchain protocol and cryptocurrency backed by Cornell’s Emin Gün Sirer, will finally go live in a few days. According to an announcement, Avalanche will roll out the full mainnet on Monday, Sept. 21. With the mainnet launch, the Avalanche (AVAX) token, […]
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Where does the right to financial privacy end? Privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies like Monero (XMR) do not conflict with Anti-Money Laundering laws, according to a major global law firm. Perkins Coie, a Seattle-based international law firm, published a report devoted to the AML regulation of privacy coins on Sept. 15. In the report, Perkins Coie aims to […]
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‘Virtual crypto assets are securities, unless proven otherwise,’ the Nigerian SEC said. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria has officially defined digital assets under its regulatory umbrella. In a Sept. 14 statement, the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, defined tokens and coins in the country’s financial markets. The commission stated that these […]
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