During a conference in Singapore on July 19, 2023, Yi Gang, the governor of the People's Bank of China, revealed that the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC) had facilitated transactions amounting to 1.8 trillion yuan, equivalent to...

Kuwait has adopted a stricter stance on virtual assets and cryptocurrencies. The Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the country's primary financial regulator, issued a circular on July 18, 2023, outlining comprehensive regulations for virtual assets in the country. The...

SG Forge, the cryptocurrency division of Société Générale, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first company in France to obtain the highest access licence for offering crypto services within the country. The licence, known as 'Prestataire...

CLabs has announced its intention to transition the Celo blockchain from its current independent EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain network to a Layer 2 solution within the Ethereum ecosystem. According to CLabs, this transition will enable Celo developers to...

The shareholders of Marathon Digital, a crypto mining company based in the United States, have filed a complaint against CEO Fred Thiel and other senior executives. The complaint was submitted in the United States District Court for the...

DeFi Planet is excited to announce its media partnership with Tezoro, a remarkably innovative non-custodial service designed to eliminate the risk of permanently losing access to stored crypto assets. Typically, investors secure their tokens in digital wallets using...

National Australia Bank (NAB) has taken proactive steps to restrict payments to certain crypto exchanges categorized as "high-risk."  Though NAB has chosen not to disclose the specific platforms affected by these restrictions, it cited the prevalence of scams...

Binance has announced the successful integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network into its platform. Its users now have access to the layer-2 scaling solution for seamless BTC withdrawals and deposits. #Binance has completed the integration of Bitcoin (...

OKX has achieved a remarkable feat in Hong Kong's digital asset space. Within just a month of unveiling its enhanced app exclusively for local users, the platform recorded over 10,000 new user registrations. OKX released the enhanced app...

Jacobi Asset Management is set to launch Europe's first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to the Financial Times, the asset manager stated that the fund is on track to be launched in July 2023. Jacobi initially planned to...