Sergio Massa, a prominent candidate in Argentina's upcoming election, proposed the adoption of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to address the country's persistent inflation challenges and strengthen its economic position on the global stage. Massa suggested this move...
Fireblocks, a US-based cryptocurrency custody firm, has acquired BlockFold, an Australian startup specializing in smart contract development for tokenization projects, in a deal valued at an estimated $10 million. The acquisition represents a significant move by Fireblocks to expand...
The Hong Kong Police has detained four more persons suspected to be connected to the JPEX crypto exchange fraud case. During a press conference held on Friday, September 29, 2023, it was announced that two of the suspects were...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland have completed a collaborative experimental test focused on cross-border trading and settlement involving wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). According to a report published...
Binance, on Thursday, September 28, 2023, announced that there would be a brief interruption of euro (EUR) payments due to Paysafe's unilateral decision "to stop processing EUR deposits" for the exchange's users. The exchange stated that Paysafe users will...
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has marked a significant stride in its European expansion drive. On September 26, 2023, the exchange announced that it had secured licencing approvals from the Central Bank of Ireland and the Bank of Spain. These...
Binance is bidding farewell to the Russian market, selling its business subsidiary in the nation to CommEX. While this exit process will unfold over the next year, Binance has assured its Russian users that their funds will remain unaffected....
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has released comprehensive guidelines for cryptocurrency platforms operating in the country in a move towards bolstering regulatory oversight of the crypto industry. The guidelines, published on September 26, 2023, underscore a commitment to protecting...
Bitcoin Ordinals creator Casey Rodarmor has proposed the creation of a new fungible token protocol called "Runes" as an alternative to existing protocols, including the BRC-20 standard. In a blog post published on September 25, 2023, Rodarmor expressed concerns...
Feng Xiaodong, the founder of Mixin, a decentralized wallet service that recently fell victim to a $200 million hack, revealed in a public livestream on September 25, 2023, that the protocol can currently only guarantee the safety of half...
