UK Treasury seeks input on taxing DeFi staking and lending: Finance Redefined
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Mastercard launches Web3 user verification solution to curb bad actors
Global financial services giant Mastercard has launched a new Web3 solution aimed at enhancing user verification standards and “reducing the...
Decentralized file-storage pricing differentials persist despite market growth: Report
According to a new report published by Singaporean venture capital firm Foresight Ventures, the cost of decentralized file storage on...
Bitcoin Mempool Overwhelmed With 134,000 Unconfirmed Transactions Amid Price Volatility – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Amidst the buzz surrounding bitcoin’s latest price surge, a significant number of transactions are currently clogging up the mempool. As...
Circle CEO blames US crypto crackdown for declining USDC market cap
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire says that a cryptocurrency crackdown by the United States regulators has been a major factor behind...
‘Crypto is dead in America’: Tech billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya
Regulators in the United States have choked out the cryptocurrency sector to the point of death, according to Bitcoin (BTC)...
Solana launches emissions dashboard to spur blockchain carbon footprint transparency
The Solana Foundation, in collaboration with data platform Trycarbonara, announced the launch of a real-time tracking dashboard to measure carbon...
Toy Manufacturer Mattel to Launch P2P Marketplace for Virtual Collectibles on NFT Platform – Blockchain Bitcoin News
On April 20, the American toy manufacturing company Mattel announced an update to its virtual collectibles platform, which will go...
Games and tokenization are driving NFT industry maturation
From tokenizing investment assets to game avatars, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have an array of applications that go beyond digital art,...
African Blockchain Business Funding Rose 429% in 2022 — Report – Blockchain Bitcoin News
In 2022, African blockchain businesses raised a total of $474 million, a 429% increase from what was raised in the...
DePIN will become one of this decade’s most important crypto investments
The advent of blockchain technology has revolutionized several industries, ranging from finance (DeFi) and gaming (GameFi) to Web2 brands such...
UK may have crypto regulation within a year, says senior minister
The United Kingdom could lay out digital asset regulation within 12 months, a British lawmaker claimed, saying the country wants...
Video of SEC chair praising Algorand resurfaces after recently deeming it a security
A four-year-old video of United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Genser giving praise to smart contract platform Algorand...
Aave’s proposal to launch on zkEVM passes ‘temperature check’ vote
A "temperature check" proposal to deploy the decentralized exchange (DEX) Aave on the zkSync Era Mainnet has passed with overwhelming...
Arbitrum proposal to return 700M ARB fails, whale calls it a “power play”
A controversial proposal seeking the return of 700 million ARB governance tokens to Arbitrum's DAO Treasury was rejected by a...
BlockSec launches collaborative testing toolkit for private forked chains
Blockchain security tech firm BlockSec has launched a new toolkit that enables collaborative testing on private chains “forked from arbitrary...
Mastercard Launches NFTs to Support Emerging Musicians Through Web3 Technologies – Blockchain Bitcoin News
According to Mastercard, the payments giant has launched non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that grant access to the Mastercard Artist Accelerator program,...
DeFi tool to notify users about suspicious on-chain activity
The success of Web3 is dependent upon solutions to the security issues posed by distinct application structures.Web3 security companies are...
AI-Focused Cryptogpt Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding to Expand Into Asian Markets – Blockchain Bitcoin News
A Layer two (L2) project, called Cryptogpt, which leverages ZK-rollup technology and artificial intelligence (AI), has announced that its team...
Bitcoin Ordinals community debates fix after inscription validation bug
A few solutions are being discussed to fix a code bug found in the Bitcoin (BTC)-native Ordinals protocol that has...
‘Right time’ for Hong Kong’s Web3 push despite market flux — financial secretary
Now is the "right time" for Hong Kong to push forward with Web3, despite the crypto market fluctuations, according to...
How will the Shanghai upgrade impact ETH price? Expert explains
While it may have some short-term negative impact on the price of Ether (ETH), the upcoming Shanghai upgrade will be...
