The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), the Belgian regulator, is seeking comments on its communication on the classification of crypto assets as securities, investment instruments or financial instruments. Aimed at issuers, offerors and service providers, the agency’s communication will serve as guidance to the existing order until European regulatory harmonization is achieved. The communication
Summary: Ethereum developers have successfully implemented the Merge of the Beacon chain to the Sepolia Testnet. Goerli testnet is scheduled next then the Merge will finally happen on the Ethereum mainnet. Ethereum’s Merge marking the transition to the proof-of-stake algorithm has been successfully activated on the Sepoila testnet. Sepolia’s proof-of-work network merged with the proof-of-stake
DappRader’s Dapp industry report for Q2 2022 raised, among many points, the idea that an upcoming non-fungible platform war could be on the horizon. The report, which was provided to Cointelegraph, spoke of how UniSwap recently acquired Genie and OpenSea purchased Gem in an effort to expand their respective services to include NFT aggregation tools,
As crypto winter sets in once more, industry players in Australia, one of the world’s most crypto-friendly nations, watch closely for a shift in the regulatory climate. Anthony Albanese, the new Australian Labor Party prime minister, has made regulating crypto a top priority. However, neither he nor his cabinet has given a clear indication of
Porter Finance, a decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol based on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, announced Tuesday that it was shutting down its bond issuance platform. In explaining the discussion, Porter Finance said: “Looking forward, we are not confident there will be large inflows of lending demand for fixed income DeFi products like the ones offered
The cryptocurrency market has experienced a turbulent period as of late, with several firms filing for bankruptcy or shutting down. Voyager Digital announced its bankruptcy on Wednesday, becoming the second crypto lender to default following Three Arrows Capital. In the light of present market circumstances, Circle has sought to reaffirm its commitment to openness and user security
Despite some touting crypto as a hedge against traditional markets, digital assets today share a similar risk profile to commodities such as oil and gas, and tech and pharmaceutical stocks, according to analysis from Coinbase’s chief economist. The observation comes from a blog post from Coinbase chief economist Cesare Fracassi on July 6, noting that
The Ministry of Economic Development of Italy has announced that certain blockchain projects will qualify to apply for up to $46 million in government subsidies starting from September. In a Tuesday announcement, the Ministry said companies and public or private research firms will be able to apply for funding from the government for the development
The growth of Circle’s native stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) in the last two months compared to its $66-billion rival giant Tether (USDT) is nothing short of spectacular. USDT, USDC market cap ratio hits the lowest on record Notably, USDC’s market capitalization has grown by 8.27% since May, reaching its highest level of $55.9 billion on
A new strain of crypto-malware is being spread via YouTube, tricking users to download software that’s designed to steal data from 30 crypto wallets and crypto-browser extensions. Cyber intelligence company Cyble in a June 30 blog post said it had been tracking the malware known as “PennyWise” — likely named after the monster in Stephen
The domino effect of the 2022 bear market, which saw the downfall of numerous crypto ecosystems and tokens over several months, caught up to GARI token as it tanked over 83% in value in a matter of hours on June 4. While GARI Network brushed off the development as a “market event,” investors suspect a
UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recruited almost 500 additional staff members this year as part of its new three-year strategy. Among the new hires are six directors, whose appointments were announced July 5. Two of them come from backgrounds in policing. Director of payments and digital assets is newly created position that
Major cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is working to increase compliance with the European sanctions against Russia by preparing to enforce major restrictions for its Russian users. BitMEX is changing its restricted jurisdictions policy to be compliant with various restrictive measures of the European Union, Cointelegraph has learned. The BitMEX crypto exchange notified a group of potentially
The crypto community is looking into three key dates this month that could profoundly impact the trajectory of the crypto market and the wider United States macroeconomic environment this year. On July 13, the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) and data relating to inflation will be released to the public. On July 26-27, a decision
Trading volume on three major Indian crypto exchanges plummeted 72.5% on average since July 1, when a 1% tax per transaction was enforced in the country. The Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) came into effect on July 1 and appears to have negatively affected traders as exchange volumes dropped from 37.4% on BitBNS and 90.9%
Along with competitors including Celsius Network and Babel Finance, Vauld, a cryptocurrency lender supported by Coinbase Inc., said it suspended withdrawals and recruited advisers to investigate a potential restructuring to withstand the market crash. According to Chief Executive Officer Darshan Bathija’s blog post on Monday, the Singapore-based company has retained Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Rajah
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