African Blockchain Business Funding Rose 429% in 2022 — Report
In 2022, African blockchain businesses raised a total of $474 million, a 429% increase from what was raised in the year earlier, the latest CVVC African blockchain funding report has…
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler won’t change his mind: crypto exchanges have no choice, they must adapt to regulations
Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), does not seem at all willing to change his opinion regarding the regulation of crypto exchanges. According to Gensler,…
Taylor Swift Rejected Crypto Exchange FTX’s Sponsorship Offer Over Unregistered Securities Concerns
Taylor Swift, a pop icon and 12-time Grammy Award winner, reportedly turned down a $100 million sponsorship offer from the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX due to concerns about unregistered securities.…
Bitcoin Stamps Are Attracting Collectors And Creators With Blockchain Permanence
Bitcoin Stamps seek to offer greater permanence and security on the blockchain, attracting collectors and creators. Bitcoin Stamps are the latest innovation in the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), offering…
Space and Time and Microsoft Make Blockchain Data Accessible on Azure Marketplace
PRESS RELEASE. Seattle, WA, April 19, 2023 — Space and Time and Microsoft announce that developers can now deploy the Space and Time data warehouse directly from the Microsoft Azure…
America’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Is Considering Leaving The Country
Coinbase has been facing pressures that have led to the CEO stating it may be forced to go international. Coinbase is considering establishing itself in another country should the United…
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce States Proposed Amendments to Definition of ‘Exchange’ Render Innovation ‘Kaput’
Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued her opinion on the recent attempts of the institution to change the definition of “exchange” under…
SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Bittrex With Operating Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency
After the report revealing that the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex had received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the securities regulator charged Bittrex and the company’s…
Crypto Exchange Bitrue Suffers $23 Million Hack
Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has lost millions of U.S. dollars’ worth of ether and other coins in a hack. The trading platform suspended withdrawals until early next week to conduct…
Telegram’s new bot for crypto exchanges in the EU: it will help comply with AML and KYC rules
VAF Compliance, an anti-money laundering (AML) specialist, has launched a new Telegram Bot that enables crypto companies to comply with AML and Know Your Customer rules as more global licensing…