Montenegro recently announced a partnership with blockchain payments firm Ripple to create a pilot program for a national digital currency. The digital currency will take the form of a stablecoin…
According to CoinShares, last week Bitcoin received $56 million of inflows, which accounted for 98% of all investments into digital asset investment products. The European cryptocurrency investment firm published its…
The G20, is developing a common framework to help all countries deal with the risks associated with cryptocurrency investments. Under India’s presidency, the G20 has called for coordinated global crypto…
The Banque de France has released a paper that provides insight into the regulatory considerations for decentralized finance (DeFi). It also discusses the upcoming Markets in Crypto Assets regulation (MiCA).…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has posted a job listing for its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit in the Division of Enforcement. The successful candidate will be responsible…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reiterated its call for more robust regulatory oversight of the Crypto ecosystem. This includes “strict prudential requirements” for stablecoin issuers, following the depegging of…
South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange GDAC reported a security breach on April 9, resulting in a $13 million loss of digital assets from its hot wallet. The stolen assets represented roughly…
On April 9, a bug on the SushiSwap decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol led to losses of over $3 million. Blockchain security companies Certik Alert and Peckshield noted unusual activity related…
On April 10, Terraport Finance, a new DeFi exchange platform based on the Terra Classic blockchain, suffered a breach of its liquidity wallet. This then resulted in the loss of…
Bitcoin mining has once again come under fire from mainstream media, with the New York Times publishing an article. The article titled “The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for…