SOL token of smart contract platform Solana continued its unflagging surge higher in the market on Thursday, as it topped XRP as the 6th most valuable cryptoasset. The altcoin market has seemingly brushed off Monday’s heavy sell-off and continues to forge higher with a range of in-vogue coins printing double-digit percentage gains and some fresh…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has warned that it will sue Coinbase if it launches a new product Lend that allows users to earn interest by lending their crypto holdings. Coinbase’s CEO Brian Armstrong labeled the agency’s aggressive actions “really sketchy behavior.” According to Bloomberg, the U.S.’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange said it received a…

Sooner or later, but it had to appear – a kind of “testing ground” for developing the most advanced blockchain initiatives, where it is very easy for developers to integrate their project, but there are no stability or security guarantees for it. On August 24, cryptocurrency developers in Polkadot announced that the Kusama network would…

Cryptocurrencies related to DeFi projects have fallen more than Bitcoin and Ethereum during the recent market downturn. Decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens seem to be taking heavy price hits as widespread correction in crypto markets continues today. According to CoinGecko, top DeFi projects, including Aave, Uniswap, Chainlink, and Terra, have lost 20% and more of each…

According to the Economic Times, the Indian government is planning to compartmentalize virtual currencies and their tax treatment based on their use cases —payments, investment, or utility. Although the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has not granted legal tender status to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, it is eager to charge tax on cryptocurrency investment gains….

On Sept. 8, Ukrainian lawmakers voted for the bill legalizing and regulating cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the country. Before, cryptocurrencies have been neither legal nor forbidden in Ukraine because there were no laws that defined their status. Ukrainians could buy and exchange virtual currencies, but local courts couldn’t protect them if something went…