German asset manager DZ Bank collaborated with Swiss technology firm Metaco to add digital asset management into its services. DZ Bank, Germany’s second-largest bank in terms of asset size, will fully integrate digital currencies into its asset management services in collaboration with the digital asset firm Metaco. According to the announcement sent to Cointelegraph, DZ…

The comments from the hosts of lawyers comes as Judge Victor Marreo said that Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot Moments NFT may constitute a security. Blockchain Association’s chief legal officer says “it would be absurd” for a United States court to rule that digital assets on private blockchains are securities, following a federal judge’s decision…

Data from PolygonScan showed that the blockchain had not produced any new blocks or processed transactions for some time, leading some to believe it was suffering an outage. Update: The article was updated at 11:45pm UTC on Feb. 22 to reflect that the blockchain explorer Polygonscan was not updating correctly. Polygon has continued to produce blocks,…

According to the Department of Justice, Forsage employed smart contracts that were coded in ways consistent with a Ponzi scheme. The founders behind the alleged $340 million “global Ponzi” scheme Forsage have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Oregon. The four Russian founders — Vladimir Okhotnikov, Olena Oblamska, Mikhail Sergeev…

A new report from DappRadar revealed that during the first month of 2023, blockchain gaming made up 48% of all DApp activity. Play-to-earn blockchain gaming experienced a downturn over the last year as gamers prioritized improving the gameplay experience. However, according to a new report from DappRadar, in the first month of 2023, gamers made up nearly…

Experts from 10 industry organizations contributed to this pioneering examination of legal questions surrounding proof of stake. The Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), a nonprofit industry alliance, has published two white papers examining on the status of deposit tokens in United States securities and tax law on Feb. 21. The papers were authored by representatives…