Grayscale is confident that spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds will be approved in May despite recent “chatter” about the U.S. securities regulator’s “lack of engagement” with applicants. “I don’t think perceived lack of engagement from regulators should be indicative of one outcome or another […] I personally am not deterred by it and believe the ETFs should…

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) is preparing to implement the first phase of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) strategy. It is looking at CBDC for both retail and wholesale use. The CBUAE kicked off the new strategy with a signing event on March 23 with R3 and G42 Cloud, part of the…

The rewards for mining Bitcoin are about to be chopped in half for miners in a scheduled event called “the halving.” This anti-inflationary measure is predicted to occur on or about April 17, 2024. Though it won’t be the first such halving event, the crypto world is poised to enter the unknown, as recent all-time…