Blockchain technology offers a solution as the video content industry faces growing challenges around monetization and audience engagement. By enabling real-time payments to creators, transparent watch data and gamified audience engagement, blockchain-powered streaming platform Replay aims to empower creators and viewers. Through its free ad-supported streaming service, Replay rewards viewers for every hour watched while allowing them…

Dubai’s crypto regulator has initiated a crackdown on unregulated crypto companies and firms violating its marketing rules. On Oct. 9, Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) issued fines and cease-and-desist orders to seven businesses for breaching marketing regulations and operating without required licenses. VARA said it’s conducting further investigations in collaboration with other local authorities. The regulator…

Increasing regulatory clarity around spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States and Asia has encouraged almost half of traditional hedge funds to obtain exposure to digital assets. A survey conducted by the Alternative Investment Management Association and PwC revealed that 47% of hedge fund managers trading in traditional markets have exposure…

Binance Blockchain Week Dubai 2024 brings together leading figures in blockchain to discuss the future of Web3 and foster innovation through keynotes, interactive sessions and workshops. Innovation rarely happens in isolation in the fast-paced world of Web3. Instead, it emerges from conversations, collaborations and the exchange of bold visions. Conferences have increasingly become the breeding ground…

Options on Bitcoin BTC$61,113.46 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are likely to launch in the United States by the first quarter of 2025, according to James Seyffart, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst. “I think before the end of the year is possible for options, but more likely in Q1 2025,” Seyffart said during an Oct. 9 panel discussion at the…

Taiwan is looking to advance institutional cryptocurrency adoption as local regulators aim to pilot crypto storage services through local banks. The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) of Taiwan is preparing to launch an institutional trial of crypto custody services, local media Central News Agency reported on Oct. 8. While the FSC reportedly expects to start collecting applications in…