The umbrella organization for Canada’s securities regulators has set out conditions for the trading and issuance of stablecoins. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has provided guidance to exchanges and cryptocurrency issuers on its interim approach to what it calls value-referenced crypto assets, with a particular focus on stablecoins. On Oct. 5, the umbrella organization of Canada’s…

COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruptions in traditional finance, coupled with the promise to reduce operational costs, set the stage for mainstreaming the digital ecosystem. The global blockchain finance market — encompassing public and private blockchains, trading, payments, settlements and asset management — is well-positioned to grow into a $79.3B market by 2032. A report by Allied Market Research revealed…

Blockchain data analysts from Nansen have revisited the days leading up to the collapse of FTX, including the transfer of $4.1 billion worth of FTT tokens between the exchange and Alameda Research. A Nansen report shared with Cointelegraph reveals unique observations from the blockchain analytics firm, highlighting the close relationship between the two companies founded…

The Nature science journal recently published an editorial in its Nature Bioscience section lauding the use of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) as a revolutionary new method by which researchers working in underfunded scientific fields can create communities around their work and raise funding which, otherwise, might not be available. In a DAO-based research scheme, a project’s organization,…

The relatively lackluster performance of nine new Ether futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has prompted analysts at K33 Research to urge a “rotate back” into Bitcoin. In an Oct. 3 market report, analysts Anders Helseth and Vetle Lunde said that it’s “time to pull the brakes on ETH and rotate back into BTC,” with the initial trading volume…

The number of attack incidents increased to 76 in Q3 2023, compared to just 30 in the same quarter last year. Crypto and Web3 projects suffered a 153% increase in attack incidents from July to September 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according to a report from blockchain security platform Immunefi. In Q3…

Distributed Technologies Research has launched DRAM, a dirham-backed stablecoin that aims to tap into the performance of the United Arab Emirates fiat currency. A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumnus and SoftBank executive has launched a dirham-backed stablecoin that aims to give countries plagued by high inflation environments exposure to assets linked to the…

OP Labs, the developer of the Optimism network, launched a testnet version of its fault-proof system, according to an Oct. 3 blog post. Once it completes testing, it will allow for “a more decentralized and efficient Superchain,” the post stated. The new system is currently deployed to the Optimism Goerli network. Currently, OP Stack-based networks use…

The matrix aims to identify potential risks associated with the crypto space and policy responses for regulators. A working paper published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) proposed a count vulnerabilities and potential policy responses for the crypto sector. On Sept. 29, the IMF published a working paper titled “Assessing Macrofinancial Risks from Crypto Assets.” Within the paper,…

A California resident is suing Binance and its CEO for tweets last November that, according to allegations, led to the collapse of the rival exchange. A class-action suit was filed against Binance.US and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on Oct. 2 in the District Court of Northern California alleging various violations of federal and California law on unfair…