The future of crypto investing and fundraising: Day 3 of Binance Blockchain Week 2022

    How will blockchain change the future of investing? What trends and features awaiting retail crypto investors? What’s the right fundraising model for your project? These topics were highlighted on the closing day of Binance Blockchain Week 2022, which was held in Dubai from 28 to 30 March 2022. The annual Binance Blockchain Week involves the…

    Stablecoins and the World Post-War

    Stable cryptocoins pegged to fiat currencies have long been justly criticized “on both sides” – both by adherents of “traditional” crypto and devout opponents of cryptocurrencies. But the rapid changes to the economic reality have turned stablecoins into the most highly sought-after financial tool. The amount of USDT issued on the TRON network has recently…

    Dubai school to accept Bitcoin and Ethereum fee payments

    Citizen School in Dubai has announced that it will be accepting cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, as payment. The school, which is scheduled to open later in 2022, has become the first in the Middle East to have this option. According to Arabian Business, Citizens School, located in Dubai, will accept tuition payments in…

    $10T asset manager ‘studies’ digital currencies while crypto recoups 2022 losses

    Larry Fink, the chief executive of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with around $10 trillion in assets under management, has said his company is “studying” digital currencies due to growing client demand. Meantime, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continued to rise, while bank analysts suggest the Russian war in Ukraine could create a new world…

    GameFi, NFTs and The Metaverse: Day 2 of Binance Blockchain Week 2022

    How to navigate the NFT and Metaverse world? What are these new technologies? How could they push the industry forward? And how can you participate in this digital future? Day 2 of Binance Blockchain Week was dedicated to a better understanding of the swiftly growing worlds of GameFi, NFTs and metaverses. The annual Binance Blockchain…

    Coinbase to track recipient information for crypto transfers in Canada, Singapore and Japan

    Starting in early April, crypto exchange Coinbase Global will require its customers in Canada, Japan and Singapore who send cryptocurrency to non-Coinbase wallets to provide the name, address and, in the case of Japan, the destination wallet of the recipient. Coinbase has been sending notices to its customers in those countries that the changes will…

    The layer-2 solution brings Ethereum compatibility to the Cardano blockchain

    The Milkomeda Foundation has announced the launch of C1, a sidechain that is compatible with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and connected directly to the Cardano blockchain. In response to the rollout of this layer-2 solution, Cardano’s native token (ADA) has rallied more than 32% over the week, outperforming other major altcoins. According to a Monday…

    Following El Salvador and Cuba. Part 2

    While the world’s largest economies are gearing up for the CBDC race we recently wrote about, smaller countries are looking to integrate “traditional” cryptocurrencies into their financial systems. The alternative, they realise, is quickly losing their fiscal independence in the new economic reality. Australia went its own way: ANZ – one of the country’s “big…

    Mass adoption and Web3 future: Day 1 of Binance Blockchain Week 2022

    The attitude of crypto after mass adoption, developing a Web3, future of crypto and non-crypto blockchains. These and other hot topics were discussed by the leading industry speakers on Day 1 of Binance Blockchain Week 2022, which is taking place in Dubai from 28 to 30 March 2022. The annual Binance Blockchain Week involves the…

    BIS and four central banks to develop multiple CBDCs platform prototypes

    The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub collaborated with central banks from Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Africa to develop prototypes of two versions for an international settlement platform that uses different central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). According to the executive summary of the report, the project’s first phase was successful in developing functioning…