Coinbase rolls out smart wallet with no gas fees and easy onboarding

    Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching a smart wallet. The new Coinbase Wallet will offer users greater convenience through onboarding, eliminating gas fees and making recovery phrases unnecessary. Smart wallets overcome complexity The smart wallet will allow users to create a new wallet and onboard onto a blockchain without downloading a new app or receiving a…

    UAE central bank approves licensing system for stablecoins

    The board of directors of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) approved the issuance of a new system to oversee and license stablecoins. In a meeting in Abu Dhabi, the board reportedly discussed projects under the government’s financial infrastructure transformation (FIT) program. The initiative aims to boost digital transactions, advance the country’s…

    SEC Ethereum ETF decision unlikely driven by politics: Bernstein

    The United States securities regulator’s decision to approve the spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds may not have been a last-minute decision driven by political pressure, according to analysts at research and brokerage firm Bernstein. One of the leading theories behind the Securities and Exchange Commission’s sudden change in tone toward spot Ether ETFs in May was increased political…

    Germans split on digital euro, most don’t know what it is: Survey

    Half of Germans in a recent survey said they could see themselves using the digital euro despite many not having heard of it or knowing exactly what it is. Deutsche Bundesbank’s survey of 2,012 people published on June 4 saw 50% say they could either “definitely” or “probably” imagine using the digital euro — the European Central Bank’s pilot…

    Who governs Ethereum? Galaxy report reveals all

    Galaxy Digital has released a report showing that Ethereum’s decentralized governance is steered by off-chain voting rather than on-chain Ether (ETH) holder voting. Christine Kim, vice president of Galaxy Digital’s research team, released the report on June 3. It reveals multiple stakeholders who hold the keys to Ethereum’s governance. Speaking with Cointelegraph on the risks of not…

    Worldwide searches for ‘onchain’ on Google hit all-time high

    Google search interest for the term “onchain” surged to an all-time high in May, according to Google Trends data. Over the past five years, worldwide search interest in the term hovered mostly under 25 out of 100, with a brief spike to around 30 in March. However, between May 26 and June 1, search interest in “onchain”…