Turkey plans to craft crypto framework in 2024

    The 2024 Turkish Presidential Annual Program, published on Oct. 25 in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey, aims to finalize crypto regulations in the country within the calendar year of 2024. Article 400.5 of the almost 500-page document reveals the planned studies to define crypto assets, which might be taxed appropriately afterward. Crypto asset providers,…

    Fed, BOE officials share continuing interest in CBDCs, stablecoin regulation

    The Federal Reserve Board continues to research a central bank digital currency (CBDC), or at least adjacent technologies, Vice Chair Michael Barr said on Oct. 27. He also touched on stablecoins at the Economics of Payments XII Conference, where his English colleague Sir Jon Cunliffe made his last speech as deputy governor of the Bank…

    9 protocols criticize LayerZero’s wstETH token, claiming it’s ‘proprietary’

    A new bridged token from cross-chain protocol LayerZero is drawing criticism from nine protocols throughout the Ethereum ecosystem. A joint statement from Connext, Chainsafe, Sygma, LiFi, Socket, Hashi, Across, Celer and Router on Oct. 27 called the token’s standard “a vendor-locked proprietary standard,” claiming that it limits the freedom of token issuers. Today, we're announcing…

    Bitcoin is evolving into a multi-asset network

    For more than a decade, the primary narratives surrounding Bitcoin have focused on its role as a peer-to-peer digital cash and store of value. However, all indications suggest that we are witnessing a significant shift in this paradigm. Since the beginning of 2023, one of the most discussed topics in the Bitcoin ecosystem has been the…

    Crypto reshapes the American dream for younger generations: Report

    A new Coinbase report on the state of crypto has revealed the disillusionment of younger generations (Gen Z and Millennials) with the traditional American dream and the financial system. It shows young Americans are more open than older generations to unconventional paths to financial independence, such as crypto, than older generations. According to the report, young…

    Is Bitcoin overheated? Some believe the answer is hiding in PEPE

    Could Bitcoin be headed for an imminent pullback? Some crypto market observers believe the answer could be hiding within the price action of a frog-themed memecoin. In an Oct. 27 post on X (formerly Twitter), Onchain Capital co-founder and Crypto Banter host Ran Neuner suggested that memecoin Pepe is a strong indicator of overblown crypto market fever….