Crypto.com sues SEC to ‘protect the future of crypto’ in US
    09 Oct 2024
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    Major cryptocurrency exchange and service provider Crypto.com is launching a legal battle against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission with the goal of protecting the future of the crypto industry in the country. Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, took to X on Oct. 8 to officially announce that the company has filed…

    WEF backs ‘Sandbox-first approach’ for DeFi adoption
    08 Oct 2024
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    The World Economic Forum (WEF) urged policymakers and regulators worldwide to conduct decentralized finance (DeFi)-related innovations and experiments within regulatory sandboxes, focusing on tailored risk mitigation and transparency. In its recent assessment of nine major economies, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United Arab Emirates, the WEF identified the need for…

    EigenLayer eyes consumer adoption post EIGEN unlock, founder says
    08 Oct 2024
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    EigenLayer is prioritizing onboarding consumer Web3 applications after the Oct. 1 unlock of the restaking protocol’s native token, EIGEN, founder Sreeram Kannan told Cointelegraph in an interview. EigenLayer will initially target apps in crypto-native segments such as decentralized finance (DeFi) and gaming before expanding beyond Web3, Kannan said. “We’re starting with the inside-out approach, focusing…

    National Bank of Bahrain rolls out its first Bitcoin investment fund
    08 Oct 2024
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    The National Bank of Bahrain has announced the launch of its first Bitcoin investment fund, designed for institutional investors in the Middle East’s Gulf Cooperation Council, formed by Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to local media reports, the fund was developed in partnership with digital asset firm ARP…

    What is a rug pull in crypto and 6 ways to spot it?
    07 Oct 2024
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    What is a rug pull in cryptocurrency? A rug pull scam happens when a team or developer withdraws support for a project, leaving investors with worthless tokens.  Imagine you’re at a party where you come across an awesome game. Players are enjoying themselves, and there are large rewards for them to win. You decide to…

    New Ethereum proposal aims to increase throughput by 50%
    07 Oct 2024
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    A new Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) would slash block times on Ethereum by 33% and increase data capacity — increasing overall throughput by 50%, developers claim. Introduced on Oct. 5 by Illyriad Games co-founder Ben Adams, EIP-7781 aims to slash block times on the Ethereum network to eight seconds from 12 seconds, increase the latency of based…