Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) announced plans to establish its metaverse headquarters in The Sandbox virtual world. Thus, VARA would become the world’s first regulator to enter the metaverse, showcasing the government’s attempts to turn Dubai into a hub for the digital economy. VARA said in a statement that its move into the metaverse…
Breaking crypto news from the last week (Apr. 30 – May 6, 2022): Apr. 30: Three Arrows Capital, a crypto hedge fund, moves its headquarters from Singapore to Dubai as the UAE is gradually replacing Singapore as a crypto mecca. Bybit, Binance, Kraken, and FTX are setting up offices in the UAE as crypto migrates…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Valkyrie’s futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) application. This is the second futures ETF approved by the SEC this year after Teucrium. However, spot ETFs seem unlikely to happen soon without more regulation, recent developments suggest. According to the SEC document published on May 5, the application was…
BTC crashed below $35.500, leaving over $400 million worth of liquidated positions in the process and taking the entire crypto market with it. Last week, Bitcoin had also witnessed the major outflows from the market, totaling $120 million, as the uncertainty of institutional investors continued to grow. However, MicroStrategy promised to support Bitcoin in the…
Tron, an Ethereum competitor blockchain, announced the launch of USDD, an algorithmic stablecoin inspired by the success of Terra’s UST, which has topped $18 billion in total issuance. USDD has launched on TRON, BNB Chain, and Ethereum blockchains. The team behind the stablecoin has promised “zero-risk” returns of about 30% APY, and users currently need…
The two largest blockchain platforms – Ethereum and Solana – are now in a fierce confrontation. Will the technological reform and transition to Ethereum 2.0 help Ether? Or has the originally more advanced Solana network escalated its growth momentum enough to overtake ETH? What blockchain platform will become the new leader in the DeFi segment?…