Crypto builders should ‘give up’ serving US customers for 5 to 10 years — dYdX founder

    The founder of dYdZX argued that early-stage crypto projects can scale faster by not serving U.S. customers, as they won’t have to deal with the hassles of the U.S. regulatory climate. Antonio Juliano, the founder of decentralized exchange dYdX thinks that crypto builders should forget about serving customers in the U.S. over the next five to 10…

    China launches blockchain-powered data exchange

    The platform will facilitate the buying and selling of Web3 data among enterprises, with Alibaba Cloud and Huawei among the companies to participate. During the 2023 Hangzhou Summit held in Hangzhou, China, government officials unveiled a new data exchange powered by blockchain technology. Over 300 enterprises, including Alibaba Cloud and Huawei, participated in the exchange’s…

    Nomura, CoinShares, Ledger joint venture Komainu wins Dubai crypto license

    Komainu completed the final step in VARA’s licensing process nearly 10 months after securing its MVP license in November 2022. Komainu, a joint venture between Nomura and crypto firms CoinShares and Ledger, has received a full operating license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). The United Arab Emirates has opened its door to crypto…

    Coinbase takes equity stake in Circle as Centre Consortium shuts down

    Coinbase and Circle have redefined their relationship, according to identical announcements on the Coinbase and Circle blogs on Aug. 21. The two organizations jointly launched the USD Coin stablecoin and have, until now, governed the token through the Centre Consortium. The Centre Consortium “will no longer exist as a stand-alone entity,” the blog past said, and governance and operations…

    Friend.tech generates over $1M fees in 24h, surpassing Uniswap, Bitcoin networks

    Launched in beta on Aug. 11, the platform allows users to tokenize their social network by buying and selling “shares” of their connections. Friend.tech, a recently released decentralized social (DeSo) network, generated over $1 million in fees in 24 hours on Aug. 19, outperforming established players in the crypto ecosystem, including Uniswap and the Bitcoin network. The…

    Ether Futures ETFs could all get approval at same time: Report

    At least 16 applications for Ether or Bitcoin-Ether futures ETFs are awaiting regulatory approval in the United States. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to approve multiple applications for Ether futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Since July, the…