While the bulletin was intended to provide clarity regarding the accounting treatment for digital assets, it has been criticized by both lawmakers and regulators. Two United States lawmakers have criticized crypto accounting guidelines outlined by the securities regulator, arguing it places crypto customers at greater risk of loss. The guidelines came from the United States…
The public launch of Polygon ID comes 12 months after it was first launched in a closed-environment to a select group of builders. Polygon, a layer-2 scaling protocol for Ethereum, has launched a zero-knowledge decentralized identity solutionto the public nearly a year after announcing its development. The Polygon ID service uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs)…
“Good user experience is not about the average case, it is about the worst case,” wrote the Ethereum co-founder. In a new blog post published on Feb. 28, Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin documented the continued need to improve the namesake network to better facilitate ETH as a means of payment. In one instance, Buterin shared how…
The company provided a link for voters to sign up so that they can gain information about local politicians’ crypto policies. Coinbase has launched a grassroots political campaign to promote pro-crypto policies, according to a Feb. 28 Twitter thread from the company. The company said that the #Crypto435 campaign is intended to “grow the crypto advocacy community…
Crypto ownership among U.S. adults has remained steady over the last 12 months, with a large portion seemingly “frustrated” by the one-sided global financial system. A whopping 80% of American adults believe the financial system favors those with “powerful interests,” while 20% currently own cryptocurrency, a new survey has revealed. Commissioned by crypto exchange Coinbase, the…
Despite stepping down as CEO for three years, Yuzo continued to have a significant influence on the company being the firm’s largest stakeholder. Yuzo Kano, the co-founder of Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer, is seeking to reinstate himself as CEO in a shareholders meeting next month, in an apparent bid to reinvigorate what he claims is…