Totality Corp CEO explains why India is still largely untapped for NFTs
Despite a strong emphasis on “social status” in India, holding a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT there isn’t impressing anyone.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin defends DAOs against critics
Buterin believes collusion and corruption can be minimized when deciding power is in the hands of the entire group, rather than an individual or small minority.
Draft US stablecoin bill would ban new algo stablecoins for 2 years
It’s reported the bills’ definition will cover “endogenously collateralized stablecoins,” which depend on the value of an attached cryptocurrency from the same creator for it to maintain a stable price.
‘Fear of the unknown’ holds back tradfi investors from crypto — Bloomberg analyst
Bloomberg crypto analyst Jamie Coutts believes it’s a “missed opportunity” that traditional asset managers choose not the educate themselves on crypto.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Flutters Around $19K; SEC Case Against Crypto Promoter Ian Balina Faces One Big Problem
Balina is charged with conducting an unregistered securities offering in 2018 for his SPRK ICO token, but proving that the Ethereum network should be subject to U.S. securities law will be difficult; cryptos largely decline.
Decentralized Finance Protocol Coin98 Unveils Native Stablecoin CUSD
DeFi platforms race to craft their own stablecoins to attract users and boost growth, including Curve and Aave.
Crypto Needs ‘Global Regulatory Framework,’ IMF Says
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on financial regulators around the world to come together to develop a “global regulatory framework” for crypto assets.
Hearing: Alternative payments’ threat to national security goes far beyond crypto
Crypto is just the tip of the iceberg, experts tell a U.S. House Financial Service subcommittee in testimony on payment systems and national security.
Crypto Exchanges Binance and FTX Have Both Bid Roughly $50M for Voyager’s Assets: Report
Binance’s current bid is slightly higher than FTX’s, according to sources who spoke to the Wall Street Journal.
Crypto and stocks soften ahead of Fed rate hike, but XRP, ALGO and LDO look ‘interesting’
Crypto and stock markets continue to correct, but that doesn’t mean all the investment opportunities are gone.
OpenSea to allow creators to host token sales directly through its homepage
The marketplace intends to prioritize storytelling by allowing NFT creators to design customizable drop pages, share images, videos and more.
What Cardano’s Highly Anticipated Vasil Hard Fork Will Bring
Vasil delivers an updated version of Cardano’s smart contract scripting language: Plutus v2.
What Are Solarpunk and Lunarpunk Anyway?
Two environmentally-focused fictional micro-genres have become cornerstones of the Web3 aesthetic. Here’s how that happened.
Market Wrap: Markets Wait for Fed to Officially Announce What It Has Signaled for Weeks
Absent a huge surprise, markets are expecting interest rates to increase by 75 basis points. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.
Litecoin Foundation’s managing director shares his thoughts on decentralized money
The Litecoin blockchain has been up and running for over a decade with no downtime.
Hacked Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Has $200M in Outstanding DeFi Debt
Cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute has $200 million in outstanding DeFi debt to several counterparties, according to data provided by Nansen.
Staking providers could expand institutional presence in the crypto space: Report
The recent Ethereum upgrade highlights staking opportunities for institutional holders. In the short term, however, liquidity is still an issue, .
Oman’s Indian embassy Twitter account compromised to promote XRP scam
The hackers behind the attack may have been responsible for breaching India-based crypto exchange CoinDCX’s Twitter account given the similar fake XRP giveaways.
NFT Marketplace OpenSea to Support Ethereum Roll-Up Arbitrum
“This is a first step in building our goal of a web3 future where people have access to the NFTs they want on the chains they prefer,” OpenSea said in a tweet.
Bitcoin se debilita previo a la decisión de la Fed y los analistas se enfocan en US$18.300 como soporte
Este es el nivel en el que los traders que han tomado posiciones largas podrían retirarse, según un análisis técnico.
Well-known vulnerability in private keys likely exploited in $160M Wintermute hack
The vulnerability in private keys generated by the popular Profanity vanity key generator was noted in January and has already been implicated in at least one major hack.
New Crypto Exchange Aims to Bring What Old Crypto Hates: Wall Street Intermediaries
Jamil Nazarali, CEO of EDX Markets, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover,” to discuss what the exchange could mean for institutional investors as it looks to use intermediaries to administer digital asset trading.
Trading App Robinhood Markets Adds USDC to Its Crypto Lineup
Robinhood has been slowly adding to its crypto options for retail investors.
US Treasury official says crypto mixers are a ‘concern’ in enforcing sanctions
Assistant Secretary at the Treasury Department Elizabeth Rosenberg said sanctioning crypto mixers could help deter money laundering from entities in Russia, Iran and North Korea.
Real-Time Accounting Platform Integral Raises $8.5M in First Round of Funding
Investors included some notable names from the crypto industry, such as figures from Coinbase, Anchorage and Dapper Labs.
Privacy-Focused Social Network MeWe Ties Into Blockchain-Powered Protocol
Using Project Liberty’s protocol will make MeWe the largest decentralized social media platform.
Maple Finance launches $300M lending pool for Bitcoin mining firms
The institutional lending platform has facilitated $1.8 billion worth of digital currency loans since May 2021.
Colorado is now accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency, as Gov. Polis promised
The Colorado Department of Revenue offers tax payment through the PayPal Cryptocurrency Hub for personal taxes; businesses are not eligible yet.
Neudata and CoinDesk Indices Discuss Crypto Data and Digital Assets
Jodie Gunzberg, managing director of CoinDesk Indices, and Neudata’s Nicholas Neary discuss the emerging crypto data sector.
