Blockchain

CoinspeakerOKX and Bybit Remove 2 Russian Banks from Payments List, Here’s Why The spotlight recently came on sanctioned Russian banks after they were spotted as payment options on some top crypto exchanges. OKX and Bybit Remove 2 Russian Banks from Payments List, Here’s Why

CoinspeakerBalancer Loses $900,000 to Security Vulnerability Despite Prior Warning The attacker managed to transfer Dai stablecoins twice. The initial transfer was $636,812, followed by a subsequent transfer of $257,527, aggregating to a total stolen amount of around $900,000. Balancer Loses $900,000 to Security Vulnerability Despite Prior Warning

CoinspeakerOman Makes Big Investments in Bitcoin Mining Operations, But Is It Sharia Compliant? Oman disclosed a partnership of $300 million with Abu Dhabi's Phoenix Group to establish a 150-megawatt crypto mining facility in collaboration with Green Data City. Oman Makes Big Investments in Bitcoin Mining Operations, But Is It Sharia Compliant?

Coinbase’s trading volume has seen a staggering plummet over the past year. That’s according to a BanklessTimes.com data analysis. The site reports that in Q2 of 2022, the exchange boasted a trading volume of $217 billion. But fast-forward to Q2 of 2023, and that figure has dwindled to $92 billion. That fall represents a 58% decline in the metric. And it has analysts and experts exploring the factors influencing the dramatic shift. BanklessTimes‘ crypto expert Alice Leetham has shared her...

Stablecoin payment adoption continued to thrive last year despite massive capital outflows from the crypto market at large, according to a new report from European hedge fund manager Brevan Howard. Analysts found that the stablecoin market settled over $11 trillion in value in 2022 and that over 25 million blockchain addresses held over $1 in stablecoins. Stablecoin Adoption by the Numbers The fund’s report – co-authored by Venture Co-Head Peter Johnson and quant analyst Sai...

In a significant move within the crypto realm, Circle, the company behind USD Coin (USDC), said it will extend support for its stablecoin to six more blockchains in the next two months. Based on a joint release by Coinbase and Circle, USDC, already available on nine blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Stellar, Tron, Flow, Algorand, Hedera and Solana, will be rolled out on additional chains. While the release does not mention names, earlier reports from...

In a recent discussion, roundtable leader Rob Nelson and crypto evangelist Luke Stokes sat down to discuss the state of the global economy, which as we can see, is not in the best shape. The conversation then turned to blockchain and how it could potentially solve the problems associated with the world’s economic frailty. Blockchain: The Solution to the World’s Problems? Nelson started things off by saying: Most people in this country feel like the economy’s a...

Gastbeitrag: DR. BIRGUL COTELLI, Senior Director, C-suite Program Attendant, Risk & Compliance Ein Weg zur Parität: Das Engagement der Schweiz für Gleichberechtigung Der schweizerische Rechtsrahmen, in dem die Grundsätze der Gleichstellung der Geschlechter und der gerechten Entlohnung verankert sind, ist ein Beispiel für das unerschütterliche Engagement der Schweiz für soziale Gerechtigkeit. Der Weg zur Lohngleichheit ist nicht ohne Herausforderungen, aber der systematische Ansatz der...

Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch announced expansion across the Coinbase-incubated layer-2 blockchain, Base. 1inch also mentioned that Base is poised to gain advantages from “Coinbase product integrations and convenient fiat onramps,” which will also be extended to projects within the ecosystem. The team also revealed the deployment of the 1inch Aggregation Protocol and the 1inch Limit Order Protocol on Base. The latest expansion will enable 1inch users to get access...

Following an appearance by former President Donald Trump on Tucker Carlson’s X-based interview show, the value of Trump’s baseball card-style NFT collection saw a notable surge. According to reports, the 45,000-card polygon-based Trump Digital Trading Cards’ price increased from 0.1 ether ($150) last week to approximately 0.13 ether ($215) after the viral interview. Trump: “When I debated Biden, this was in front of probably not a friend of yours, Chris Wallace was the...