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Citing legal issues it’s facing in some European countries, Singapore-headquartered CryptoCom has backed out of a $495-million sponsorship deal with Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League. Regulatory Issues Behind Scrapping of Deal The cryptocurrency company that offers trading, DeFi, and wallet services, among others, was set to replace Russian oil major Gazprom as the sponsor for the next five seasons, up to 2027. UEFA ditched the deal with Gazprom...

Arcane Research – a digital asset analysis firm – has published a report examining Bitcoin mining, and its relationship with global energy.  The paper argues that the mining industry can transform worldwide energy production for the better – contrary to its frequent portrayal as a social and environmental harm.  Reinforcing the Grid and Renewable Technologies The report, published on Wednesday, provides four ways in which mining can improve energy systems in a desirable and...

Input-Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the blockchain development firm behind Cardano (ADA), confirmed the release date of the Vasil hard fork. It will happen on September 22, contrary to what some developers had speculated. In a series of Tweets, IOHK informed the status of the Vasil upgrade, adding that it would be the most important and complicated upgrade to date as, in addition to bringing greater capacity to the network, it will significantly reduce the cost of transactions....

BlackRock – the world’s largest asset manager – has partnered with Kraken’s subsidiary CF Benchmarks to assist with its newly established Bitcoin Trust.  According to a report from The Block, BlackRock’s Bitcoin product will be benchmarked using CF Benchmark’s indexes.  CF Benchmarks is a member of the Crypto Facilities Group, of which is part of the Payward Group. Payward owns and operates Kraken, one of the oldest and largest crypto exchanges.  CEO Sui Chung said that...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was recently interviewed on the state of the crypto markets, and the future of blockchain technology. He predicted that crypto market volatility will slow to that of gold and stocks in the medium-term – though he doesn’t know at what price.  The developer also spoke about proof of work, proof of stake, and the reluctance of Bitcoiners to embrace the latter.  Where Will Crypto Settle Down? In an interview with blogger Noah Smith, Vitalik...

In a public announcement on Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned investors about security vulnerabilities in DeFi platforms. It also asked those who suspect that their investments have been stolen to approach the FBI through the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) or the local FBI office. DeFi Vulnerabilities “Between January and March 2022, cybercriminals stole $1.3 billion in cryptocurrencies, almost 97 percent of which was stolen from Defi platforms,...

The crypto unit of Silicon Valley Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is all set to release a set of free, public “Can’t Be Evil” licenses. The firm has designed the licenses specifically for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and is inspired by the work of Creative Commons. As per the official press release, the community can freely use these licenses, which come with certain goals in mind. This includes – helping NFT creators protect or release their intellectual property (IP) rights and...

The world-leading NFT marketplace OpenSea has publicly declared its support for the Ethereum Merge later this month.  As such, it will not support any speculative Ethereum forks that follow its activation – such as a potential ETHPoW fork.  The marketplace confirmed its support for the Merge in a tweet on Wednesday. “We are committed to solely supporting NFTs on the upgraded Ethereum PoS chain,” it read. It also noted that any NFTs circulating on a possible ETHPoW fork, after...

Jim Crame is back at it again with yet another U-turn in terms of his cryptocurrency stance. He called bitcoin and altcoins speculative assets and warned individuals to refrain from investing in them. In the past few years, Cramer has displayed a somewhat controversial view of the crypto sector. In 2021, he insisted on receiving his salary in bitcoin. Following the major price correction, though, he abandoned those plans, selling almost all of his BTC holdings. “Don’t get...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) recently released a statement on Binance blog to demystify the company’s relationship with China.  He asserted that Binance is not a Chinese company, and that conspiracy theories of a Chinese employee secretly running the business are untrue.  CZ’s History With China In the statement published on Thursday, CZ began by recounting his personal history with the China. He and his family fled from the nation to Canada when he was 12 years old, only...