Tag Archives: AA News

Dominic Williams, the founder of Dfinity Foundation, proposed a way that blockchain and smart contracts can potentially help by getting millions of Russians to watch an entire informational video(s) about the ongoing war. The exec stated that the proposal is made in a personal capacity rather than as an employee of the decentralized blockchain project. The Proposal Even as Russia faces a massive economic meltdown, the shelling in Ukraine has hit residential areas of cities...

Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota’s 6th district recently sent a letter to Gary Gensler – Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – with critical questions about the authority’s crypto industry reporting requirements. The letter is written on behalf of multiple blockchain firms that claim these requirements – framed as “requests” – aren’t exactly voluntary, and are stifling innovation. Stifling the Crypto Sector Sent on Wednesday, the letter was co-signed by seven...

Earlier this week, the President of the Chechen Republic – Ramzan Kadyrov – advised Elon Musk not to measure his strength against Vladimir Putin. Kadyrov went further, ironically calling Tesla’s CEO – Elona (the female version of his name). As it goes with the nature of the crypto community, scammers created over 30 tokens containing the name Elona in just a few days. Pre-History of the Twitter Dispute The world’s richest man – Elon Musk – displayed his support towards...

Ripple’s Director of Developer Relations – Matt Hamilton – announced his departure due to personal issues. On the other hand, the blockchain firm appointed Michael Warren as the newest member of its Board of Directors. The American has previously served as Senior Advisor in the White House during the Obama administration. Hiring Former White House Advisor It is not all gloomy news for Ripple. According to a separate announcement, the blockchain organization welcomed Michael...

The government of Kazakhstan identified 106 cryptocurrency mining farms that operate without the necessary licenses. The authorities halted 51 of them, while 55 ceased their operations voluntarily. The Latest Crackdown Earlier this year, Kazakhstan declared war on illegal digital asset mining farms. Minister Bagdat Musin claimed that they could negatively impact the nation’s energy network: “Gray miners are doing a lot of harm to our power grid. The energy costs of illegal...

The popular Ethereum wallet “MetaMask” is officially launching its own token, as confirmed by  Consensys CEO Joseph Lubin. The team will also reportedly launch a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for funding the wallet’s growth. MetaMask competes with other self-custodial wallets like MyEtherWallet and Coinbase Wallet for interacting with web 3. Individuals and institutions can use the wallet to use Ethereum and other smart contract chains for minting NFTs,...

Ukraine’s president has officially signed the virtual asset bill to legalize cryptocurrencies for income, exchange, and business, as approved by parliament last month. This comes after weeks of financial support from the crypto community for help in fending off Russia’s invasion. According to a statement from the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the new law creates conditions for a legal virtual asset market in the country. It will be regulated by the National...

Digital asset custodian Hex Trust has announced raising $88 million in a Series B funding round. As per the official blog post, the funding round was led by Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures. Hex will deploy the funds towards expanding its footprint and scaling its operations. Hex Trust’s Funding Round The funding round also saw participation from Ripple, Terra, Morgan Creek, Primavera Venture Partners, LeadBlock Partners, Eterna Capital, Sino Global Capital, Topaz, as...

Aave – the popular web 3.0 lending protocol – has released its anticipated V3 update. The new version includes multiple new features that reportedly offer “increased capital efficiency” and “enhanced decentralization”. According to an announcement from the company,  one of the new features includes “Portals” allowing for transfers of Aave V3 assets across different chains by “permit listed” bridge protocols, approved by Aave governance. Many chains will be available given...

US Attorney Dena J. King announced that law enforcement seized $547,000 worth of bitcoin from a criminal who conned an elderly person last year. The officials will return all funds to the victim. Cracking Down a Crypto Scam In its latest efforts to fight fraudulent activities involving cryptocurrencies, American officials confiscated more than $500,000 in bitcoin from a criminal. The latter drained the funds from an elderly Ashville resident last year, as the sum represented...