Tag Archives: Blockchain News

The partnership between Wakweli and the Blockchain Lawyers Group will offer a number of notable advantages that include but are not limited to boosting the liquidity of the entire Wakweli ecosystem. Wakweli, a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) certification protocol, has announced its latest partnership with the Blockchain Lawyers Group (BLG) as it seeks to establish its outfit as one of the most legitimate for certifying tokenized assets. As contained in the Press Release shared with Coinspeaker,...

Ripple is opening an office in the heart of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and acquiring Swell Global 2023. Ripple, one of the most popular cryptocurrency firms, has announced its expansion in other countries. The company is all set to expand to Dubai, according to Chief Executive Officer Brad Garlinghouse. Garlinghouse also disclosed the development at the Dubai Fintech Summit that is happening today and talked passionately about the customer base in the Middle East....

Immutable Checkout boasts a one-stop-shop payment solution for digital products like in-game items and NFTs.  Immutable has introduced a new payment solution for decentralized games and the Web3 marketplace. Reports state that the blockchain gaming firm’s new scheme promises to make payments more seamless and straightforward. The consensus is that the solution, called Immutable Checkout, will also revolutionize online transactions involving digital goods. This will happen because the...

Garlinghouse expects the Judge to issue a summary ruling on the SEC vs Ripple case before the end of this year. The SEC vs Ripple Labs lawsuit is slated to be one of the largest legal fights for blockchain and cryptocurrency development in the United States for the next decades. Already, hundreds of projects on Ethereum using the ERC-20 standard, and other Layer One blockchains that undertook initial coin offerings (ICO) in the United States are eagerly waiting for the final ruling by...

The SEC served Coinbase with a Wells Notice in March to signal an upcoming enforcement action against the exchange.  The CEO of top American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Brian Armstrong has hinted that the exchange will not bow to pressure from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Armstrong, who has been openly critical of SEC and its chair Gary Gensler, made more accusations on Monday. In a bare-it-all interview with CNBC on Monday, Armstrong suggested that Gensler leads...

Three top European regulators will get together to discuss the implications of the Data Act and provide more clarity with the goal of not stifling DeFi innovation. As Europe embarks on its journey to bring clear crypto regulations in place, the blockchain industry is making a final push in preventing laws that would crush the smart contracts underpinning the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. The lawmakers are currently having negotiations over the Data Act, which will be concluded...

Leading Web3 project NFT Inspect recently undertook some shakeups amid activity geared toward increased adoption of decentralized technology. NFT Inspect has made key announcements regarding its ongoing project activity, including onboarding new team members and a strategic investment infusion. The one-stop-shop Web3 support app has been active lately alongside its Community Council members to enhance the blockchain and Web3 space. Besides growing its board with two new Community Council...

The announcement from Binance seems to have caused some excitement in the market as PEPE saw a surge of over 40%, while FLOKI increased by over 60%. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed the listing of Floki Inu (FLOKI) and PEPE in the Innovation Zone on its platform. According to the firm, a listing fee of 0 BNB applies to trade pairs featuring the duo of FLOKI and PEPE. As per a published statement, Binance also ascertained that by the latter part of today,...

The central bank of Zimbabwe introduced this gold-backed digital currency to combat the volatility of its national currency. In a notice on Thursday, May 4, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) invited financial institutions and individuals to subscribe to its upcoming gold-backed digital currency. As per the initial plans, the gold-backed digital tokens will be available to investors starting May 8. The central bank also plans to sell these tokens at a minimum price of $10 for individuals...

The Cardano community is expecting at least, three key releases from the platform this year. Cardano may have taken its quest for scalability to another level with its Hydra upgrade which has now gone live on mainnet. The update was shared by Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the start-up behind the Cardano protocol. According to IOHK’s Twitter announcement, the first Hydra head has opened on the mainnet. For clarity, the Hydra head is the first member of the Hydra family protocol. And...