Blockchain Defi Platform Issues Latin American Stablecoin
Phone-focused blockchain Celo launched cREAL, a stablecoin pegged to Brazil’s local currency, the real. As of Thursday, cREAL will be available on Brazil-based crypto exchanges Ripio, FlowBTC and NovaDAX. Crypto…
Wyoming Targeted By Crypto Enthusiasts As ‘Blockchain City’
On a snowy and foggy morning, I took the 30-minute drive from Cody to Clark to try to find 40 acres known as parcel 0 to the citizens of CityDAO,…
US Government Set To Release Executive Order On Digital Currencies
The Biden administration will release an executive order for cryptocurrencies in February, Bloomberg reported. Federal agencies are to be tasked with assessing the risks and opportunities that digital assets pose.…
Opera Launches Web3 Dedicated Blockchain Browser
You can run but you can hide from the deluge of cryptocurrency and everything related, like blockchain technology and those non-fungible tokens (NFTs). That doesn’t mean you can’t ignore all…
Russian Central Bank Urges Government To Fully Ban Cryptocurrency
Russia must ban cryptocurrencies, the country’s central bank said in a report released Thursday. The report, “Cryptocurrencies: trends, risks, measures,” was presented during an online press conference with Elizaveta Danilova,…
Blockchain Company Secures $360 Million To Continue NFT And Metaverse Expansion
Animoca Brands has raised nearly $360 million in a new funding round that values the Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming business at $5 billion, the company announced Tuesday. The investment more…
UK Finance Regulator Looking To Stamp Out Specious Cryptocurrency Adverts
The UK government published plans to strengthen the rules on crypto advertisements and protect consumers from misleading claims today. At the moment, an estimated 2.3 million people in the UK…
Top US Bank Sees Big Future For Solana In Daily Consumer Use
Bank of America digital asset strategist Alkesh Shah has predicted that Ethereum competitor Solana could become the “Visa of the digital asset ecosystem” in a Tuesday research note. The Solana…