The approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF is eagerly awaited by the crypto community, as it could attract billions of dollars of institutional money. However, analysts are divided on the potential market reactions to the approval. Recent events, such as the fake ETF news, have shown the significant impact on the market when the SEC […]
Bitcoin’s potential for scalability and privacy is being explored through the implementation of zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs). ZK-proofs allow one party to prove the truth of a statement without revealing any of its contents. The transformative potential of ZK-proofs was realized by Eli Ben-Sasson, the founding scientist of Zcash, during the Bitcoin 2013 conference in San […]
Standard Chartered, a multinational bank, is set to offer custody services for Bitcoin and Ethereum to its institutional clients in Dubai starting in Q1 2024. This move signifies the bank’s embrace of digital assets and is supported by the favorable crypto regulations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Standard Chartered has a strong presence in […]
The Stellar Lumens blockchain is undergoing an upgrade to support smart contracts, aiming to challenge Ethereum’s dominance in the space. The new Soroban project will attract developers, users, and new applications to the network, which was initially focused on payments. This upgrade, set to launch later this year, is expected to be the biggest since […]
Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton believes that the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is inevitable. Clayton stated that there is high demand for Bitcoin investments from both retail and institutional investors. Institutional players are eager to gain access to Bitcoin, and trusted providers want to offer this […]
New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency firms Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group (DCG) for allegedly defrauding investors through the Gemini Earn investment program. The lawsuit claims that the companies deceived over 23,000 investors, including 29,000 New York citizens, out of more than $1 billion. According to the investigation […]
Ras Al Khaimah, one of the Emirates in the UAE, has launched the RAK Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO), a free zone dedicated to digital and virtual asset companies. This initiative aims to attract global crypto players and position the emirate as a forward-thinking hub for emerging technologies. RAK DAO will be the world’s first […]
In a significant development for the Shiba Inu community, Shib CoOp has announced the premiere SHIB token burn on Shibarium, a Metaverse real estate project. This marks a significant step forward for the Layer-2 (L2) blockchain network built on top of Ethereum. Shibarium, which launched over two months ago, is designed to host various decentralized […]
Ras Al Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi has inaugurated the RAK Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO), an economic free zone aimed at supporting companies involved in digital assets, blockchain, Web3, and artificial intelligence (AI). The free zone will cater to service providers in emerging technologies such as the metaverse, blockchain, utility tokens, […]
Ras Al Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi has inaugurated the RAK Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO), an economic free zone aimed at supporting companies involved in digital assets, blockchain, Web3, and artificial intelligence (AI). The free zone will cater to service providers in emerging technologies such as the metaverse, blockchain, utility tokens, […]
