Category : Blockchain/DLT Technology News

A Race To Dominate Crypto Debit Cards Has Begun

Enterprise companies like Mastercard, Visa, and PayPal have shown a lot of interest in the crypto card/reward space. This is why the competition in the debit crypto card space will get fierce.

VASPs — Clearer Definitions Needed To Reinforce AML Efforts

The FATF Travel Rule applies to firms that are considered Virtual Asset Service Providers. Parts of the VASP definition are very clear, but some ambiguities remain. As a result, potential loopholes might open that could diminish the effectiveness of...

With All Eyes On Bitcoin, Another Crypto Is Up 500% In The Last Year—And It’s Still Soaring

Chainlink's link token has now added 120% to its price in the last month, climbing to over $13 per token, and adding to gains of around 500% in the last year—with some investors saying link is still "wildly undervalued"...

Trump’s Ban On TikTok And WeChat Strengthens Cryptocurrencies

As privacy fears mount around the world, cryptocurrencies and other free/open source technologies are emerging as stronger options for people to bridge political gaps and create value with one another despite the differences of their respective count...

Bitcoin’s Flash Crash Rebound; Felony Charges For Teen Twitter Hacker

Bitcoin’s volatility came back in a big way this week.

After Bitcoin ‘Betrayal,’ Goldman Sachs Is Suddenly Betting Big On Crypto And Blockchain

Goldman Sachs has appointed a new "global head of digital assets" and, following in JPMorgan's footsteps, is reportedly exploring the possibility of creating its own blockchain-based answer to bitcoin...

FedNow Aimed At Transforming The US Payment System Approved By The Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve

The FedNow instant and always on retail payments infrastructure has been approved by the Board Of Governors. Now all they have to do is to develop and deploy it.

‘Another Day In Crypto,’ Warns Binance CEO After ‘Nightmare’ Bitcoin Futures Spike To $100,000

The bitcoin price flash crashed early on Sunday morning, pushing bitcoin back to just over $10,000. Meanwhile, bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the world's largest by volume, was having problems of its own...

When Should Staking Be Taxed?

A recent letter sent to the IRS by four US congressmen wants the IRS to tax staking rewards at the time you sell the rewards of staking, not at the time you receive them.

Blockchain Ballers: A Bitcoin Embrace By The NBA

Could These Hoop Stars Make “Top Shot” The Next CryptoKitties?

U.S. Senate Votes In ‘Crypto Mom’ Hester Peirce At SEC Through 2025

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce confirmed by U.S. Senate for second term at the SEC through 2025 tonight. Peirce has said crypto is, "“...going to be here to stay and I would like us to set up a regulatory framework that works well for crypto," said P...

20 Institutional Bitcoin Investors Revealed, But Soon The List May Vanish

Reduced filing requirements for some bitcoin investors could make it much more difficult to track industry growth and shrinking. But bitcoin startup Grayscale could offset that lost data with plans to convert all its funds into SEC reporting companie...

TZERO Breaks A New Digital Token Trading Volume Record In July

tZERO, founded to utilize distributed ledger technology for Wall Street capital markets, announced today that is had hit a new trading volume record in July

Wall Street Revealed To Be Edging Out Bitcoin Traders With $1 Million+ Transactions

Research from bitcoin, cryptocurrency and blockchain data company Chainalysis has revealed institutional investors on Wall Street are increasingly moving even larger transfers of bitcoin and cryptocurrency—with the trend "only just beginning"...

Bitcoin: Don’t Get Stopped Out

It is very easy if you are a crypto platform to get short. This is fine when crypto is falling because you make money out of a short. When crypto booms you are doomed. This business death trap can be escaped from but it involves robbing the customers...