As of April 1, 2023, the first consumer pilot of Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) will be introduced by the Bank of Russia. According to Russia’s first deputy governor Olga Skorobogatova, digital ruble transactions involving 13 regional banks and many retailers will be introduced by the Russian central bank.
February 17, 2023 1 min read
KnownOrigin, a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by the e-commerce platform eBay, is launching creator smart contracts for its artists. This is according to a tweet from the company’s official account on February 16. The new contract allows artists to share in profits and royalties as equal partners. According to
February 17, 2023 2 mins read
According to a statement issued today, Norwegian police have recovered stolen cryptocurrencies worth 60 million krone (almost $5.9 million). As part of an investigation into an assault on Sky Mavis and its game Axie Infinity last year. According to the official announcement, this is one of the greatest seizures in
February 16, 2023 1 min read
Some of the top traders in the world received more than $1 million worth of BLUR tokens during today’s anticipated airdrop for the rising NFT marketplace Blur. More than $1.9 million worth of Ethereum-based governance tokens were acquired by the top traders. Dune’s curation of public blockchain data shows that
February 16, 2023 2 mins read
Recently, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom has been clamping down on cryptocurrency ATMs. That are not properly registered. The authority claims to have recently visited and investigated a number of locations near Leeds. It is a city in Northern England that was suspected of housing illegally
February 14, 2023 2 mins read
On Monday, Judge John T. Dorsey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court approved the discharge of FTX’s Turkish firms from the U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of the defunct exchange. Last month, FTX asked for this order to be signed, stating that the Turkish firms should be excluded since their inclusion is “not
February 14, 2023 1 min read
Huobi, a cryptocurrency exchange, has stated that, due to “strategic and product adjustments,” it would no longer provide its Huobi Cloud Wallet service after May 2023. According to a post on Huobi’s help page, the multitoken wallet service will no longer get updates or bug fixes as of February 13.
February 14, 2023 1 min read
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. plans to apply for a license that would allow it to offer cryptocurrencies to customers in Hong Kong as the region works towards becoming a hub for digital assets. The DBS Bank in Singapore runs a digital currency exchange, which it made available for cryptocurrency trading
February 13, 2023 1 min read
Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, stated on February 10 that it will be using zk-SNARKs. As part of its proof-of-reserves verification system. A cutting-edge technology that the company claims would enable it to validate its reserves in a more secure, transparent way. Proof-of-reserve verification became an important part of the cryptocurrency
February 11, 2023 1 min read
To implement the planned deployment of Uniswap v3 on the BNB Chain, the Uniswap Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) has just completed the final vote that will be employed. Almost two-thirds of DAO delegates approved the Friday move, as reported by the platform that collected the votes. A follow-up vote held
February 10, 2023 1 min read