Chris Giancarlo, who served as chair for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission until 2019, will be joining the board of directors for blockchain startup Digital Asset. In a Tuesday announcement, Digital Asset said Giancarlo would be providing counsel on asset tokenization, distributed ledger technology, and the possible impact of regulatory developments on the crypto space. The former CFTC chair…
“The Market Report” with Cointelegraph is live right now! On this week’s show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss which nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace has the most to offer its customers. But first, market expert Marcel Pechman carefully examines the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) markets. Are the current market conditions bullish or bearish? What is the outlook for the next few…
In brief Bored Ape Yacht Club is a popular series of NFT profile pictures minted on the Ethereum blockchain. They typically sell for many thousands of dollars, with a growing number of high-profile celebrities buying the NFTs. NFT avatars blew up in 2021, commanding up to millions of dollars apiece for individual images that could be collected and used on social…
Belarus is reportedly not inclined to change its permissive bitcoin trading rules despite its neighbor and ally Russia having been drawn to considering a complete ban of trading and mining. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Belarus’ cryptocurrency regulator, Hi-Tech Park, does not have plans to tighten its liberal bitcoin-related legislation. “Restrictive changes to the existing regulatory model are not currently…
We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports Acala (ACA)! Funding and Trading You can add ACA to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Here’s what you need to know: Ticker ACA Tradeable against USD, EUR Price precision 3 decimal places Deposit confirmations required 25 (~2 minutes) Not available in USA, Canada, Australia,…
“When the mafia kidnapped me, I had the choice to pay the ransom in either fiat money or Bitcoin. I did not hesitate before choosing the latter. Had I picked the first option, the criminals would have held me in a dark, damp cell for days in the Pacific Islands until the funds went through KYC, identity check, or, God…
American Express credit card holders may one day be able to redeem points for cryptocurrencies, but the company has no immediate plans to issue a crypto-linked credit card. In a Tuesday interview with Yahoo! Finance, Amex chief executive officer Stephen Squeri said credit card holders were “probably not gonna see a Amex crypto-linked card anytime soon” but the company was…
This guide explains how to get started with a Passport cold storage wallet. The passport is a Bitcoin hardware wallet that is assembled in the U.S., fully open source and designed to only be used in a secure, air-gapped fashion. Taking self custody of your bitcoin means that you are ultimately responsible for your own wealth, there is no bank…
Global markets have been feeling the pressure of fear and uncertainty, as the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) plans to make a decision on Wednesday concerning changing the current monetary easing policy and raising the benchmark interest rate. Economists and market analysts fear the hawkish Federal Reserve will tighten markets too fast after the central bank expanded the U.S.…
An interesting year has come to an end for the crypto industry in Germany. Although blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have not yet found wide acceptance in the country, more and more domestic institutions and investors are becoming interested in the crypto world thanks to legal clarity. Here, we’ll look back at the most important developments in the German blockchain and…
