The Dogecoin Foundation announced on Twitter on Wednesday that it had registered “Doge,” “Dogecoin” and its associated logos as trademarks in the European Union. The certificate displayed in the tweet was dated Jan. 13, 2022. Foundation executive board member Jens Wiechers said in the tweet thread, “The issue isn’t (and has never been) use in memes, etc, but attempts by…
Our timechain is Bitcoin and our energy rewards are new bitcoin introduced to the protocol, mined by electricity. We commonly refer to this as proof of work, because that’s quite literally what it is. No technical jargon, nothing more fancy than what it sounds like. You diet and lose 10 kilograms, that’s proof of work. You step in a puddle,…
press release PRESS RELEASE. NASDAQ and Times Square, New York – March 3, 2022: Brooke Shields, Make International and CasperAssociation have joined forces with leading global cybersecurity, AI, Blockchain and IoT company WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY) to unveil an industry-first Non-Fungible Token (NFT) minted from space on the Casper Blockchain featuring authenticated photography in cooperation…
The decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch Network introduced peer-to-peer, or P2P, order functionality within the 1inch decentralized application, or DApp. This feature allows users to specify the person or wallet that will fill the other side of the trade, as opposed to over-the-counter or OTC payments where 1inch matches the order with a taker. 1/ It’s time to broaden the scope of DeFi…
Digital asset institution Sygnum Bank has announced a collaborative partnership with highly-accredited Swiss-born artistic sculptor, David Pflugi to issue 6,000 Art Security Tokens, or ASTs, via his new project, Victory Works. Orientated around the final of three international competitions — the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted by South Africa; the2014 FIFA World Cup hosted by Brazil; and the 2018 FIFA…
On Monday morning, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine rolling ominously onward, Avery, a 40-something crypto enthusiast living in Colorado, knew just what the war effort needed. He went to his loft and hooked up two Antminer L3 mining rigs to a Ukrainian public address, and began to send to the country a steady stream of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. “I’m…
Cryptocurrencies are treated differently than standard assets, which, when combined with the limited CPA resources with extensive knowledge on cryptocurrency taxation, result in a stressful tax season. The current framework is complex to navigate since the IRS treats cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) differently from other assets, classifying them as property. Since different rules apply, investors often…
In brief MetaMask and Infura said they were blocking access to “certain jurisdictions.” Venezuelan users, Infura says, accidentally got blocked. On Thursday, two widely used ConsenSys software products, MetaMask and Infura, announced that they “are unavailable in certain jurisdictions due to legal compliance.” The post did not give further information about the compliance issues or the affected jurisdictions, but subsequent…
As Ukraine is increasingly relying on crypto donations, its Cyberpolice force has also decided to seek help from the crypto community in the country and abroad. The unit now takes various cryptocurrencies to support law enforcement agencies and acquire essential supplies. Cyberpolice Ukraine’s Latest Government Body to Solicit Crypto Donations The Cyberpolice department of the National Police of Ukraine has…
Ethereum staking solution Lido Finance has raised $70 million from venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, marking the protocol’s first funding round since May 2021. Andreessen Horowitz’s investment in Lido is intended to further support the adoption of decentralized staking solutions for Ethereum 2.0, a spokesperson for the venture capital firm said. Ethereum 2.0 marks a significant shift in the network’s…
