In the United States, crypto reform legislation isn’t the province of a single political party, and that’s why a former U.S. Congressman, who also played a prominent role in the Trump administration, believes that passage of a federal “digital assets” law this year is a real possibility. “Democrats aren’t all on one side; Republicans aren’t all on the other side,”…
Staking on centralized exchanges and staking in decentralized finance (DeFi) are two distinct methods of participating in blockchain networks and earning rewards. While both involve holding onto and “staking” assets, the way they operate and the benefits they offer are different. Centralized exchanges offer staking as a way for users to earn rewards by holding onto specific cryptocurrencies within the…
Bitcoin moved below $28,000 on Thursday, as markets reacted to the latest Federal Reserve interest rate hike. The Fed opted to increase rates by 25 basis points (bps) as many had anticipated, and signal one more hike this year. Ethereum was also lower on the news, falling below $1,800. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $28,000 on Thursday, as markets continued…
Sergej Kunz, the co-founder of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol 1inch Network, sat down with Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Hall at the Paris Blockchain Week 2023. The duo discussed various topics, including the limitations of investing for normal people, what mass adoption looks like and big companies jumping into the Web3 space. Starting off the interview, Kunz spoke about what people on…
Sergej Kunz, the co-founder of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol 1inch Network, sat down with Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Hall at the Paris Blockchain Week 2023. The duo discussed various topics, including the limitations of investing for normal people, what mass adoption looks like and big companies jumping into the Web3 space. Starting off the interview, Kunz spoke about what people on…
On episode 12 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan, explains what it means to build a country on the blockchain. From an event and media company, Afropolitan has transitioned to a blockchain-based state of Africans on the continent and in the diaspora. Emole, an African in the diaspora with a political science, philosophy and law background,…
Arbitrum, a layer-2 rollup on Ethereum, has hit an all-time high in daily transactions and unique wallets interacting with the network ahead of its airdrop. Dune analytics show that close to 240,000 unique wallets interacted with Arbitrum on March 21, nearly twice its previous peak in February 2023. On March 21 and March 22, the network hosted roughly 1.66 million…
Sushi, the Web3 exchange that pivoted into a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), is seeking to organize a legal defense fund. If approved, the proposal, which already is available for voting, will put $3 million USDT as part of a fund to defend itself from legal actions against the organization and its members. The organization disclosed it had recently received a…
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), continues its multi-month downtrend against Bitcoin (BTC) in March, rising 5.5% versus the latter’s 19.5% gains on a month-to-date (MTD) timeframe. Bitcoin overshadows Ethereum amid banking crisis As of March 23, the ETH/BTC pair was down about 9% month-to-date (MTD) to 0.0633 while staying on course to record its worst month since September 2022 when…
Major cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is experiencing difficulties with the withdrawal and deposit channel related to the automated clearing house (ACH) via Silvergate. Kraken has reportedly notified its users that it will be unable to support ACH deposits and withdrawals starting from March 27. According to multiple online reports by alleged Kraken users, Kraken sent an email notice with the announcement…
