Decrypt Learn: Digital Ownership Explained One of the most powerful aspects of blockchain technology is its ability to provide us genuine ownership of our digital assets. This is called digital ownership. In this video, we’ll deep dive into digital ownership, why it matters, and how web3 makes owning digital assets like our social networks, music libraries, personal data, and beyond…
Month: October 2023
Sui Foundation Announces Ecosystem Fund Worth Over $50M
The speedy blockchain aims to boost its DeFi sector. The Sui Foundation, responsible for managing and developing the Sui blockchain, has announced a $51.3 million ecosystem fund to support its DeFi ecosystem and on-chain central limit order book-based platform, DeepBlock. According to an announcement shared with Decrypt, the foundation will claim 117 million SUI tokens worth $51.3 million from “external…
Bitcoin still beating US dollar versus ‘eggflation’ — Fed data
Bitcoin is an unlikely choice for egg purchasing, but the amount needed per dozen speaks for itself. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/app/public/index.php/news/bitcoin-still-beats-us-dollar-eggflation-federal-reserve
Kraken to acquire Dutch crypto broker BCM in commitment to grow European business « Kraken Blog
Kraken is thrilled to announce our planned acquisition of Coin Meester B.V. (BCM) in the Netherlands. The deal highlights our commitment to growing our business in Europe by leveraging our strong financial position and highly competitive product offering. Founded in 2017, BCM is one of the Netherlands oldest and most respected registered crypto brokers. The company provides services to buy,…
Wirex taps ZK-proofs for non-custodial crypto debit card issuance
Crypto payment service provider Wirex announced the launch of a zero-knowledge proofs-based non-custodial crypto debit card service called W-Pay. Wirex’s new decentralized solution utilizes Zero-Knowledge technology and is built on Polygon’s Chain Development Kit (CDK), promising increased scalability and security. Polygon CDK has been built with ZK proofs in focus as it enables companies and users to build their own ZK-powered Layer…
Bitcoin still beating US dollar in ‘eggflation’ — Fed data
Bitcoin (BTC) is beating inflation better than the U.S. dollar, the Federal Reserve says — unintentionally. In a blog post first released in June 2022 and since updated, the St. Louis Fed compares buying eggs with BTC compared to USD — still with surprising results. Bitcoin vs. US dollar: Egglfation has gone nowhere Bitcoin hodlers arguably have many better use…
Sam Bankman-Fried inner circle to testify today
A young entrepreneur who made mistakes while running a crypto empire or a liar who stole and used people’s money to enrich himself? In the first hours of Sam Bankman-Fried’s six-week trial, that was the tone between his defense counsel and the prosecution. The former FTX CEO is facing a total of seven charges related to fraud and conspiracy to…
Sam Bankman-Fried’s jets are subject to forfeiture, says prosecution
Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) two multi-million dollar luxury jets are now subject to forfeiture, according to a filing from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on Oct. 4. The document says that the possibility of forfeiture comes as a result of the “offenses described in Counts One through Four and Seven of Indictment 22 Cr. 673 (LAK)” which were brought…
What is Tonkeeper Wallet? An Overview
Out of all the crypto wallets that support Toncoin, a few stand out. Tonkeeper is one of them. This easy-to-use non-custodial wallet was made specifically for the TON network, designed to simplify interaction with the project’s ecosystem. It offers all the features any Toncoin holder might need — all delivered in a nice, minimalistic package available on multiple platforms. Let’s…
Hong Kong Police, SFC Launch Task Force to Monitor Crypto Exchanges
Hong Kong’s police force and the special administrative region’s leading securities regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have established a joint task force to monitor suspicious activity on crypto exchanges. A statement published by the SFC yesterday says the task force was established after a high-level meeting between the two authorities on September 28. Its main purpose is to…