Gate.io to enter Hong Kong following city’s $6.4M budget allocation to Web3
Gate’s founder called Hong Kong a “hub,” meanwhile, the city’s financial secretary said the region “must keep up” with the “huge potential” of Web3.
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Google Cloud partners with Tezos blockchain to develop Web3 tech
The partnership will see Google Cloud becoming a validator on the Tezos network.
Breaking: Polygon blockchain reportedly suffers network outage
The blockchain has not produced any new blocks or processed transactions for at least an hour and 40 minutes, leading some to believe its currently suffering an outage.
Gary Gensler’s SEC is playing a game, but not the one you think
Gensler has made a show of cracking down on crypto companies that haven’t engaged in actual misconduct. When real fraud is taking place, he’s nowhere to be seen.
BIS head describes ideal ‘unified ledger’ for central banks and other financial users
peaking in Singapore, Agustín Carstens described a ledger that would accommodate a variety of public and private projects in discrete but connectable parts.
Web3 Domain Alliance expands with 51 new members
The Alliance said it aims to focus on consumer protection, preventing naming collisions, fair and open use of intellectual property in the industry, and interoperability of blockchain naming systems, among other topics.
Rep. Maxine Waters says all US regulators 'better get together on crypto'
According to Representative Maxine Waters, the crypto market crash and bankruptcies gave U.S. lawmakers an opportunity of “getting accountability” in the space through legislation.
Enterprise blockchain is transforming business operations and reducing costs: Web3 exec
According to Daniela Barbosa, the Executive Director at the Hyperledger Foundation, some challenges involved in adopting enterprise blockchain include a lack of complete comprehension of the technology's advantages.
OpenSea implements 0% fees: Nifty Newsletter, Feb 15–21
Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal likened NFTs from popular collections like CryptoPunks and BAYC to luxury houses and cars.
New Canadian rules for crypto trading platforms leave little room for stablecoins
The Canadian Securities Administrators has tightened registration requirements for crypto exchanges for the second time, after the disorder seen in 2022.
Dapper Lab's NBA Top Shot Moments qualify as a security, says U.S. judge
Federal judge Victor Marreo reviewed the Howey Test, which determines whether the NFTs qualified as an investment contract subject to U.S. securities laws. Upon denying the motion, the court authorized the case to proceed.
Tencent Cloud signs multiple collaboration agreements with blockchain firms
The Chinese internet giant is launching new Web 3.0 solutions including a Metaverse-in-a-Box product and blockchain API services.
Price analysis 2/22: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, SHIB
BTC and altcoins are pulling back sharply, but is today’s correction a simple lower support retest, or a sign of worse things to come?
Coinbase discloses recent cyberattack targeting employees
No customers' funds or information were impacted, according to the company. Coinbase's engineering team believes the attack is associated with a sophisticated phishing campaign.
FTC announces investigation into Voyager’s ‘deceptive and unfair marketing’ of crypto
In an objection to Voyager’s proposed restructuring plan, the commission argued some of the involved parties should not be exempt from certain financial claims in the future.
Bitcoin Lightning Network growth is organic, coming from real-world adoption
Bitcoin Lightning Network adoption receives a boost with the launch of USD payments and decentralized social media platform, Nostr.
TON blockchain freezes $2.6B worth of inactive tokens
Miners’ wallets were suspended for four years if they have been inactive with no outgoing transactions.
Bitcoin must leverage $1T central bank liquidity to beat sellers — Research
BTC price action is all but guaranteed to benefit from extra central bank liquidity, but the journey higher is fraught with difficulty, says QCP Capital.
US lawmaker introduces bill aimed at limiting Fed's authority on digital dollar
If passed, the legislation could prohibit the Fed from issuing a digital dollar “directly to anyone”, as well as bar the bank from implementing monetary policy based on a CBDC.
How to trade bull and bear flag patterns?
Flags are among the most-referred patterns in technical analysis that can provide clues to the price trend and potential next move.
Cointelegraph’s Top 100 unveils 3rd place in 2023 ranking
Cointelegraph’s Top 100 for 2023 has reached the finals, with Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao taking the third spot.
IoT project turns smartphones into blockchain nodes to broaden connectivity
A new project aims to use the Internet of Things to let smartphone users establish nodes, providing connectivity to IoT smart devices.
Breakdancing medic’s NFT auctioned at Sotheby’s — Grant Yun, NFT creator
Artist name: Grant Riven Yun Location: Milwaukee Date minted first NFT: Feb. 3, 2021Which blockchains? Ethereum, Counterparty (Bitcoin) Who is he? Grant Yun has always been an artist at heart with an early aspiration to have his work featured at a…
11 tech jobs that do not require coding skills
Discover 11 essential tech jobs that don’t require coding skills, including UX designer, technical editor, digital marketer and data analyst.
Security team creates dashboard to detect potential NFT hacks in OpenSea
The team flagged almost $25 million worth of NFTs hacked through offline signatures at the time of writing.
Luxor Mining acquires Ordinalhub amid Bitcoin-based NFTs hype
The Bitcoin mining firm said it is acquiring OrdinalHub amidst a flurry of interest in mining and purchasing Bitcoin-based NFTs, known as Bitcoin Ordinals.
BIS head claims fiat won battle with crypto, Bitcoin community disagrees
BIS General Manager Agustín Carstens reckons the war between fiat and crypto has been won by fiat. The community would tend to disagree.
Titanic artifacts to be tokenized as NFTs in new partnership
Real-world artifacts from the famous Titanic wreckage are set to be tokenized as NFTs through a new partnership using blockchain technology.
France pilots in-store crypto payments as Binance partners with Ingenico
A new partnership between Binance and Ingenico allows in-store payments in France via Binance Pay.
Ethereum Shapella upgrade gets new date, making way for un-staking ETH
The upgrade is only for the Sepolia network and a subsequent upgrade for Goerli network would be introduced in March.