Each year at the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP), individual countries are pressured to ramp up their emissions reductions promises and showcase evidence they are taking steps to meet them. With Bitcoin mining blamed for using as much power Read More
Bybit gets pre-approval in Kazakhstan as crypto custody service provider
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit continues the expansion of its operations after receiving “in-principle” approval from regulators in Kazakhstan. On May 29, the exchange announced its pre-approval from Kazakhstan’s Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) to operate as a digital asset trading facility Read More
Debt ceiling, bank crisis set for ‘powder keg’ explosion: BitMEX co-founder
Former Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes is expecting to see significant Bitcoin volatility in the latter half of the year, caused by a “powder keg” explosion from the United States banking crisis and soaring national debt. Hayes, who currently runs a Read More
Temasek slashes compensation for execs responsible for its $275M FTX investment
Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings has reduced compensation for the execs responsible for the firm’s investment into the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX. Temasek was once the second-largest outside investor of FTX, with 7 million shares, according to Forbes. The firm Read More
USDT market share jumps amid economic uncertainty, USDC shrinks
The market dominance of stablecoins pegged to the United States dollar has undergone some changes over the past year. While most of them are in a downward trend, Tether (USDT) has climbed back to its all-time high, data from CoinGecko Read More
What are NFT royalties, and how do they work?
NFT royalties make art and digital content a sustainable source of income for creators. As payments could typically be programmatic, there could be multiple creators who could benefit from this model. From a principle and economic standpoint, NFT royalties offer Read More
Tornado Cash governance control set to be restored as voters approve proposal
The governance tokenholders of Tornado Cash will soon regain control over the protocol’s operations, thanks to an unexpected proposal put forward by the attacker. This development allows the community to regain authority and steer the protocol toward recovery and improved Read More
The Hong Kong Police Force launch new metaverse platform, ‘CyberDefender’
The cyber security unit of the Hong Kong Police Force have launched CyberDefender, a new metaverse platform designed to educate the public of the potential dangers associated with Web3 and the metaverse. According to a May 27 statement, the Cyber Read More
Biden strikes ‘tentative’ U.S. debt ceiling deal: Report
Amid growing concerns of a potential default by early June, the United States president Joe Biden and Republican Kevin McCarthy have reportedly reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the federal government’s multi-trillion dollar debt ceiling. According to a May Read More
FTX 2.0 coming up, Multichain FUD and Worldcoin raises six figures: Hodler’s Digest, May 21-27
Top Stories This Week Binance suspends deposits for bridged tokens, seeks clarity from Multichain team Crypto exchange Binance suspended deposits for 10 bridged tokens following days of uncertainty surrounding the Multichain protocol. Transactions on the cross-chain protocol have been delayed Read More
Binance kicks off transition to new platform in Japan
After five years out of the Japanese market, crypto exchange Binance has begun the process of establishing a new and fully regulated subsidiary in the country. The move follows the acquisition of the regulated crypto exchange Sakura Exchange Bitcoin (SEBC) Read More
How are NFTs used in fashion and wearables?
The fashion industry is progressively employing NFTs in conjunction with virtual technology to enhance user experiences. The future of NFTs in fashion The future of NFTs in the fashion industry carries significant potential. This is because the segment is expanding Read More
How to learn JavaScript using ChatGPT
Imagine yourself as a future programmer eager to learn JavaScript, one of the most popular languages for web development. If you are looking for an interactive and collaborative way to enhance your understanding of JavaScript concepts and improve your coding Read More
MakerDAO proposal seeks to hike DAI savings rate to 3.33%
The community of Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol MakerDAO will soon vote on a proposal seeking to increase the Dai stablecoin (DAI) savings rate (DSR) to 3.33%. If it all goes through, the move is tipped to have broader implications Read More
Crypto hater Peter Schiff to drop Bitcoin Ordinals NFT art collection
In what seems like a parody but isn’t, Economist, gold proponent and avid crypto skeptic Peter Schiff has unveiled a collaborative nonfungible token (NFT) art collection on Bitcoin that will soon go up for auction. The reaction from the crypto Read More
Cronos Labs launches second cohort of $100M Web3 accelerator
Blockchain startup accelerator Cronos Labs has announced the launch of its second cohort for the Cronos Accelerator Program. The program, backed by a substantial $100 million investment, aims to support early-stage crypto projects by providing mentorship and funding opportunities. According Read More
Price analysis 5/26: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
Bitcoin (BTC) remains pinned below $27,000 and the recent weakness of the past few days has increased calls from analysts for a fall to the low $20,000 levels. While anything is possible, the bulls are unlikely to give up the Read More
DeFi protocol Voltz launches SOFR swaps on Avalanche
Decentralized finance protocol Voltz now allows Avalanche users to trade interest rate swaps of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), a benchmark dollar rate used throughout the global economy. The new feature allows investors to hedge their exposure to interest Read More
Foresight Ventures pledges additional $10M for Web3 accelerator
On May 24, Singaporean venture capital firm Foresight Ventures announced that it would pledge an additional $10 million to its Foresight X Accelerator, bringing its total to $20 million. The move comes as the firm opens the second phase of Read More
Vitalik Buterin warns against overloading Ethereum consensus
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a lengthy blog post warning of the dangers of “stretching” Ethereum’s consensus past its core functions of validating blocks and securing the network. Ethereum consensus is the process whereby blocks are validated by the Read More