Stablecoins
Analysis
Markets see brief surge amid rumors of peace talks in Ukraine but Bitcoin still holds ground
The possibility of peace in Ukraine brought some short-lived confidence into stocks and futures. Bitcoin, however, resisted a sharp correction.
Adoption
Cosmos’ Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) surpassed 11 million transfers in February
Over a period of five months, IBC saw an elevenfold increase in activity showing that the Cosmos ecosystem is booming.
Adoption
Women are beginning to stake their claim in the financial industry and crypto is no exception
Financial literacy in women leads to increased crypto adoption.
NFTs
The Kusama Kingdom is expanding with the launch of Queens
The sought-after Kusama Kings are getting their female counterparts.
Exchanges
The CEO of FTX US explains why you can’t use exchanges to avoid sanctions
Crypto exchanges registered in the U.S. must take a hardline approach when instating sanctions required by the government.
Exchanges
Coinbase says it will ban Russian users from its platform only if required by law
In light of recent belligerent sanctions against Russia, cryptocurrency exchanges remain adamant that they won't target Russian citizens.
Adoption
Switzerland aims to become the next crypto utopia as Lugano makes Bitcoin and USDT legal tender
The progressive Swiss town wants to become a cryptocurrency hub in the center of Europe.
DeFi
MetaMask blocks Ethereum transactions in several jurisdictions citing compliance issues
The wallet standing at the frontier of Web3 is not as decentralized as it wants you to believe.
Adoption
Women are outpacing men as first-time crypto purchasers
New research shows that the gender gap in the crypto industry is getting noticeably narrower.
Crime
The Crypto Crime Series: Money laundering underpins all forms of cryptocurrency crime
DeFi has taken on a bigger role in money laundering, but centralized exchanges still dominate.
Technology
MIT includes Ethereum’s Proof-of-Stake in 2022’s top 10 breakthrough technologies
The consensus algorithm set to be adopted by Ethereum is the 6th most important technological break this year, according to MIT.
Adoption
Uniswap enables direct donations to the Ukrainian government
Users can now swap tokens for ETH and send them directly to Ukraine.