NFTs
Regulation
India may disallow Indians from trading crypto on foreign exchanges
India might be an inch closer to legitimizing cryptocurrency trading in the country but it may prohibit investors to trade them on foreign platforms.
Adoption
Facebook to allow crypto ads after Meta rebrand
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has finally lifted the ban imposed on cryptocurrency ads that it had put earlier to curb the spread of false information among people.
Regulation
Crypto bill alleging banning private crypto was a “mistake,” ex-Indian minister says
The Former finance secretary of India says that it might be too early to assume the worst for the new crypto bill scheduled to be tabled in the parliament
Exchanges
Coinbase forays into Israel market with Unbound Security acquisition
Coinbase solidifies its presence in Israel by acquiring a cryptographic security company Unbound Security while establishing a new research facility in the nation.
Derivatives
Firm plans Ethereum futures ETF on the back of Bitcoin futures success
Denver-based Kelly Strategic Management is looking forward to launching Ethereum based futures ETFs in the US.
Technology
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin proposes fix for high gas fees
Buterin has unveiled a new EIP-4488 network upgrade to limit the surging gas prices prevalent on the network.
Technology
Solana (SOL) consumes less energy than two Google searches, report claims
Solana Foundation's energy report claims that a transaction conducted on the Solana blockchain is comparatively less than what’s used to charge a phone.
Mining
Kazakhstan could turn to nuclear power to keep its Bitcoin mining industry running
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev suggested building a nuclear plant to support bitcoin mining and offer refuge to migrant crypto miners from China.
CBDCs
India targets Bitcoin and crypto again in latest ban wave
India is planning to ban most of the crypto assets and is in favor of introducing its own state-controlled CBDC.
CBDCs
Ripple to help create a CBDC for this tiny island-nation
The Republic of Palau has chosen Ripple as its partner to explore the idea of creating a digital currency.
Adoption
Fidelity received $270 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum donations this year
Donations have quadrupled this year and have set a new record.
Regulation
Australian senator lends support to DeFi amid market pullback
Senator Jane Humehas commented on how the decentralized finance platform hosts "huge opportunities" for the nation and offers a path towards securing economic stability.