El Salvador, which became the first nation to make Bitcoin (BTC) a legal tender in September last year, is currently focused on building a Bitcoin City. There have been several delays and disruptions in the plans since its announcement last year owing to the bear market-led investment drought and geo-political tensions. Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Hall got in touch with Héctor […]

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) believes the regulators on both national and international levels need more power to address increasing risks and challenges from the “digitalization of retail marketing and distribution.” In its report, published on Oct. 12, IOSCO proposes measures for the member countries to consider when determining their policy and enforcement approaches to […]

United States Acting Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Michael Hsu has expressed concerns that regulators are spending “too much time on crypto,” rather than more pressing issues, such as technology and banking.  The crypto skeptic OCC head made the comments during an interview with Reuters on Oct. 13, as he outlined a worry that crypto is “occupying a lot of […]

Japanese gaming giant Konami is seeking to expand its crypto-versed talent pool while it ey the development of Web3 and Metaverse “experiences” and a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace. The gaming giant is the latest in a lengthening list of big names signaling interest in expanding its Web3 offerings by seeking to acquire new talent. On Oct. 13, the company announced […]

Primex Finance, the first-ever cross-chain prime brokerage protocol, launches the Primex Beta on the Ethereum Goerli testnet. The Beta version allows users to experiment with the protocol’s cross-DEX spot margin trading. With the Beta launch, Primex also introduces the new Referral Program for early users, offering benefits to early registrants and referral-based rewards. DeFi holds the potential to financially empower […]

On Thursday, Ethan Buchman, co-founder of interblockchain communication (IBC) ecosystem Cosmos, said that a ‘critical security vulnerability’ had been discovered that ‘impacts all IBC-enabled Cosmos chains, for all versions of IBC.’ Buchman assured that steps have already been taken to ensure that all major public IBC-enabled chains have been patched, stating:  “A chain is safe from the critical vulnerability as […]

Patrick McHenry, ranking member of the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, thinks the “conversation has become unmoored” about financial technology and needs to return to solving real world problems. He is in talks on legislation that may at least bring more clarity to stablecoins. Currently, there is no U.S. federal definition of digital assets or stablecoin, McHenry […]

As sanctions between Russia and the EU tighten, Dapper Labs has restricted the accounts of Russian users. Russian users are now unable to sell, purchase or gift their digital assets on the platform, although the firm has assured users that they would not lose their assets.  The restriction comes into effect as the EU escalates its sanctions to cover every […]