Paris Blockchain Week Summit (PBWS), a flagship European blockchain conference hosted at Palais Brongniart in Paris, started on Wednesday with an all-star cast. Fresh after announcing its French version, Cointelegraph has set up a team for the event to present the latest updates for the event in a real-time fashion.  The first day of event will see significant names in […]

Tortola, British Virgin Islands, 13th April, 2022, Chainwire MappedSwap, a decentralized, on-chain cross-margin trading swap exchange built on Eurus Blockchain is launching a promotional campaign from April 13th to May 12th. During the campaign period, the exchange plans to give out more than 800,000 MST tokens, as well as provide referral and staking rebates in MST to campaign participants. The […]

Japanese gaming giant Sega is looking at integrating cloud technology and NFTs as part of its new “Super Game” project to connect different games to each other. The news has caused a predictable backlash from the crypto-skeptic section of the gaming community, with many people voicing their frustrations at the firm online this week. The Super Game initiative is set […]

Bataan, an economic zone in the Philippines, is seeking to become the country’s digital currency and blockchain hub with the passing of a new Act that allows the local regulator to oversee the industry. In a recent announcement, the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) revealed that the passing of Republic Act No. 11659 paves the way for the ecozone to […]

Cankaya University, one of Turkey’s top institutions, held a metaverse party on April 10, the first such party for an educational institution in the country. The party was held in partnership with Radio Caca (RACA) within the United States of Mars (USM) metaverse. “Thank you to everyone who attended our Dance in Metaverse event, the first of which was held […]

By Marcus Sotiriou, Analyst at the UK based digital asset broker GlobalBlock Blockstream, Jack Dorsey’s Block (formerly Square) and Tesla have teamed up to mine Bitcoin sustainably using renewable energy. They have announced that they are working on a solar and battery powered Bitcoin mine in Texas that uses solar and storage technology from Tesla. Adam Back, the CEO of Blockstream said, “this […]

The company behind the Firefox internet browser Mozilla is attempting to appease its environmentally-conscious community by accepting only Proof-of-Stake (PoS) crypto donations. The company initially halted all crypto donations in January, but has now opened them back up after a review period to assess community sentiments and to conduct research on crypto energy usage. PoS blockchains consume less than 1% […]

Crypto trading company Currency.com has announced it halted operations for clients based in Russia following the country’s “violence and disorder” imposed on the people of Ukraine. In a Tuesday announcement, Currency.com said Russian residents would no longer be able to access its services following the platform’s decision to stop Russia-based clients from opening new accounts. According to Currency.com’s website, the […]

The Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, released a paper Tuesday on central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, and how they can be used to meet policy goals for financial inclusion. The paper drew on interviews conductedin the second half of last year at nine central banks that are currently exploring retail CBDCs. It looked at common goals across a […]