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Blockchain
23 Nov 2023

SHIB Burns Persists, Thrills Controversy As Price Consolidates

Shiba Inu has significantly increased its burn rate in the past 24 hours. According to data from the Shibburm tracking website, there has been a 47,872% rise in the amount of Shiba Inu tokens transferred to dormant wallets. The SHIB community says this move is part of their delib

Priya Nandan3 min
Regulation
21 Nov 2023

Cash-App And Venmo In Joint Lawsuit Against Apple’s P2P Restriction

Users of payment apps Cash App and Venmo have banded together to file a lawsuit against Apple in a legal move that could have repercussions for the cryptocurrency sector. According to the case, Apple and these popular payment platforms entered into anti-competitive agreements whe

Priya Nandan2 min
Markets
21 Nov 2023

Binance Research Highlights Shifts in Crypto Investment Trends

Binance Research’s investigative study has uncovered that digital gaming and tech infrastructure initiatives are currently spearheading the crypto investment realm for the year 2023. This is particularly noteworthy given the broader economic backdrop characterized by a conservati

Priya Nandan2 min
Markets
21 Nov 2023

Mastercard Partners with Feedzai to Reinforce Security Against Crypto Fraud

Mastercard has announced a partnership with AI-based regulatory technology firm Feedzai to strengthen its defense against cryptocurrency fraud. This collaboration aims to enhance real-time fraud detection and security in the digital asset space. Enhanced AI Integration for Real-T

Tomas Reiner2 min
DeFi
19 Nov 2023

Cardano Founder Reaches Out To Ex-OpenAI CEO, Seeks Collaboration

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has invited Sam Altman, the recently fired CEO of OpenAI, to work with him on a ground-breaking project that involves decentralized Large Language Models (LLMs). The idea, which is presented in a humorous post on the X platform, suggests a possib

Elena Marsh2 min
DeFi
19 Nov 2023

WisdomTree Resubmit Amended BTC ETF Application Amid Rising Competition

News from the Bitcoin ETF sector says that investment management company WisdomTree has resubmitted an amended proposal for its Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), a move the company said is a calculated attempt to negotiate the regulatory environment and capitalize on the growin

Tomas Reiner2 min
Regulation
18 Nov 2023

CBDC Adoption: A Global Challenge, Asserts Mastercard’s Executive

Ashok Venkateswaran, Mastercard’s Asia-Pacific head of blockchain and digital assets, has raised significant concerns about the global adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Despite the fact that 11 countries have already launched their own CBDCs and many others are

Priya Nandan2 min
Regulation
17 Nov 2023

Ethereum ETF on the Horizon: BlackRock Files with U.S. SEC

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has made yet another significant move into the cryptocurrency market by filing an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF). The proposed ‘iShares Ethereum Trust’ aim

Elena Marsh2 min