Africa is the key to crypto mass adoption

The European Union’s securities regulator has put out a report warning of risks of Big Tech’s entrance into finance.   “The high level of market concentration typically observed in BigTech may get carried into financial services, with potentially adverse impacts on consumer prices and financial stability,”  the European Securities and Markets Authority, or ESMA, said of Big…

American financial software company Intuit has apparently limited the account of one of the cryptocurrency industry’s best-known figures, Andreas Antonopoulos. In a series of tweets on Dec. 4, Antonopoulos stated that Intuit had prevented him from accepting credit card payments via its accounting services due to his use of cryptocurrency. According to Antonopoulos, who undertakes regular international…

While most of SBF’s assets have been seized, Federal prosecutor Damian Williams outlined that the government is also looking to take control of three of his affiliated Binance accounts. 155 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTAccording to new court filings, disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried…

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has reached a settlement agreement with the crypto firm CoinLaunch Corp as of July 22.According to an announcement by the OSC, there will be a public settlement hearing on July 24 to determine whether the agreement is in the public’s interest.As per the OSC’s official statement of allegations, CoinLaunch offered…

French hardware wallet producer Ledger has partnered with Hong Kong trust company Legacy Trust to offer institutional cryptocurrency custody services, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on March 28.The announcement — which also claims that this is the launch of the first institutional-grade digital asset custody service — specifies that the new offering…

Pre-summit events such as the Talent Fair, the Startup Competition as well as the Investors Day made up the day on March 20 at the Paris Blockchain Week. 211 Total views 7 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTParis Blockchain Week 2023 (PBW) is about to kick off its…

The race for blockchain adoption is on in South Korea. 1577 Total views 20 Total shares South Korea’s well-known chat application, Kakao, bolsters its presence in blockchain and crypto with its partnership with a non-fungible token-powered trading platform and its new crypto wallet Klip.According to Hanguk Kyungjae, the trading company Angel League will receive support…

As initial coin offerings and their derivatives continue to fade, venture investment in the space has steadily picked up pace. Cointelegraph sat down with Michael Anderson, co-founder of Framework Ventures, to learn more about his investment philosophy and outlook on the ecosystem.Anderson’s most notable investments are Chainlink (LINK) and Synthetix, both of which grew tremendously…

On Feb. 17, the United States Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) stopped accepting public comments regarding the Ethereum (ETH) mechanism. Previously, as 2018 was drawing to a close, the agency requested the feedback on the cryptocurrency to better understand the technology and how it compares to Bitcoin (BTC).The CFTC, which oversees the futures and…