Crypto City: Guide to Osaka, Japan’s second-biggest city

Former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange WEX, a spin-off of controversial BTC-e exchange, was arrested in Italy.No official statement to dateDmitri Vasilyev, who reopened BTC-e exchange as WEX.nz in September 2017, was detained by Italian prosecutors. While no official statement has been disclosed to date, BBC Russia reported the arrest on July 19. In the…

Enforcement attorneys are reportedly looking for information about Uniswap’s marketing and investor services. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly investigating the startup behind the world's largest decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, Uniswap.The U.S. securities regulator has initiated a probe into Uniswap’s main developer, Uniswap Labs, the Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 3.The report…

A New York power plant turns to Bitcoin mining in a successful bid to increase profitability.Bloomberg reported on Mar. 5 that a power plant in New York’s Finger Lakes region now mines about $50,000 of Bitcoin (BTC) each day using the electricity it produces.Atlas Holding, the private equity company that owns the facility, installed 7,000…

The blockchain ecosystem has evolved significantly over the past decade as smart contract capabilities have moved the industry from being a simple medium of exchange to a bustling ecosystem full of decentralized finance (DeFi) and nonfungible tokens (NFT).One project that has benefited from the increased capabilities of blockchain technology and the recent launch of smart…

The crypto market downturn continues to impact private funding, but one fund is bullish about the future of Web3. 261 Total views 12 Total shares Data from Cointelegraph Research reveals that in August 2022, the blockchain industry saw $1.36 billion of venture capital invested in the blockchain industry — a 12-month low and the fourth…

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.The market is finding it difficult to sustain the total…

Russia plans a three-year crypto trial for select investors under an experimental legal regime to regulate digital currencies and market transparency. 680 Total views 2 Total shares The Russian central bank is considering a three-year experimental regime to authorize select Russian investors to trade cryptocurrencies. On March 12, the Bank of Russia announced a proposal

Swiss forwarding and logistics services company Panalpina has started blockchain pilot projects aimed at optimizing of supply chains, according to a press release on June 11.After joining the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) in May, Panalpina — one of the world’s largest transport and logistics companies, with consolidated profit of $76.3 million in 2018 —…

As stock markets crumbled for a second day on April 4, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the Trump administration’s “reciprocal tariffs” could significantly affect the economy, potentially leading to "higher inflation and slower growth." Addressing the public at a conference on April 4, Powell maintained a cautious approach and noted that tariffs