Cryptos, secondary BNB sales not securities: Federal court rules in Binance vs SEC case

A fundamental trait of crypto is as an asset class that transcends jurisdictions. Yet, one of the key hubs driving adoption and innovation is Asia. Since the heady days of Korea’s Kimchi premium and Bitcoin (BTC) arbitrage opportunities, the region is playing a role in defining crypto’s development pathways and anchoring its future.According to Chainanalysis’…

Slovenia’s crypto tax bill proposes a 10% tax on fiat-crypto conversions and payments made with cryptocurrencies. 884 Total views 50 Total shares Slovenia’s Ministry of Finance is reportedly seeking public consultation on a draft bill related to taxing cryptocurrency investments, according to local reports. The ministry’s intent to gauge investor sentiment comes almost a month after…

Two unidentified parties are planning to act as sureties for Sam Bankman-Fried's bail, and his legal team wants to ensure they stay that way. 182 Total views 19 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as an NFTThe legal team behind former FTX chief executive officer Sam Bankman-Fried has petitioned a court to…

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in an August 14 interview with Bloomberg that it was signing up 50,000 users per day in 2017. Speaking at the Bloomberg Players Technology Summit in San Francisco on Tuesday, Armstrong said that the “technology [Bitcoin] is going through a series of bubbles and corrections, and each time…

After months of work, Bancor V2 finally launches promising to improve the user experience for both traders and liquidity providers. 787 Total views 13 Total shares The Bancor project has launched a heavily upgraded version of its decentralized exchange, promising to solve what it calls “DeFi’s dirty little secret.”According to a blog post released on…

The Blockchain Research Institute headed by China’s Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID) released its 17th Global Public Chain Technology Evaluation Index on April 10.The index ranks 37 of the most widely used public blockchains by evaluating them under three different criteria: basic technology, applicability and creativity. The ranking of each project is then…

The Polkadot ecosystem sorely underperformed compared to other layer-1 networks in 2021, while the slow roll-out of parachain auctions and mainnet launches left the network playing catch-up in 2021.It appears that this trend came to an end in mid-March when numerous projects in the Polkadot ecosystem saw their prices climb higher after users began to…

Thailand’s government has delayed the launch of a planned digital money program aimed at stimulating its economy, while opposition leaders call for a probe of the scheme. 140 Total views 2 Total shares Thailand’s planned digital wallet scheme that intends to payout 10,000 baht (~$274) to citizens over 16 years old has been delayed while