Ethereum NFTs drive weekly volume to $304M, NFT promoters face fraud charges: Nifty Newsletter

The award-willing artists want their new release “This is Fine” to become the first NFT single ever to go platinum, but it’s unclear whether that is even possible. 1820 Total views 7 Total shares Dance music star Deadmau5 and Grammy award-winning indie rock band Portugal The Man (PTM) have teamed up to release one million…

With the SEC expected to decide by May 23 whether to approve or disapprove a spot Ether exchange-traded fund, three asset managers amended their 19b-4 filings.

A number of cryptocurrency-related conferences across Asia are being delayed in response to the regional coronavirus outbreak.TOKEN2049, a major crypto event held annually in Hong Kong, is the latest one to postpone its conference. Originally scheduled for mid-March 2020, TOKEN2049 will now instead be taking place on October 7-8, 2020.The TOKEN2049 team announced:“Over the past…

The European Union is set to impose sweeping Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules that will ban privacy-preserving tokens and anonymous cryptocurrency accounts from 2027. Under the new Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR), credit institutions, financial institutions and crypto asset service providers (CASPs) will be prohibited from maintaining anonymous accounts or handling privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies. “Article 79 of the

A blockchain project that claims it offers the “new financial era” to users says it will soon start delivering the world’s first smartphone with a voice-over blockchain protocol (VOBP).KaratGold says the IMpulse K1 eliminates third-party companies and services by offering technology that enables users to communicate with full encryption — ensuring texts, documents, videos and…

The in-house cryptocurrency of Blockchain project Tezos (XTZ) is testing all-time highs as a wave of enthusiasm, which began in January continues.Data from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets shows Tezos’ XTZ token hit $3.24 on Feb. 12, a 25% increase in the past twenty-four hours alone and over 54% in the past week alone. Cryptocurrency market performance,…

The Consumer Safety Technology Act passed quickly in the House, and if enacted would require the study of blockchain tech and digital tokens. A bipartisan bill that requires the study of blockchain technology and digital tokens passed the House of Representatives on June 22. The “Consumer Safety Technology Act'' is centered on consumer protection and…

HANetf and ETC Group announced the continuation of their collaboration with a blockchain equity ETF. 520 Total views 26 Total shares The ETC Group and white-label issuer HANetf have reportedly announced the continuation of their partnership with the introduction of the ETC Group Digital Assets & Blockchain Equity UCITS ETF, a fund that tracks other…

After successfully forking from the Steem blockchain, Hive (HIVE) secured a listing on Bittrex — where it is trading for a 20% premium over Steem (STEEM).In a blow to Justin Sun, the cryptocurrency market appears to have chosen which chain it believes to be more valuable after Hive forked off from Steem on March 20.HIVE…