FBI accused of violating MIT License in smart contract code usage

El Salvador adopted Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender over four months ago on Sept. 7, 2021. Bitcoiners around the world have been watching with intent as the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, attempts to “orange-pill” an entire nation.The president regularly buys the dip, has promised a low-tax Bitcoin “Citadel” in the form of Bitcoin…

Galaxy Digital reported a large uptick in trading volumes in the third quarter. 2363 Total views 22 Total shares Galaxy Digital’s over-the-counter trading desk posted record volumes in the third quarter, signaling once again that institutional uptake of digital assets is on the rise. The company’s third-quarter earnings report showed a 75% year-over-year rise in trading…

The Bakkt digital assets platform, which was created by the operator of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced in a Medium post today, Nov. 24, that they are now “targeting” Jan. 24, 2019 as a launch date.The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), operator of 23 leading global exchanges including the NYSE, announced the creation of Bakkt…

On April 26, House Republicans scarcely passed their bill to increase the U.S. debt ceiling. This led to analysts already weighing its potential impact on the price of Bitcoin (BTC), ranging from extremely bearish to overly bullish.Ultimately, U.S. dollar liquidity is the key to both of these opposing viewpoint."Deflationary recession" to produce 2020-like BTC rally?Some analysts,…

While the proof-of-authority consensus algorithm is turning into perhaps one of the most mature versions of blockchain technology. It is faster than other algorithms, more scalable, and does not depend on mining. Market leaders Walmart and GE Aviation are using PoA to track supply chains, and Microsoft has created a whole line of PoA-based enterprise…

Seven southern European Union member states have released a declaration calling for help in the promotion of Distributed Ledger Technology’s (DLT) use in the region, the Financial Times (FT) reports Dec. 4.The declaration was reportedly initiated by Malta and signed by six other member states, France, Italy, Cyprus, Portugal, Spain and Greece, during a meeting…

A bipartisan group of representatives has introduced a bill to the House that seeks to create a task force focused on combating terrorist financing via cryptocurrencies. 2711 Total views 53 Total shares U.S. Representative Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored a new piece of legislation aimed at creating an agency tasked with combating the use of…

The move is part of a phased termination of BUSD support by February 2024. 526 Total views 10 Total shares Crypto exchange Binance will cease borrowing and lending services for its native stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD) by October 25.According to the October 3 announcement, the exchange will close all outstanding BUSD loan and collateral positions

The chairman of the National Payment Corporation has made the first transaction with the central bank digital currency. 106 Total views 1 Total shares The chairman of Kazakhstan’s National Payment Corporation (NPC), Binur Zhalenov, has made the first transaction with the central bank digital currency (CBDC). During his speech at the XI Congress of Finance