Mastercard launches ‘next generation’ of blockchain payments startup program

Binance Academy, the educational arm of leading crypto exchange Binance, announced the establishment of a blockchain research institute in Shanghai on March 30.The Lingang Blockchain Technology and Industry Research Institute is intended to operate as a think-tank and talent hub for distributed ledger technology (DLT) innovation in China.Binance to integrate blockchain with other innovative technologiesTo…

As it hosts Paris Blockchain Week, France's capital city has seen protests following the government pushing through a bill raising the national retirement age from 62 to 64. 299 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTRobby Yung, chief executive officer of metaverse ecosystem developer Animoca Brands, seemed…

The protocol, which had 526 Ether in total value locked, was emptied in an attack on Oct. 18. 95 Total views 1 Total shares Ethereum decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Hope Lend has next to zero assets left in its protocol after a devastating hack.According to multiple blockchain security firms, on Oct. 18, two individuals, a

A number of crypto businesses and non-profits have written to the main banking regulator in the U.S. asking for banks to have more authorization to deal with crypto. In response to a request for comment on potential rules from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), many major players in crypto have written…

The crypto industry has reacted strongly against a EU Parliament committee voting in favor of a regulatory package for tighter know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) rules for ”unhosted” private wallets. The new guidelines would require crypto service providers — most commonly exchanges — to verify the identity of every individual behind an unhosted wallet…

It appears the firm's fortune took a turn to the worst via its exposure to troubled crypto lending service Babel Finance. 144 Total views 26 Total shares In a document dated Wednesday, July 27, Thai cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex said that its solicitors in Singapore, Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC, filed five applications under Section 64 of Singapore’s…

Non-fungible token (NFT) projects have been hard hit by the price decline across the cryptocurrency ecosystem and the current bearish conditions have spared few tokens from a price collapse.One project that is attempting to get back on solid footing is Immutable X (IMX), an NFT-focused layer-2 (L2) scaling solution for the Ethereum (ETH) network designed…

One cryptocurrency project is using Monero (XMR) to give undocumented immigrants a better shot at a fair treatment in the United States judicial system.The Bail Bloc project collects cryptocurrency to help people get out of pretrial incarceration for cases with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Unlike conventional charities, Bail Bloc doesn’t want…