ZkSync denies NFT ‘insider minting,’ claims some minters attended events

A group of blockchain advocates urged the United States Congress to clearly define NFTs in response to the SEC Wells notice to OpenSea.

Nigeria’s government is looking to drive blockchain adoption as part of its plans to establish emerging technology centers across the country. 357 Total views 4 Total shares Speaking during Wednesday’s annual Digital Africa Conference, Isa Pantami, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, identified blockchain as part of the government’s focus on emerging technologies, according…

An anonymous cryptocurrency trader has accumulated almost $68 million in unrealized profit by shorting Ether amid its recent price decline. According to blockchain data from Hypurrscan, the trader opened a 50x leveraged short position when Ether (ETH) was trading at $3,176, on Feb. 1. As of 9:06 am UTC on March 5, the position had

Chinese authorities called the metaverse “attractive and deceptive,” where users are prone to lose money if they are unaware of the risks. 29 Total views 19 Total shares After eradicating crypto trading and mining in the country, the Chinese government’s next concern lies with the growing scams around the metaverse projects.The Chinese Banking and Insurance…

Solid buying in spot Bitcoin ETFs suggests that traders anticipate a breakout to the upside over the coming days.

About 86 million ETH is held on non-exchange wallets containing enough Ether for staking on ETH 2.0. 519 Total views 25 Total shares As the crypto community is anticipating Ethereum 2.0, a large number of Ether (ETH) holders already have enough ETH for staking on the network.Nearly 80% of total Ether (ETH) supply is being…

The United States regulator, Commodities and Futures Trading Commission, announced the CFTC’s first science contest, Project Streetlamp, earlier this week. Cointelegraph had a chance to speak with Melissa Netram, who is the Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the commission’s fintech office, LabCFTC.Netram took over the role from Daniel Gorfine in September. Cointelegraph was pleased…

Bitcoin wobbles further into key U.S. macro events as surging open interest concerns longtime market participants.