The introduction of Ordinal Theory has birthed a new type of NFT inscribed directly on the Bitcoin blockchain, ushering in a new era of on-chain Bitcoin NFTs. Read on to…
The international payment system Swift has reported positive results from a pilot test of transfers between different central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), saying they see “clear potential and value” in it. The…
Bitcoin continued to experience a downward trend, remaining weak near the $22,500 level, as investors opted for safer bets in anticipation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony before Congress. It…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced it is taking “emergency action” against crypto hedge fund BKCoin and its co-founder Kevin Kang for “Ponzi-like conduct.” According to a press release from…
The prominent cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is making its foray into the banking industry with the establishment of Kraken Bank. "We're building a better kind of crypto & Bitcoin bank for our clients," said the exchange…
Dogecoin (DOGE), the cryptocurrency that powers the Dogecoin blockchain, has dropped back after an attempt to push back to the north of the $0.076 level earlier in the day. A…
Major business players are joining the Hong Kong-Mainland China “cross-border” digital yuan pilot – including the e-commerce giant JD.com and the Bank of China. The Bank of China is one of Mainland China’s largest state-run…
Banks in Japan are starting a trial for issuing fully compliant stablecoins on an ultra-fast but largely centralized blockchain known as the Japan Open Chain. The bank trials will be…
On the second day of the Blockchain Economy London Summit, Cryptonews was present at a talk by Patrick Sweeney, the CEO of DaVinci 3.0 and a Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author. Sweeney discussed how…
At the Blockchain Economy London Summit, Cryptonews had the opportunity to sit down with Daniel Tenner, the founder of Pledg3r and GrantTree, to discuss the game-changing potential of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the…