The Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), due to take effect this year, is the European Union’s comprehensive crypto law. The legislation promises legal certainty, compliance challenges and global implications. MiCA’s primary goal will be to establish a unified rulebook for regulating crypto-asset markets. The ‘implementation phase’ of MiCA is from entry – June 2023 when…
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Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have faded into the background with all the chatter and excitement around a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund being approved in the US market. Earlier today GameStop revealed it has shut down its NFT marketplace, signaling its withdrawal from the cryptocurrency space. The announcement was made via a statement on the platform…
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Source: iStock / JuSun The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) social media account being compromised is concerning. Impersonations and hacks are nothing new in the cryptocurrency space but could the hack have been avoided? After the post, the SEC started an internal market manipulation investigation on itself. X, formerly known as Twitter, confirmed the…
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Source: Adobe / Photocreo Bednarek Data mining plays a crucial role in the cryptocurrency space as it is integral in providing market analysis, risk management, and ensuring security and integrity of transactions is in place. Traders and investors use data mining techniques to analyze market trends and identify new patterns in cryptocurrency investing which helps…
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Taipei Blockchain Week 2023 — Finance Cupcake. Photo by: Tanzeel Akhtar Taipei Blockchain Week kicked off this week with around 2,000 people from the crypto community gathering on Thursday to hear industry players discuss blockchain trends ranging from Llayer 1’s role in Web3’s in 2024 to the future of decentralized finance (DeFi). The event opened…
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FTX management is actively seeking potential participants to revive the formerly defunct crypto exchange, as reported by sources knowledgeable about the situation. CEO John J. Ray III and other FTX executives have reportedly engaged in preliminary discussions with prospective investors, who could either acquire full ownership of the business or establish a joint venture. FTX…
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Robert Quartly-Janeiro is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Singapore-based Tier-1 cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue.__________ As I was flicking through the weekend supplement of a well-known financial newspaper, the number of luxury watch advertisements I had to bypass got me thinking: with so many high-end watchmakers out there, what makes their production rare — and, therefore,…
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Ron Stoner is the Head of Security at US-based crypto security specialist Casa.__________ Operational security, or OPSEC, is the process of performing risk management by defining what information you are trying to secure, what is required to achieve that goal, and then taking the practical steps required. The philosophy behind OPSEC primarily focuses on thinking…
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FTX debtors revealed during a hearing on April 12th that the restructuring team has collected $7.3 billion in liquid assets. The exchange is currently considering a relaunch, according to a lawyer representing the defunct cryptocurrency exchange. Following the announcement, the exchange’s token, FTT, increased by over 70%, rising from $1.30 to $2.35 per unit. Lawyers…
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Ken Timsit, is Head of blockchain startup accelerator Cronos Labs and Cronos Chain.__________ Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were perhaps the most publicly followed hype cycle, with celebrities from Justin Bieber to Madonna dropping NFT collections for their fans over the past couple of years. Without an understanding of the potential benefits of NFTs as powered by…
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