If you’ve visited a crypto company’s website recently, you’ve probably visited a URL ending in “.xyz” instead of its cheugier counterpart, .com. From fintech Block, formerly known as Square, to venture firm Paradigm, to blockchain startups like Mirror, .xyz has become the go-to URL ending for many web3...
Structure, a mobile app providing its users crypto exchange and other tokenized investments, announced today it closed initial funding of $20 million from both seed funding led by Polychain Capital and proceeds from a sale of its native STXR token. Other investors joining include Bixin Ventures and Ascensive...
Cryptocurrencies have become an issue for many governments and central banks, which has prompted the government of Turkey to take new steps.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that his country has been accelerating its regulation of the digital tokens market.
Turkey’s President confirmed last Friday that completing a crypto...
Carisa Nietsche
Contributor
Carisa Nietsche is an associate fellow for the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security.
The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.
Europe has a well-earned reputation for regulating Big Tech, taking the lead on privacy,...
Crypto exchange Huobi’s research arm, Huobi Research, has identified a rising interest in blockchain gaming as a direct impact from GameFi initiatives. GameFi implies the use of decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain gaming that incentivizes users based on a play-to-earn model. According to Huobi Research, on-chain data suggests that...
B2BX, which is a part of the B2Broker Group, has further expanded its crypto exchange offerings with the addition of 61 new crypto trading pairs and also enhanced some of the features.The newly added cryptocurrencies include popular tokens like AAVE, MATIC, SUSHI, and YFI. They are listed against...
Thailand central bank in its statement, said that it expects to test its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in late 2022 than earlier planned. Digital currency will act as an alternative payment option.
The pilot project had been previously planned for the second quarter of 2022. According to...
A man allegedly behind a cryptocurrency investment scam has been arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. He lured people into investing in his fraudulent crypto scheme by promising high returns, telling investors they could earn a 400% return by investing in just 200 days.
Alleged Crypto Scammer Arrested in Bangkok
A 50-year-old...
