Tag: Cryptocurrencies

Can you really brand a currency as “stable” if it can still drop 80% to hit a market low within two days? Well, apparently, you can. That’s exactly what happened with ...

The worry over whether the US central bank can tackle inflation without throwing the economy into a recession is sending investors into a bit of a fight or flight mode ...

Crypto is obviously a very divisive topic. The ones who love it can’t stop talking about it and touting their love. On the other hand, skeptics dismiss the whole thing ...

Non-fungible tokens, aka NFTs, have been widely talked about across pretty much every industry. Sentiment toward the digital asset varies depending on which side of the street you’re talking to ...

The creators behind the Bored Ape NFT collection, Yuga Labs, raised what was considered the largest NFT mint in history, or around US$320 million in crypto, by selling virtual land ...

Some crypto traders are now going to rehab. Yes, we’re 100% serious. Think luxurious clinics in Switzerland for US$90,000 weekly for treatment to less expensive telehealth options. Our team found ...

It’s no secret that some A-list celebs have jumped onto the crypto bandwagon, creating and promoting their own NFTs, starting crypto companies and whatnot. Now, big celebs like Justin Bieber, ...

Hong Kong’s ex-Finance Chief John Tsang is joining StashAway, a Singapore based investment company currently in talks to offer crypto-related products to clients.

Meta Island is the metaverse’s first, well, island. And in November, it was sold for US$398,685 on OpenSea, according to Morning Brew.

The Sandbox is an online gaming space owned by Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands. And this week, HSBC announced that it was moving in! 

NFTs are coming to Instagram, baby! Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that these non-fungible tokens are coming to the platform in the near future and that, later on, users will be ...

This drop in the value of the ruble has crypto fans pointing to Bitcoin as a possible alternative because it isn’t centralized by or connected to any single government or ...

Inside the vending machine are boxes with QR codes on a paper slip inside, with the price from US$5.99 to US$420.69.

We’re at a pretty watershed moment right now where, for the first time in history, central banks and governments don't have complete control over financial instruments that control regulations. 

Whether you understand the term or not, you’ve probably heard of non-fungible tokens or NFTs. Being crowned as the word of the year in 2021 by Collins Dictionary, NFTs have ...

Cryptocurrency is a digital, decentralized currency that has revolutionized how the world views currency. Since 2017, e-commerce businesses have incorporated Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies into their models across the international ...

From August 2020 to August 2021, Kazakhstan’s share of the global bitcoin hash rate (e.g., its share of global bitcoin production) went up from 4.6% to 18.1%.

According to co-founder Nischal Shetty, India’s largest crypto exchange WazirX, which is owned by Binance, the company has seen daily sign-ups increase 30% since February 1. 

On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a study, which looked at six nations, including China, Sweden and the Bahamas, where CBDCs are already at an advanced stage. The ...

The agency seized 94,000 bitcoin, valued at US$3.9 billion, which is the largest seizure in the government agency’s history. 

On Tuesday, during her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the nation also plans to tax the income from the transfer of virtual assets at 30%. On top ...

China has chosen 15 city governments and over 160 groups, including companies, universities, hospitals and more, to carry out a blockchain technology trial. 

With that out of the way, according to DappRadar on Monday, sales of NFTs reached around US$25 billion last year as the speculative crypto asset exploded in popularity. But there ...

“Bitcoin is extremely secure,” said Caselin. “It offers the most secure network in the world and nobody owns it. Nobody can shut it off. Nobody can manipulate the system itself.”

NFTs actually have been around for a while, but it burst in popularity over the last two years, and even more so in the first quarter of 2021.

“I think NFTs in the way now are a great way to just bootstrap communities,” said Ng, adding that “people are participating in tokens because they want to be part ...

While the Indian government will allow trading of traditional crypto outside of the country's CBDC once that's introduced, according to the sources familiar with the matter, hefty taxes will be ...

At this point, almost everyone has heard about Bitcoin, but some of its history is still a mystery.

Crypto farming, or yield farming as it is better known, is an investment strategy that stands to make a lot of money for investors than current forms of traditional investing.

Basically, the meetings focused on how to either make sure that crypto payments weren’t being done anonymously, and how to try make it harder for ransomware attacks to freeze infrastructure, ...

“Good-faith actors have been speculating on the value of gold and silver for thousands of years. Right now, we just don’t have enough investor protection in crypto. Frankly, at this ...

“This year, Hong Kong has effectively established itself as the world’s second city for Contemporary Art after New York.”

There are really only two criteria for these bitcoin refugees when looking for places to move to: relatively cheap electricity costs and relaxed regulations. Right now, the US has both ...

"We think NFTs represent a new paradigm in the collectability, usability, and engagement with assets," said Michel Combes, president of SoftBank Group International. "This evolution from physical assets to digital ...

Even if some do find a way to circumvent the regulations, there is no doubt that the industry has been affected. This time last year, China accounted for 75% of ...

For several consecutive days, the Chivo experienced technical difficulties, ranging from not being able to access the digital wallet to not being deposited the US$30 bonus that the president had ...