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Is Gaming a Good Use Case for Blockchain?

August 8, 2022

Adding digital assets and NFTs to an already huge and complex industry has the p...

Marshall Wace Makes Hire to Focus on Blockchain Investments

May 5, 2022

Marshall Wace is building out a team that invests in private blockchain-related ...

Mideast Asset Manager Investcorp Seeks Cash for Blockchain Fund

April 11, 2022

Investcorp Holdings, the biggest alternative asset manager in the Middle East, s...

Central Banks Can Save DeFi, as Weird as That Sounds

April 10, 2022

The financial metaverse would be better served by truly stable currencies but th...

Coinbase Eyes Challenge to Western Union With Crypto Remittances

February 15, 2022

Coinbase Global Inc., the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is wading into t...

McLaren Racing Ends Sponsorship Deal With Bitci.com Crypto Group

February 15, 2022

McLaren Racing has terminated its relationship with Bitci.com, the Turkish-based...

Crypto Is Like a ‘Ponzi’ Scheme, India’s Central Bank Warns

February 15, 2022

In a strong warning to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, a top official...

Pakistan Says Risks From Cryptocurrencies Outweigh Its Benefits

February 15, 2022

Pakistan’s central bank said that risks posed by cryptocurrencies outweigh its b...

BlockFi’s Plans to Register with SEC Augurs New Era for Crypto

February 14, 2022

Crypto proponents have argued for years that regulators shouldn’t apply decades-...

Hackers Snagged $36 Million in Crypto in Breach of IRA Financial

February 14, 2022

A hack at IRA Financial Trust, which offers self-directed retirement accounts, r...

Big Bitcoin Miners Aren't Immune to the Need for Cash

February 14, 2022

A pair of big Bitcoin miners are poised to sell their stock in the face of a dro...

SEC Warns Investors About Risks From High-Yield Crypto Accounts

February 14, 2022

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is warning investors about risks ass...

Financial Ads Are Stars in First-Ever Crypto Super Bowl

February 13, 2022

Cryptocurrency exchanges and other financial services companies were stars amid ...

Andreessen’s Dixon Spies Riches in Web3. Others See ‘Rubbish’

February 12, 2022

The venture capitalist and other backers of the blockchain-based future of the i...

Crypto Lender BlockFi to Pay $100 Million In Settlement with SEC, States

February 12, 2022

BlockFi Inc. is poised to pay $100 million to settle allegations from the Securi...

Coinbase Resumes Trading Feature After Vulnerability Warning

February 11, 2022

Coinbase Global Inc., the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, resumed operatio...

The Market Is Finally Putting a Realistic Price on Carbon

February 10, 2022

This surge should be seen as a success. Politicians need to resist the populist ...

Jamaican Digital Currency Coming in 2022, PM Holness Says

February 10, 2022

(Bloomberg) -- Jamaica’s Prime Minister said the country is on track to launch i...

Binance to Invest $200 Million in News Publisher Forbes

February 10, 2022

Binance Holdings Ltd., parent of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is...

Hackers Nabbed $1.3 Billion in Ransom Over 2 Years, a New Report Says

February 10, 2022

Criminals netted $1.3 billion in ransom payments from hacking victims in the pas...

A Deep Dive Into Crypto's Cure for the Texas Power Grid

February 10, 2022

Yes, it could raise electricity demand and encourage extra solar and wind power,...

FTX Chief Reminds Congress That 95% of Crypto Volume Is Offshore

February 9, 2022

(Bloomberg) -- Sam Bankman-Fried, the chief executive officer and co-founder of ...

Goldman-Backed Battery Maker Says Bitcoin Mine a Waste of Energy

February 9, 2022

(Bloomberg) -- Battery startup Northvolt AB says Sweden should stop wasting stat...

IMF Chief Sees No Universal Central-Bank Digital Money Case

February 9, 2022

(Bloomberg) -- Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economic...

Zambia Explores Digital Currency, But Warns Against Crypto

February 9, 2022

Zambia’s central bank expects to complete research on forming a digital currency...

Bitfinex Cryptocurrency Linked to 2016 Hack Surges 59% After Fund Recovery

February 8, 2022

The cryptocurrency known as Unus Sed Leo, which was issued in part to recapitali...

Singapore Crypto Investment Jumped to a Record in 2021, KPMG Says

February 8, 2022

Investment in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector in Singapore jumped more ...

Crypto Intermediaries Need More Regulation, Treasury’s Liang Says

February 7, 2022

(Bloomberg) -- Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang is set ...

Sequoia-Led Group Buys Polygon’s Crypto Token for $450 Million

February 7, 2022

(Bloomberg) -- Polygon, the operator of an eponymous protocol used by developers...

U.K. Fintech Investment Surges 617% to Top £27 Billion Last Year

February 7, 2022

British fintech firms attracted $37.3 billion of investment last year, up from $...