Swiss city of Lugano to make Tether and Bitcoin legal tender March 3, 2022 The Swiss city of Lugano is partnering with Tether to allow citizens to make payments using Bitcoin and a handful of stablecoins.
Mexico being lined up as next nation for full Bitcoin adoption March 3, 2022 One of El Salvador’s most prominent advisors on the nation’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender says he is turning his attention to Mexico.
UK crypto industry urged to close ‘loopholes’ that let Russia avoid sanctions March 3, 2022 Unregulated crypto firms in the UK are facing calls to close 'loopholes' which allow Russians to evade sanctions.
Auditchain set to deploy mainnet staking contracts for Pacioli validating nodes March 3, 2022 Financial reporting platform Auditchain Labs AG says it is set to deploy the Pacioli validating node staking contracts on Monday.
UK regulators pressure crypto firms to enforce Russian sanctions March 3, 2022 Crypto firms are under pressure from UK regulators to ensure that economic sanctions against Russia are enforced.
NFT art gallery prepares to open in heart of the City March 3, 2022 In December 2019, Josh Sandhu made his first investment in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) picking up a handful of collectible digital artworks.
Binance defies calls to block Russian users from crypto exchange March 2, 2022 The chief executive of Binance has defied calls to freeze the accounts of Russian users amid conflict with Ukraine.
Billboard teams up with Universal Music to create NFT digital collectibles March 2, 2022 Music big names Billboard and Universal Music Group have teamed up to launch ChartStars, a non-fungible token (NFT) based project of curated digital collectibles that will leverage the environmentally friendly Flow Blockchain. The launch of ChartStars marks Billboard’s first scalable NFT product geared toward music fans. It will be a collection of artist-focused digital artwork that commemorates achievements and milestones [...]
Crypto exchanges refuse to ban Russian users as rouble trading surges March 1, 2022 Crypto exchanges are resisting calls for a blanket ban on Russian users despite a surge in rouble trading volumes.
Venture firm Electric Capital raises $1bn to fund crypto startups March 1, 2022 Electric Capital has closed a $1bn (£749m) capital raise to fund crypto networks, Web3 protocols and blockchain-based businesses.