The survey, which polled 2,004 respondents in 137 municipalities, found that two-thirds of Brazilians know about cryptocurrency, with bitcoin and ethereum ranking the top two in popularity. 17.2% have already invested in crypto, surpassing the 7.4% that have invested in the stock market. Second National Crypto Survey Finds More Brazilians Have Invested in Crypto Than […]
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Injective Expands Tokenization Push With SEC Transfer Agent Status
Injective said its institutional services arm is now registered with the SEC as a transfer agent, giving the blockchain a regulated function for securities. The move adds a compliance layer to its growing push into tokenized equities, private-company shares and trade finance. Injective Targets 4 Asset Classes With SEC Transfer Agent Status Injective is adding […]
Read MoreTwo ETH Whales Offload $63 Million as Selling Pressure Builds
Onchain trackers flagged two large ether sell-offs within hours of each other on August 21, as a popular whale known as ‘7 Siblings’ and a separate wallet dumped a combined $63 million in ETH and staked ETH. A 14,000 ETH Sale Blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain reported that the whale entity known as 7 Siblings sold […]
Read MoreAfter 100 Hours of 3D Printing, a Student Built a Modular Arm for His Sister
More than 100 hours of 3D printing went into a modular prosthetic arm that Vitaliy Bondarchuk, an engineering student at Bob Jones University, built for his 7-year-old sister, Bella. Designed with interchangeable attachments for everyday tasks and improved comfort, the device is already part of her daily routine and targets a gap in affordable pediatric […]
Read MoreHungary Repeals Strict Crypto Rules to Align With EU MiCA Framework
The Hungarian parliament voted to repeal the provisions that required a validation check for crypto asset conversions to be legal. The move also removes crypto-related offenses imposing penalties of up to eight years of imprisonment from the national criminal code. Hungary Decriminalizes Crypto Assets’ Offenses in Line With MiCA Implementation Hungary is repealing draconian-style regulations […]
Read MoreHow Bitcoin Hardware Wallets Supported Users During the Coldcard Crisis
As there’s no single best bitcoin hardware wallet, only different features and trade-offs, their manufacturers also vary in how they have supported their customers following the Coldcard crisis. Fast, clear, and helpful communication might be the factor that protects your funds during similar emergencies. Bitcoin.com News looked into how the top 13 manufacturers of these […]
Read MoreBitgo Breaks Into Korea With Hana and SK Telecom in Its Corner
Bitgo Korea just cracked one of Asia’s toughest crypto markets, securing regulatory registration to provide cryptocurrency custody and transfer services to institutional clients in South Korea and planting a direct flag in one of the world’s busiest digital asset markets. The Korea Financial Intelligence Unit accepted Bitgo Korea’s Virtual Asset Service Provider, or VASP, registration […]
Read MoreARK’s Valente Sees RWA Trading Reshaping DeFi Platform Economics
ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente sees specialized RWA markets redistributing power across DeFi, which could give customer-facing applications greater control over liquidity and revenue. That evolution could reshape fee allocation without triggering a broad migration toward app-specific chains. Specialized RWA Venues Could Reshape Onchain Liquidity Real-world asset (RWA) growth is changing how trading venues compete for […]
Read MoreSelig Turns up the Heat as CFTC Readies Its Own Crypto Rules
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig has ordered agency staff to prepare a backup regulatory framework for cryptocurrency markets if Congress fails to advance the stalled Clarity Act. Speaking Thursday at the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee’s inaugural meeting in Washington, Selig explained that legislation remains his preferred route but made clear the agency […]
Read MoreDeFi Roars Back as $10B DEX Boom Sends TVL Flying Above $83B
Decentralized finance (DeFi) markets roared back to life Thursday as total value locked (TVL) jumped 9.15% in 24 hours, decentralized exchange (DEX) volume punched through $10 billion, and Hyperliquid swallowed a massive chunk of derivatives trading. Defillama TVL data at about 10:30 a.m. EDT on Aug. 20 showed $83.216 billion parked across DeFi protocols, sharply […]
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