Forkast
Market Analysis
Bursting of speculative bubble described as a turning point in the evolution of digital assets as industry players and observers welcome promise of mainstream adoption and better governance.
Yohan Yun
Regulation
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) wants to build the city-state into a “crypto hub” fueled by instant settlements, tokenized assets and programmable money, not “speculating in cryptocurrencies,” Ravi Menon, the central bank’s managing director, said at the Singapore FinTech Festival on Thursday.
Pradipta Mukherjee
Regulation
The MAS launched Project Ubin+ on Thursday, a collaborative initiative with international partners to explore cross-border foreign exchange settlements using wholesale CBDC.
Pradipta Mukherjee
Blockchain Security
OpenSea will pilot a system that freezes the trading of NFTs involved in suspicious sales while it reviews the transaction.
Dylan Butts
Regulation
Digital wallet service provider Cryptillian Payment Systems has requested to file an amicus brief to support Ripple Labs Inc. in the latter’s ongoing court battle against the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).
Timmy Shen
Bitcoin News
Bitcoin and Ether dropped in Thursday afternoon trading in Asia, while the rest of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins, posted mixed results.
Oisin Mcilroy
Altcoins
'Bad actor' or a 'sliding market'? Blockchain industry leaders at Hong Kong FinTech Week offer insights into the Terra-LUNA crash.
Oisin Mcilroy
Regulation
Binance is preparing to operate in South Korea’s crypto market, said CEO Changpeng Zhao at the Web Summit 2022 held in Lisbon.
Danny Park
Altcoins
The world's largest crypto exchange seeks to become a bridge between traditional finance and cryptocurrencies.
Ningwei Qin
NFT Marketplaces
Instagram will soon allow creators to mint and sell NFTs through the platform to buyers both on and off Instagram using an 'end-to-end toolkit.'
Lachlan Keller
Altcoins
The ongoing Crypto Winter is 'only going to get worse' as the industry is re-evaluated amongst tighter interest rates, the cofounder of Tezos predicts.
Dylan Butts
Advanced Blockchain Technologies
What are soulbound tokens, and how can they end the ‘credit paradox’ that has been holding back the unbanked masses? Fakhul Miah of CreDA explains.
Fakhul Miah
Regulation
Digital asset and blockchain highlights of event draw huge crowds, even as industry figures say they want the technology behind them to become just a normal component of the finance system.
Padraic Convery
Bitcoin News
Markets: Bitcoin and Ether fall with crypto top 10 as Fed raises rates 75 bps
Lachlan Keller
Regulation
Pradipta Mukherjee
Regulation
Top blockchain and crypto news: Hong Kong rethinks digital assets. CBDC to debut in India. China’s e-yuan privacy problem.
Forkast.News
Altcoins
Singapore-based StraitsX, a payments infrastructure for digital assets, will pilot stablecoin applications at the ongoing Singapore Fintech Festival.
Pradipta Mukherjee
Altcoins
Bitcoin and Ether dropped in Wednesday afternoon trading in Asia amid losses among all top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins, led by Shiba Inu.
Oisin Mcilroy
Advanced Blockchain Technologies
As governments look towards zero carbon emission goals, new means of creating climate-related financial products are being tested on the blockchain.
Dylan Butts
