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India's Top Crypto App CoinSwitch Calls for Regulatory 'Peace, Certainty'

India must establish rules on cryptocurrencies to resolve regulatory uncertainty, protect investors and boost its crypto sector, CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal said on Sunday. Although India’s central bank has backed a ban on cryptocurrencies over risks to financial stability, a federal government move to tax income from them has been interpreted by the industry as […]

Top Stablecoin Tether Boosts U.S. Treasuries Holdings

Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin, said on Thursday it has boosted its holdings of U.S. government debt while cutting exposure to riskier assets, the first look at its reserves since the token was rocked by the crypto sector’s recent sell-off. Stablecoins, a variety of cryptocurrencies designed to keep a steady value, are in sharp focus […]

The Russian Ukrainian War and the Crypto Market

In our interconnected and globalized world, war is one thing that carries rippling effects that can spread far and wide. On the other side of the coin, a globalized economy means that chain reactions can reverberate across the entire globe and throw entire economies off balance. The Russian Ukrainian war and the crypto market are […]

German Financial Authority BaFin Calls for Unified DeFi EU Regulation

Executive director of Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Birgit Rodolphe, has appealed for novel and comprehensive regulation of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector across the European Union and to create a consistent DeFi EU regulation. BaFin is Germany’s financial regulator, in charge of overseeing banks, insurance companies, and other financial organizations, which includes everything […]

Cryptoverse: Stablecoins Wend Wobbly Way into the Unknown

Stablecoins, the safe and strait-laced cousins of crypto, are looking distinctly dicey. Tether, USDC and others lost their prized pegs to the dollar last week in a bout of market mayhem that shook faith in these coins that were designed to sidestep crypto volatility. But was it an isolated outburst, or are they losing their […]

U.S. SEC's Peirce Sees 'Movement' on Stablecoin Regulations

A top official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signalled on Thursday that stricter rules around crypto stablecoins could be drawing closer. Cryptocurrency markets have an overall value of about $1 trillion this week amid the collapse of the stablecoin TerraUSD and a destabilising plunge in Tether, currently the world’s largest stablecoin by […]

Bitcoin Set for Record Losing Streak After 'Stablecoin' Collapse

Cryptocurrencies nursed large losses on Friday, with bitcoin just above $30,000 and set for a record losing streak after the collapse of TerraUSD, a so-called stablecoin, rippled through cryptocurrency markets. Crypto assets have also been swept up in broad selling of risky investments on worries about high inflation and rising interest rates. Sentiment is particularly […]

Crypto Collapse Intensifies as Stablecoin Tether Slides Below Dollar Peg

The meltdown in TerraUSD, one of the world’s largest stablecoins, rippled through cryptocurrency markets on Thursday, pushing another major stablecoin Tether below its dollar peg and sending bitcoin to 16-month lows. Cryptocurrencies have been swept up in a sell-off in risk assets, which has picked up steam this week as data showed U.S. inflation running […]

Top Tech Skills to Learn in 2022

The future is for the techies. For some years, technology firms have been the most profitable businesses worldwide. It appears that tech businesses will maintain their dominance in the coming decades. If you are looking for a career that is challenging, financially abundant, and guaranteed to expand, then the following the below tech are the […]

Top Seven Companies Developing the Metaverse in 2022

The word “metaverse” is the most popular in the worldwide tech market today. Big tech companies worldwide are racing for a piece of the virtual pie that analysts expect will be worth trillions. Companies Developing the Metaverse are concentrating on creating new technologies and features that will allow users to communicate with one another more […]