Paul Atkins called the right to self-custody a “foundational American value” when addressing regulators and industry leaders discussing DeFi. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins took aim at the previous administration’s crypto policies in the regulator’s latest roundtable event exploring digital asset regulation. In a Monday event… Listen ⇢

AEON adds TRON to enable fast, low-cost in-store crypto payments. 20M Southeast Asian merchants now accept TRON via AEON Pay. AEON launches USD1 stablecoin, boosts global digital payment options. AEON has announced a new step to make using cryptocurrency easier in everyday life. The company has integrated the TRON blockchain… Listen ⇢

Gone are the days when metaverse was just a buzzword – it has rapidly transformed into a digital reality with real-world applications, all thanks to heavy investments from leading tech companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Sony, Google, and others.  Today, a variety of projects focused on making metaverse more feasible… Listen ⇢

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During a recent ask-me-anything (AMA) session, Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson confirmed that XRP support would soon be coming to Input Output’s Lace wallet.  The light wallet, which was developed by one of the main entities behind the Cardano blockchain, entered pubic mainnet back in April 2023. It allowed users to stake… Listen ⇢

As the field of decentralized finance (DeFi) continues evolving, Bitcoin’s role within it is being quietly (or not so much) redefined. While the primary cryptocurrency has long stood (and perhaps, continues to) as a passive store of value, newer frameworks like restaking protocols are emerging to unlock its tremendous economic… Listen ⇢

Galaxy Ventures has advanced high-performance blockchain infrastructure by investing $4 million into RISE Chain, an ultra-fast Ethereum Layer 2 network engineered for real-time decentralized applications. This significant milestone brings RISE Chain’s total funding to $8 million, with early support from prominent figures including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and AAVE founder… Listen ⇢

The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund managed by BlackRock, has surpassed $70 billion in assets under management (AUM) within 341 trading days.  This marks the fastest ascent to that level of AUM for any ETF to date. By comparison, the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) ETF, the… Listen ⇢

Despite a trading restriction, Ethiopia’s FIS is preparing crypto laws.  Regulations combat money laundering and terrorist financing.  Collaboration with the UN and regional partners to develop policies. Ethiopia’s ban on virtual currency trading is still on, and the country’s Financial Intelligence Service (FIS) has developed regulations to regulate cryptocurrency transactions.… Listen ⇢