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Cryptocurrency is going to break out of its bubble and reach critical mass thanks to layer-2 blockchains — and a couple of other factors.

Animoca buys game streaming platform Azarus that rewards users with crypto, Project Xeno, and why $10K NFTs scare away real gamers.

JPMorgan’s blockchain platform JPM Coin has introduced programmable payment functionality for its institutional users.

According to the bank, potential cryptocurrency investors usually make an average of three payments before recognizing they’ve fallen victim to a scam.

Over $100 million in digital assets were transferred from a wallet belonging to crypto exchange Poloniex in what security firms believe to be a massive hack.

The Chinese government says theft of digital collections violates the protection law and interests of the crime of illegally obtaining computer information system data.

The Institute of Crypto-Assets held a formal opening at the Léonard de Vinci center in the business district just outside of Paris.

Bitwise Asset Management stresses it has no relationship with the startup Bitwise Industries whose founders have been charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud.

China issues legal guidance that gives NFT markets hope, Bitget invests $10M in Indian startups, SEBA Bank’s Hong Kong license: Asia Express.

Web3 social media dApp Pop Social becomes the newest member of the Cointelegraph Accelerator program.

Cathay Securities is permitted to issue $930,000 worth of tokenized green bonds every six months.

According to the researchers, people’s penchant to misinterpret patterns could be a boon for charitable organizations that accept cryptocurrency.

Train up kickass AI models to sell them as NFTs in AI Arena, how often GPT-4 lies to you, and fake AI pics in the Israel/Gaza war: AI Eye.

When it comes to privacy and regulation, could Vitalik Buterin’s Privacy Pools be the answer?

Furthermore, the act aims to explicitly forbid U.S. government officials from engaging in transactions with iFinex, the parent company of USDT issuer Tether.

According to official data available publicly, the state of Maine currently holds over $328 million in unclaimed property.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) trained 141 officials and over 2800 officers in the financial year 2022-23.

The new feature lets users access liquidity from various decentralized exchanges including Uniswap, PancakeSwap and Curve.

Blockchain gaming firm Immutable announces partnership with Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovation Lab to develop Web3 games.

"Not one of the stablecoins assessed in this paper has been able to maintain their closing prices in parity with their peg," wrote the Bank for International Settlements.

"The next step for the crypto market depends on a refresh of the Bitcoin network," wrote founder Wang Feng.

Two years after John McAfee’s death, widow Janice tells Magazine she’s penniless and can’t move on until his autopsy records are released.

New blockchain-based apps like Truflation could be a “healthy development,” given that gauging inflation is more art than science.

Blockchain games have historically battled to gain mainstream attention, but Illuvium’s listing on Epic Games store could change the narrative.

The proposed guidelines are currently in the public consultation phase for the next three months, and if approved, it will come into effect starting in June 2024.

Regenerative economy and finance projects are tapping into blockchain technology for increased utility, transparency and decentralization.

SEBA began its quest for Hong Kong expansion late last year, setting up an office in November 2022 and by August 2023, the firm obtained an in-principle approval to offer virtual asset trading services.

Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard told Cointelegraph that the pieces of research that the network has “spent years of doing and implementing” are already being used by some of the fast-moving blockchain platforms.

The deal aims to enable faster, cheaper payments between 27 African countries, working with three Onafriq partners.

Wintermute founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy says the Near Foundation reneged on an offer to convert $11m million worth of its stablecoin.