Namibia has joined other African nations in embracing cryptocurrencies and digital assets by approving a bill in the National Assembly. The bill, which passed Namibia’s lower house of parliament on June 22, aims to regulate digital assets, cryptocurrencies and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in the country. The legislation aims to establish a framework for licensing
Bitcoin (BTC) reached new 2023 highs on July 6 as a fresh bounce off key support buoyed bulls. Bitcoin analyst warns of “predatory range” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price action surging through the top of its recent trading range. Analysts had previously reckoned on the largest cryptocurrency dropping further, potentially
Royalties earned by nonfungible token (NFT) projects have reached their lowest point in two years, according to a report from blockchain analytics firm Nansen. Data shared with Cointelegraph highlights the low point for NFT royalties before the impact of a recent drop in the floor price of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs as well as
Binance cryptocurrency exchange is preparing for another upgrade of its wallet infrastructure, warning users about the upcoming address migration. On July 6, Binance officially announced that it will be retiring selected deposit addresses in batches as part of a network address migration scheduled for Q3 2023. Binance’s latest wallet upgrade will affect a total of
Barking with community-driven enthusiasm and bone-rattling potential, dog-themed coins are forming a pack on the stage of emerging digital assets. In recent years, the cryptocurrency world has witnessed a surge in the popularity of dog-themed digital assets. These endearing tokens, which drew inspiration from the popular Doge meme, have swept the cryptocurrency industry by storm,
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is gradually solidifying its status as a go-to Bitcoin mining destination in the Middle East. The region in the Middle East has established itself as a pro-Web3 destination for crypto-focused companies with 30 free trade zones in the country and by 2023, the region has slowly climbed up in the
Foreign residents of Israel could get an exemption from capital gains taxes on the sale of digital currencies. A bill that would grant that and other tax benefits for digital assets holders passed through preliminary reading in the country’s parliament (Knesset) on June 5. The bill would also level up the crypto bonuses with stock
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has delivered his prediction for the next Bitcoin (BTC) bull market. Speaking in a July 5, “ask me anything” session on Twitter, CZ explained how the price of Bitcoin has historically moved in four-year bull cycles. https://t.co/OENe6Ul4ag — Binance (@binance) July 5, 2023 While he admitted that he can’t see the
XRP, the native token of the XRPL protocol, has decreased its total supply. Over the past 30 days, roughly 247,016 XRP tokens have been permanently burned, reducing the total circulating supply. This trend was first highlighted by an anonymous Twitter account, sparking a wave of speculation within the XRP community. Neil Hartner, a senior staff
Bitcoin (BTC) miners made a lofty $184 million from transaction fees in the second quarter, far more than what they pocketed over the entire 2022 — as Bitcoin’s price surged and BRC-20 tokens flourished. The $184 million payout is more than a 270% increase from the first quarter of 2023 and it is the first quarter
Investigators from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have reportedly concluded that bankrupt crypto lender Celsius and its former CEO Alex Mashinsky broke U.S. rules before the company collapsed. According to a July 5 report from Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, the attorneys from the CFTC’s enforcement division found that Celsius misled investors, failed to
Valve allows AI content on Steam Game developers can use AI-generated content in games listed on Steam. But only if it isn’t generated using copyright-infringing content. That’s the official line from Valve, the creators of game publishing platform Steam, which it made in response to a June Reddit post that’s been making the rounds about
Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, has delivered pro-crypto remarks amid the asset manager applying to list a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. Speaking on Fox Business on July 5, Fink said the role of cryptocurrency was largely “digitizing gold,” suggesting U.S. regulators consider how an ETF directly linked to Bitcoin
Crypto exchange dYdX has launched a public testnet of its V4 iteration, according to a July 5 announcement from the exchange’s development team. This marks the completion of “milestone 4” out of five, paving the way for a future V4 mainnet launch. Once implemented on mainnet, V4 is expected to allow for “full decentralization” of
Twitter Payments LLC, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s Twitter social network, appears to have received its first money transmitter licenses after Michigan, New Hampshire and Missouri approved the company’s applications. NEWS: Twitter has finally secured its first money transmitter licenses in several US states. pic.twitter.com/gziiRgelYU — T(w)itter Daily News (@TitterDaily) July 5, 2023 A
Governments have yet to address all the ways crypto might be taxed, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has realized, and the amount of taxes not imposed or collected may reach well into the tens of billions of dollars. That insight does little to reduce the variety of challenges in taxing crypto, however. Crypto’s “semi-anonymity,” its
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade near the $31,000 level, making it an important resistance to watch out for in the short term. Some analysts believe the current consolidation could result in an upside breakout in Bitcoin. The institutional investors also seem to be positive about the prospects of a further rally in Bitcoin. CoinShares’ head
The combined spot and derivatives trading volume on centralized exchanges (CEXs) climbed 14.2% in June to $2.71 trillion, according to CCData’s monthly exchange report. Binance, Binance.US, and Coinbase all saw their market share decline in the past month. As per the report, the first rise in trading volume in three months was backed by BlackRock’s
Officials in the United States are considering restricting China’s access to cloud computing services in an effort to safeguard the country’s advanced technology, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. According to the report, the Biden Administration proposed adding controls to the amount of access China companies will have to U.S.-based cloud computing services such
Crypto futures exchange OPNX has launched a credit currency for margin trading, according to a July 5 statement made to Cointelegraph from the exchange’s co-founder, Mark Lamb. Called “oUSD,” the currency is available in its “phase 1” iteration, meaning that users cannot receive it without depositing crypto assets into the exchange. In a future “phase