Day: April 15, 2022

Issues and solutions, Part 3

Oleksii Konashevych

Lawmakers in Australia want to regulate decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). In this three-part series, Oleksii Konashevych discusses the risks of stifling the emerging phenomenon of DAOs and possible solutions. Crypto anarchy is unlikely to be the future that the majority of people support. Company regulation, in its essence, has a lot of positive aspects or at least, a good intention, albeit one often embodied in a red tape that stifles business. Nevertheless, nowadays, corporation rules and regulations are formalized to the extent that they could be put in the machine…

Blockchain is not pure evil

Adrian Krion

Blockchain-based play-to-earn (P2E) games stole the show in 2021, exploding from a fringe hobby into a major part of the decentralized space. They even helped people in developing economies put food on the table, as these games’ economic models do not shun things like farming in-game currency and items to re-sell to other players, which many non-blockchain massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) frown on, to say the least.  The mainstream gaming industry was taking notes as the P2E rocketship shot for the moon — and its flight has left the industry…

Making Bitcoin legal tender is Mexico will be ‘an uphill battle,’ says Ricardo Salinas

Ornella Hernández

During the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami, Florida, Cointelegraph caught up with Ricardo Salinas, the founder and chairman at Grupo Salinas, in an exclusive sit-down interview. As an early Bitcoin (BTC) adopter, since its $200 days, Salinas has experienced first-hand the highs and lows of the market, and learned a thing or two along the way. Salinas started off the day as a panelist at the main stage of the Miami Beach Convention Center among fellow billionaires Orlando Bravo, Marcelo Claure and Dan Tapiero. In a discussion titled “Bitcoin Billionaire Capital…

Opera Crypto Browser is now available on iPhones and iPads

Ornella Hernández

Opera released a beta version of its Web3 browser with a built-in crypto wallet on Friday for iOS devices, iPhone and iPad. Opera’s Crypto Browser has been available for Mac and Windows desktop users, as well as Android mobile users since January. The mobile release is the latest step in its Crypto Browser Project, a Web3-focused initiative for facilitating navigation across decentralized applications (DApp), games and metaverse platforms.  According to the company, the main features includes the Opera Wallet with support for the Ethereum, Polygon, and Celo ecosystems to buy, sell and transfer…

RaceDayNFT.com Integrates Web3 Wallet Dapper

Anthony B

– RaceDayNFT.com customers will now have an even easier opportunity to buy and sell non-fungible tokens (NFT) with the integration of popular web3 wallet, Dapper. RaceDayNFT is a digital collectible marketplace for fans to buy, sell and trade motorsports NFTs. An NFT is a digital collectible (such as a video or image) that is officially licensed and recorded on the blockchain to demonstrate proof of ownership. In partnership with GigLabs, Speedway Motorsports created RaceDayNFT.com, the original motorsports NFT marketplace for race fans in 2021. Dapper allows customers to conduct NFT…

Missed Paris Blockchain Week Summit? Here are 5 key takeaways from the event

Tom Farren

The city of Paris — the capital of France, renowned for its affinity for romanticism, historical architecture and acquired palate for culinary delicacies — played host to the two-day Paris Blockchain Week Summit this week. The event saw the participation of the industry’s leading figureheads and over 3,000 crypto enthusiasts.  Held at the Palais Brongniart, the former home of the Paris stock exchange and once synonymous with its exchange of wheat grain, the newly transformed conference center saw keynote speeches and fireside chats from experts such as Binance’s Changpeng “CZ” Zhao,…

Sanctioned Crypto Wallet Linked to North Korean Hackers Keeps On Laundering

Danny Nelson

CoinDesk has not been able to confirm when the oracle integration went live. Either way, it only affects Tornado Cash’s front-end, meaning savvy users can still interact with the smart contracts powering the decentralized service. The primary wallet hasn’t attempted to move funds through Tornado Cash since that tweet, but the operators of the sanctioned wallet only seem to send funds once a day. Author: Danny Nelson Source link

Uniswap Labs rolls out widget to simplify buying experience on Web3

Anthony B

Uniswap Labs, a maker of crypto infrastructure apps, has released a tool to help web3 platforms simplify the buying experience for their users. Why it matters: One of the reasons so many people remain on the sidelines in crypto is the complexity. New tools to help reduce friction in the user experience will simplify the process, making it more like the web2 experience they are familiar with. What’s happening: Uniswap Labs rolled out a new widget to execute digital token trades that web3-based platforms can easily embed on their websites.…

President Biden announces former Ripple adviser as pick for Fed vice chair for supervision

Turner Wright

Following the withdrawal of former Federal Reserve Board governor Sarah Bloom Raskin, United States President Joe Biden has announced his intention to nominate former Obama administration official and law professor Michael Barr as the central bank’s vice chair for supervision. In a Friday announcement, the White House said Barr was Biden’s pick to supervise the Federal Reserve and set the regulatory agenda for its leadership. Barr was on the advisory board of Ripple Labs from 2015 to 2017, served as the Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for financial institutions under President…