Crypto

Taylor Swift fans who are also crypto enthusiasts can now purchase tickets for the highly anticipated film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” using various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Shiba Inu (SHIB). The movie, which hits theaters worldwide today, has already amassed an impressive $100 million in presales, setting the stage for…

David Schwartz, Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer has hit back at Charles Hoskinson over his defense of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) comments on Ethereum (ETH) over other projects.Popularly called ETHgate in digital asset circles, the issue sparked off following the SEC’s case against Ripple (XRP) and a renewed regulatory…

Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has appointed Paolo Ardoino to serve at the helm as the company plans new operations.Ardoino, the former Chief Technical Officer of the company, a position he held since 2017 will replace Jean-Louis van der Velde as the new CEO of…

Blue chip crypto markets are in consolidation mode on Friday as traders continue to digest this week’s barrage of hot US inflation readings and mixed commentary from the US Federal Reserve.Bitcoin (BTC) was last trading flat in the $26,700s and Ether (ETH) just under $1,550, down in the region of…

An official from China’s foreign exchange regulatory body has suggested the potential use of “programmable features” within China’s Central Bank-Backed Digital Currency (CBDC) to bolster the effectiveness of monetary policy tools. China, alongside several other nations, is diligently working on the development of CBDCs, digital tokens issued and regulated by central…

South Korean prosecutors will launch a “full-scale investigation” into the former CEO of the tech powerhouse Kakao over crypto “embezzlement” claims.Chosun Ilbo reported that the case will be handled by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office’s Virtual Asset Crime Joint Investigation Unit.Prosecutors will probe the tech giant’s founder and former…

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors have issued a joint communique in Marrakech, Morocco announcing unanimous adoption of a comprehensive roadmap aimed at regulating crypto assets. The joint communique was released during the fourth and final G20 FMCB meeting under India’s presidency. The roadmap seeks to enhance global financial stability and…

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