Ethereum at the center of centralization debate as SEC lays claim

Ethereum’s transition to PoS was celebrated as a key upgrade. However, a month after the...

Fireblocks launches crypto payment engine with Checkout.com and Worldpay as pilot partners

Checkout.com settled $1 billion in stablecoin transactions during its initial pilot phase of Payments Engine....

S. Korean watchdog goes after crypto whales to ensure AML compliance

The South Korean regulator noted that popular stablecoins used by the public might become a...

Santander bank trials blockchain platform for used cars in Brazil

Santander Brasil is also reportedly planning to launch crypto trading services to its customers, CEO...

Japan’s International Payments System will test plastic cards for CBDC

Japan Credit Bureau will develop its CBDC infrastructure in collaboration with IDEMIA and Softspace. Post...

Web3 grows in online searches as interest in Bitcoin declines: Google Trends

Online searches for the term ‘Bitcoin dead’ reached an all-time high owing to peak anxiety...

Least volatile ‘Uptober’ ever — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

October 2022 has yet to prove itself as analysts predict “wild” Bitcoin price volatility for...

FTX to give a ‘one-time’ $6M compensation to phishing victims

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said the exchange won’t be “making a habit of compensating” users...

Ripple’s lead engineer to exit after nearly a decade with the firm

Nik Bougalis primarily worked on open-source code projects for the payments-focused XRP Ledger, with the...

Fidelity to beef up crypto unit by another 25% with 100 new hires

The Digital Assets division within Fidelity Investments will have around 500 total staff members by...