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BIS urges caution as finance industry embraces asset tokenization

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has issued a cautionary report as traditional financial institutions accelerate their exploration of tokenization, raising concerns over governance, legal frameworks, and financial stability. Tokenization, which converts real-world assets (RWA) like property and securities into digital tokens, has drawn attention...

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Tornado Cash developer calls his lawsuit a ā€˜terrifying criminalization of privacyā€™

Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, described his prosecution in a Jan. 22 X post as a ā€œterrifying criminalization of privacy.ā€ Tornado Cash is a non-custodial privacy protocol facilitating private crypto transactions via open-source code.Ā  He stated: ā€œI am being prosecuted for writing open-source code that enables private crypto transactions in a completely non-custodial manner The charges against me threaten to criminalize software development itself.ā€ Storm...

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Bitcoin hits historic $100,000 price level as 1,000 sats now equal $1

For the first time, Bitcoin has surpassed the $100,000 mark, pushing its market capitalization to $2 trillion. This milestone follows a series of new all-time...

Hong Kongā€™s path to crypto-friendly leadership expands with tax framework adoption

The Hong Kong government has reaffirmed its intention to adopt a global crypto tax reporting framework by 2028, according to a recent statement. This decision followed...

Celsius initiates second payout of $127 million, enhancing creditor returns to 60.4%

Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius has announced the second round of payments to creditors. According to a Nov. 27 court filing, this phase involves the distribution...

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Vitalik Buterin addresses controversy as Ethereum Foundation sells another 100 ETH

On-chain data shows that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) has sold 100 ETH for $336,475. On Jan. 20, blockchain analytical firm SpotOnChain reported that this marks the...

Ethereum targets March 2025 for ambitious Pectra upgrade rollout

Ethereum developers are preparing to introduce the networkā€™s next upgrade, Pectra, in March 2025. This timeline was discussed during the latest Execution Layer Meeting on Jan....

When will web3 have its Apple moment?

The following is a guest article from Jackie Bona, Co-founder and CEO at Valora. Five Challenges Standing in the Way of Mass Adoption In todayā€™s digital world,...

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PixelRealm taps Neon EVM to bring Ethereum games to Solana

PixelRealm, a Web3 gaming ecosystem, has partnered with Neon EVM to enable Ethereum-based games on Solana without the necessity of recoding. This means that developers can deploy existing Ethereum codebases on Solana, reducing development time and costs. The partnership comes as blockchain gaming sees renewed interest, with nearly $580 million invested in 2024, according to Rootdata. PixelRealm is supported by Binance Labs and Polygon Studios...

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