Under proposed measures, the Treasury would have the power to amend the definition of cryptoassets Final conclusion of the bill is set for Nov. 3 UK lawmakers have voted in favor of a crypto-related amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill, but it could take a while until the proposed rules are enacted.The House
U.K. police has been stationing crypto experts across departments nationwide. (King’s Church International/Unsplash) The U.K. National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has stationed crypto tactical advisors in police departments nationwide to help investigate and seize digital assets tied to crime, an official said. “There are officers now in every force in every regional organized crime unit,
Despite occasional difficulties, the cryptocurrency market continues to grow, and so does the interest of social media users in its assets, especially the English-speaking Twitter users. Indeed, cryptocurrency content is among the highest-growing topics of interest among the most active English-speaking ‘tweeters’, internal research carried out by Twitter (NYSE: TWTR ) has revealed, as Reuters
According to the Chinese zodiac sign for the new year, 2019 was the year of the pig, symbolising good fortune, prosperity, and wealth. 2019 was also the year that crypto and decentralised finance took the world by storm. From $700 million to $20 billion in total value locked, DeFi experienced worldwide adoption courtesy, partly of
Thala Labs, a startup focusing on decentralized finance (DeFi), has raised $6 money to develop on the trendsetting Layer 1 blockchain Aptos. Investment firms ParaFi Capital, White Star Capital, and Shima Capital spearheaded the seed round. Beco Capital, LedgerPrime, Saison Capital, and Infinity Ventures Crypto were among the other investors. With this funding, the company
Gigster , the leading blockchain service integrator and development service provider, today announced a new service to allow companies to rapidly set up to allow companies to rapidly set up crypto payment gateways and custodial wallets for their customers. The Gigster “Crypto as a Service” solution meets a growing consumer demand for companies to support
Season 6, Episode 18 of the Mint Podcast with Adam Levy features Stani Kulechov . He is the founder of Aave : one of crypto’s largest decentralized non-custodial liquidity protocols, and Lens Protocol : a decentralized social graph for building web3 social platforms. One of the biggest applications in web3 social is creating a profile
A new report from the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has cited India’s lack of regulatory clarity as the reason behind the country’s shrinking Web3 talent pool. The report pointed out that India has some of the strictest regulations for digital assets in the world, charging a 30% tax on the profits
Image Credits: Nicholas McCoy (opens in a new window) / Getty Images In films, screenwriters always include a moment known as the Promise of the Premise. It’s the part of the story where the audience settles in to the new world they’ve entered. One of my favorite examples is in the first Harry Potter movie,
Redditor users are pumping the platform’s Polygon -based NFT collections, with cumulative sales volumes of the avatar collectibles topping $6.5 million on Tuesday. According to data from secondary non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea, Reddit NFT collections edged out popular blue chip projects over the past several hours. Spooky Season , a series of collectible avatars
