False rumor about Bitcoin The rumor that a double-transaction took place last week on Bitcoin is false. The rumor is that this double-transaction has damaged the fundamentals of Bitcoin and caused a 12% drop in the price of BTC.Two blocks were simultaneously mined,...
Christine Lagarde wants regulation of Bitcoin Christine Lagarde is in favor of global regulation of Bitcoin.This proposal is justified by the supposed money laundering problems that cryptoassets would pose.Ms. Lagarde also says that a digital euro will become a...
More freedom for Stablecoins in the United States OCC, the U.S. state currency regulator, now allows U.S. banks to use stablecoins for payments and other banking activities.Banks will also be able to hold blockchain nodes to secure their operations.The regulator,...
Ripple's lawsuit in sight The SEC, the policeman of the U.S. stock exchange, launches a lawsuit against Ripple. The main accusation is that the company and its founders have manipulated the market, and sold assets with the expectation of profit, rather than utility...
Record on an NFT sale The 3D artist Beeple sold NFTs (non-fungible tokens) for $3.5 million.The sales were conducted at the Nifty Gateway marketplace.This is an all-time record over a 72-hour period.This shows a growing appetite for digital art.The NFT market is...
MassMutual buys $100 million in Bitcoin The American insurer MassMutual buys 100 million dollars worth of Bitcoin.The company, which specializes in life insurance, currently has a portfolio of 235 billion.It also took the opportunity to invest 5 million in NYDIG, the...
Proposed Stablecoin Regulation Act in the U.S. The Democrat deputies in the United States have proposed a law to regulate stablecoins.This law would force stablecoin issuers such as Tether (USDT), Circle (USDC) or Facebook (Libra), but also potentially MakerDAO to be...
Phase 0 of ETH 2.0 successfully deployed Phase 0 of Ethereum 2.0 was successfully deployed on December 1st.This is the first step in the implementation of Ethereum 2.0, which aims to improve the capacity and security of the network and is based on a Proof-of-Stake...
Banks are interested in payment methods using digital assets BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, and Caisse des Dépôts are launching a partnership with Tokeny and Blockchain XDEV to explore payment possibilities using digital assets.The project will be launched on Ethereum...
The ECB's digital project should continue Christine Lagarde believes that the European Central Bank will take the decision to continue its digital currency project.The project could last up to 4 years.The President of the ECB indicates nevertheless that there will be...
