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The International Monetary Fund has warned about the widespread use of crypto assets in Nigeria and other emerging markets to ... ( read original story ...)

The UK's financial regulator has selected Victoria McLoughlin as interim head of a new unit focussing on digital assets. ( read original story ...)

Global crypto leader sees a bright future for Ethereum and begins to expand its digital product offering globallyTORONTO, April 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) ... ( read original story ...)

Silvergate Capital jumped 13 per cent yesterday after its first quarter earnings blasted analyst expectations. ( read original story ...)

Andre Cronje, the globally acclaimed ‘Godfather of DeFi’, published a blog titled ‘The rise and fall of crypto culture' where he was quite vocal about his concerns regarding the development of DeFi ... ( read original story ...)

A new class of crypto investors have bold plans to rebuild society from scratch. But their pet projects risk repeating the region’s long history of corporate colonialism. Every day, a repurposed ... ( read original story ...)

The price of so called “move to earn” crypto token STEPN (GMT) has witnessed a massive rise in a little over a month time since March. According to data on CoinGecko, GMT price has jumped over 3500% ... ( read original story ...)

The yen finally got a break after a dreadful slide and is in positive territory today. The BoJ came to the rescue, although the central bank wasn’t looking to prop up the yen, but rather to defend its ... ( read original story ...)

Online scams have reached the lucrative world of non-fungible tokens -- but a group of tech sleuths are fighting back against would-be scammers. ( read original story ...)

The cryptocurrency market continued to gain momentum for the second consecutive day. Most of the top 10 tokens, including Bitcoin and Cardano, surged. The global market cap was up 1.74% to $1.92 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Insurance, Banking and Financial Services sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.86%. The best ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has reported a much bigger than expected trade deficit for March as a weaker yen and high oil prices pushed costs of imports sharply higher. Preliminary customs figures released ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese yen dropped to a new 20-year low in the 129 zone against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, amid concerns over further divergence in monetary policies and the interest rates between Japan and ... ( read original story ...)

"I am an absolute believer that this industry is going to continue to thrive." Bitcoin "maximalism" has meant the crypto industry has "fractured representation" in Washington, D.C., according to ... ( read original story ...)

Trading volumes in crypto assets, like Tether, spiked following the introduction of sanctions against Russia and the use of capital restrictions in Russia and Ukraine. ( read original story ...)

Crypto started to feel even more intense selling pressure when Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. As a result of the war, the US and its allies announced several rounds of sanctions on Russia, and ... ( read original story ...)