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⁠Hearing: Alternative payments’ threat to national security goes far beyond crypto Crypto is just the tip of the iceberg, experts tell a U.S. House Financial Service subcommittee in testimony on payment systems and natio…

⁠OpenSea to allow creators to host token sales directly through its homepage The marketplace intends to prioritize storytelling by allowing NFT creators to design customizable drop pages, share images, videos and more.

⁠Litecoin Foundation’s managing director shares his thoughts on decentralized money The Litecoin blockchain has been up and running for over a decade with no downtime.

⁠Staking providers could expand institutional presence in the crypto space: Report The recent Ethereum upgrade highlights staking opportunities for institutional holders. In the short term, liquidity is still an issue ho…

⁠Oman's Indian embassy Twitter account compromised to promote XRP scam The hackers behind the attack may have been responsible for breaching India-based crypto exchange CoinDCX’s Twitter account given the similar fake XR…

⁠Well-known vulnerability in private keys likely exploited in $160M Wintermute hack The vulnerability in private keys generated by the popular Profanity vanity key generator was noted in January and has already been impl…

⁠US Treasury official says crypto mixers are a 'concern' in enforcing sanctions Assistant secretary at the Treasury Department Elizabeth Rosenberg said sanctioning crypto mixers could help deter money laundering from ent…

⁠Colorado is now accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency, as Gov. Polis promised The Colorado Department of Revenue offers tax payment through the PayPal Cryptocurrency Hub for personal taxes; businesses are not eligibl…

⁠Maple Finance launches $300M lending pool for Bitcoin mining firms The institutional lending platform has facilitated $1.8 billion worth of digital currency loans since May 2021.

⁠Enjin co-founder: Here's a roadmap for replacing shadowbans in the metaverse Instead of using moderators to shadowban users à la Twitter, the metaverse could offer a mechanism operable across blockchains incentivizing u…

⁠China will expand CBDC trials to most populous province: Report PBoC deputy governor Fan Yifei said expanding e-CNY trials to the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hebei and Sichuan would happen "at a proper time."

⁠The crypto market is dumping after the Ethereum Merge. Bears are winning, but why? | Find out now on The Market Report. On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why the cry…

⁠Crypto insurance market expands with decentralized and centralized options Crypto insurance is becoming more important as investors and crypto companies look to secure their digital assets.

⁠BNB Chain launches a new community-run security mechanism to protect users The AvengerDAO is developed in association with some of the leading blockchain security analytic firms and top DeFi projects in the crypto ecosy…

​​Enhanced KYC checks can be a win-win for crypto exchanges and consumers — here's why Fast, accurate identity verification can help crypto exchanges create trust and safety while quickly building their customer base. #S…

⁠Can the Metaverse exist without blockchain? Read this article to understand why a metaverse can thrive and scale better on blockchain rails.

⁠Nasdaq reportedly prepares for crypto custody services for institutions The firm reportedly created a new group focusing on digital assets and onboarded Ira Auerbach, who previously worked at Gemini, to lead the unit.

⁠Roth IRAs: The ideal long-term cryptocurrency investment? Considering investing in cryptocurrencies for the long run? Roth IRAs and other tax advantages investment vehicles are worth considering.

⁠Michael Saylor can’t stop: MicroStrategy now holds 130,000 Bitcoin MicroStrategy bought an additional 301 Bitcoin for $6 million at an average price of $19,851, the company’s executive chairman announced on Twitter.

⁠Payments platform Fuse integrates ChromePay to bring DID services to Africa The African continent has emerged as a hotbed for crypto and blockchain activity, with countries like Nigeria and Ethiopia leading the way.

⁠Bitcoin still dominates total payments on BitPay despite the bear market Total crypto payments on BitPay remained stable despite the bear market, with monthly transactions surging from around 58,000 in 2021 to 67,000 in…

⁠Alameda Research ‘happy to return’ $200M loan to Voyager Digital The trading company will pay back the debt, which has fallen almost twice in dollar estimate, by the end of September.

⁠$160 million stolen from crypto market maker Wintermute The CEO of Wintermute has stated that they are "open" to treating the hack as a white hat hack and would speak to the attacker.

⁠Congress demands crypto payments notification from DOS when helping Ukraine The bill amendment demands the Secretary of State submit reports to congressional committees explaining why the DOS made the determination to p…

⁠Intellectual property has an awkward fit in Web3 decentralization — Lawyers IP rights will continue to be an area of conflict within Web3 and NFTs, but there's no easy solution, lawyers told Cointelegraph.

⁠Hackers take over CoinDCX Twitter account, promote fake XRP ads A hacker took over CoinDCX's official Twitter account and has constantly been tweeting XRP scam links.

⁠DeFi platform sees strong interest in halal-approved crypto products Navigating crypto is made more difficult for those with religious considerations and the founder of an Islamic law compliant DeFi platform has thousan…

⁠Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shares vision for layer 3 protocols While layer-2 protocols have been focused on "scalability," layer-3 protocols would serve a much different purpose, says Ethereum co-founder Vitali…