Ethereum ecosystem predictions: The Shanghai upgrade, scaling and a potential peak
Since its launch, Ethereum has become the second cryptocurrency in the world in terms of market capitalization and the most popular altcoin globally. Its good reputation...
Wakweli partners with Blockchain Lawyers Group to promote Web3 certification
Key takeaways Wakweli has partnered with BLG to promote web3 legal expertise. Wakweli seeks to become the benchmark of trust for the decentralised ecosystem. The...
Here’s why the Bitcoin SV (BSV) price just went vertical
Bitcoin SV price surged to the highest level since March 1 as investors moved to the coin, which is an alternative to BTC. BSV jumped to...
Paxful P2P exchange reopens after closure
Paxful remained closed for the last month. A legal dispute between Paxful’s co-founders had disrupted the exchange’s operations. The Paxful wallet however remained open throughout...
Coinbase legal chief sends letter to SEC on RIA rulemaking
Coinbase’s legal chief has requested the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) make several revisions to its proposed regulation on the responsibilities of registered...
Estonia squeezes out 400 crypto firms after new laws
Almost 400 Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPS) have voluntarily shut down or had their authorizations revoked in Estonia following the government’s recently enhanced Terrorist Financing...
‘War on crypto’ — Newly filed letters lambast proposed SEC custody rules
A proposal by the United States securities regulator to tighten rules around crypto custody has been met with opposition from at least two proponents of...
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried urges court to dismiss charges
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is seeking to have up to 10 criminal charges against him dismissed in court, arguing for several...
Argentina says no to crypto payments, France tolerates ‘finfluencers’: Law Decoded, May 1–8
Last week brought several significant international developments in regulation. Argentina’s central bank banned payment providers from offering crypto transactions, adding that it intends to reduce...
State-sponsored Chinese AI firm launches bot service to ‘surpass’ ChatGPT
A state-subsidized Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company recently announced the launch of “Spark Model,” an AI system designed to compete directly with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.The launch...