Crypto

Crypto exchange Coinbase has launched a direct messaging feature on its wallet app, negating the need to copy-paste 42-character wallet addresses to and from other messaging platforms to send or receive digital assets, the company exclusively told technewss+. The feature also lets

Coinbase Wallet, one of the biggest self-custody crypto wallets globally, is launching a direct messaging feature so users can interact with one another through its platform, the company shared exclusively with technewss. Prior to the launch, the wallet allowed users to buy and se

As the global crypto market capitalization sits around $1.2 trillion, some industry players are looking to build upon enterprise businesses to grow the pool and potentially bring in greater adoption. The key companies, tactics and business models to bring that in is yet to be determined, but that

Can’t stop, won’t stop. If you are a bitcoin believer, and ethereum enthusiast, or just someone who was into NFTs for the art, we have good news: Startups and tech companies alike are not backing down from their prediction of a decentralized future. technewss has long covered blockchai

Fintech startup Bitpanda is splitting into two companies as Bitpanda Pro — the company's cryptocurrency exchange — is going to become its own independent company called One Trading. As part of this move, One Trading is also raising $33 million (€30 million) in funding. Peter Thiel's V

Coinbase, one of the largest crypto exchanges globally, has been around for 10 years. And while the company has grown its offerings, products and services, its policy talking points haven't changed dramatically, Kara Calvert, head of U.S. policy at Coinbase told technewss+. Bu

As artificial intelligence continues to grow to new heights of popularity, industry players are considering new ways the technology could integrate with crypto and blockchains. During Coinbase's State of Crypto Summit on Thursday, venture capitalists and AI experts shared their

Another chapter was published this week in the long and bizarre saga of Terraform Labs’ Do Kwon. The disgraced crypto founder will spend four months in a jail in Montenegro for falsifying official documents.  A Basic Court in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, this week sentenced Kwon an

As the crypto markets continue to face uncertainty, Coinbase's CEO Brian Armstrong sees greater potential for the digital asset ecosystem to grow. Most people still think of crypto as an asset class that is traded and speculated on, but there are many more use cases for crypto

As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission continues to scrutinize the crypto industry, the agency's director of enforcement, Gurbir Grewal, says the regulator is more concerned with securities being sold in a format that adheres to existing laws rather than with labels or technology. Durin

Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has reiterated his position that many cryptocurrencies could be defined as securities, even as the crypto industry continues to combat the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over the regulator's prohibitive stance toward the industry. “I&#

AI-generated music is fast becoming a reality. Thanks to tools like Meta’s MusicGen, it’s now possible to create halfway decent songs in a range of styles without ever having to play an instrument, read sheet music or learn to use a DAW. But while the creative potential of generative AI

While the Western world debates how to regulate stablecoins, Hong Kong is forging ahead with a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies pegged to traditional financial assets. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is in the process of seeking comments from the public regarding stablecoins and ai

The crypto market continues to waver as we transition toward the second half of the year amid a regulatory crackdown in the U.S. But as trading volume continues to dwindle across centralized exchanges, some big crypto whales are still trading. We decided to take a look at what six major crypto whal