The Australian government plans to regulate digital assets including cryptocurrencies as part of the biggest overhaul of the nation’s payment systems since the early days of the internet. A taxation system for cryptocurrency, protections for investors from unscrupulous dealers and methods of regulating digital banks, crypto exchanges and brokers are…

Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has licensed two cryptocurrency exchanges: Binance and FTX. The regulator was established last week after Dubai approved its first regulation on cryptocurrency. “We have been granted a virtual asset license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA),” stated Binance in an official press release. …

Non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) and their creators are making waves across industries. From art and music, to real estate and gaming, there is not a market that will be untouched by NFTs as the underlying blockchain technology — and its myriad use cases — continue to gain momentum. In an…

Natalia Zakharova, Head of Business Development at FXOpen, said that Ripple is expected to either win or settle the case in their favor. FXOpen is one of the largest Forex brokers in the world handling around $4.2 billion Dollars in daily volume. Ripple won a key victory in court last…

In this edition of The Ripple Drop, we take a deep dive into liquidity. RippleNet General Manager Asheesh Birla joins Ripple to explain how crypto liquidity works, why it’s important, and the roles On-Demand Liquidity and Ripple Liquidity Hub will play in driving its growth. // STAY UP TO DATE…

Coinbase’s self-custody crypto wallet has added Solana ecosystem tokens in an expansion of the MetaMask competitor’s coverage scope. // STAY UP TO DATE — FOLLOW BLOCKCHAIN DAILY ON TWITTER: @BLCKCHAINDAILY Making web3 more user-friendly means more ways to interact and connect with dapps across a wide range of blockchains and…

Multinational investment bank HSBC, with almost $3 trillion in assets, has become the first global bank to enter The Sandbox metaverse, the blockchain gaming firm said on Wednesday. HSBC has purchased a plot of land at The Sandbox metaverse, which it plans to develop to engage with sports, e-sports, and…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has legalized cryptocurrency within the country, signing a new law on virtual assets, after a large increase of bitcoin donations in support the country’s defense against a Russian invasion. The law establishes the legal status, classification, ownership and regulators of virtual assets, as well as setting…

ONTARIO, MARCH 16TH, 2022 — The Bank of Canada and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced an agreement to collaborate on a twelve-month research project on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Bank will work with the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative team to explore how advanced…