Qatar introduces regulatory framework for digital assets
Qatar’s central bank governor believes that the framework will bring opportunities to the country’s financial sector.
Blockchain
New Web3 wallet rolls out decentralized crypto inheritance
DeTrust Wallet will enable the creation of complex inheritance plans, including designated spending funds.
Monthly NFT sales fall below $400M, marking yearly low
NFTs saw a sharp decline in August 2024, with monthly sales dropping to $374 million—the lowest this year.
HashKey and Kaia partner to boost Web3 adoption in Asia
HashKey Group and Kaia collaborate post-rebrand to accelerate Web3 adoption, coinciding with the Kaia-Finschia merger and new mainnet launch.
Crypto liquidations may be way worse than data has let on, suggest researchers
“Liquidation data from exchanges are bogus and a vast underrepresentation of actual liquidation volumes in the market,” according to K33...
Whales hoarding Bitcoin: Wallets with 100 or more hit 17-month high
Bitcoin whales have been increasingly active lately, gobbling up more crypto as smaller traders feel the pressure and sell their...
Vitalik Buterin has radical scheme for the pseudo-decentralization of entire cities
The Ethereum creator’s utopia seems a lot like a decentralized autonomous organization, but with taxes.
Crypto losses to hacks exceed $313M in August
The two largest phishing attacks together made up 93.5% of the total stolen funds, amounting to $293.4 million.
Telegram CEO cannot leave France, OpenSea receives Wells notice, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 25 – 31
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been placed under judicial supervision after a court appearance, OpenSea receives Well Notice: Hodler’s Digest
Telegram financial statement shows it holds $400 million in crypto
The messaging app had about four million premium users at the end of 2023.
Banks face new risks from permissionless blockchains, BIS warns
To mitigate risks associated with public blockchain networks, the paper proposed appointing an entity with the authority to “control and...
Binance to support Cardano’s network upgrade
The Cardano network is ready for the Chang hard fork, part of the transition to the Voltaire era of decentralized...
DeFi protocol Threshold proposes Bitcoin wrapper merger to ‘save WBTC’
The proposal would effectively transfer control of WBTC to Threshold.
Solutions without problems: How many Ethereum layer 2s are too many?
Layer 2s are a short-term success story, but the long-term picture appears less rosy.
Chip breakthrough could bring ultra-fast 6G network ‘within a decade’
This research could have revolutionary implications for tech, especially in the areas of AI, VR and blockchain.
