In a first-of-its-kind certification program titled ‘Business in the Metaverse Economy,’ the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will offer business professionals a six-week crash course on topics like VR technologies and blockchain-based worlds.

Cryptocurrency treats regulatory arbitrage as a feature, not a bug. The arbitrage conveys the message that the old regulations need to change. In the post-COVID world, software automatically issues crypto tokens, based on smart contracts that specify conditions for issuance. Standard US regulatory practice typically focuses on regulating host firms and intermediaries,…

DeFi and Degrowth have emerged as alternative utopian narratives to capitalism. However, both lack some basic lessons. While degrowthers ignore the natural urge for status and advancement, DeFiers ignore the natural urge of bad actors to exploit unregulated systems.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly probing crypto exchange Coinbase on suspicion it allowed US persons to trade unregistered securities and the traditional stock market hasn’t responded well to the news.

KuCoin chief, Johnny Lyu is launching the ‘anti-fud fund’ in order to safeguard the Web3 industry against spreaders of fake news. This anti-fud fund will deliver knowledge around crypto, encourage industry leaders to engage with the crypto community, and initiate legal action against fake news spreaders, Lyu has said in a Twitter post.

Fomo Pay, the online payment major from Singapore has inked a deal with Ripple to enable quick and cost-efficient payments regardless of geographical borders. The US dollar and the Euro are the two fiat currencies that have been chosen by Fomo Pay for Ripple-backed instant oversees transactions. The Singaporean fintech giant has over 10,000 customers who may now get t…

Popular crypto exchange Kraken has come under the radar of the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for allegedly violating sanctions. The Treasury is investigating whether Kraken allowed users in sanctions-hit countries to buy and sell cryptocurrencies.

The crypto market was trading mixed on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting outcome with investors cautious of what is to come after Tesla somewhat dented last week’s surge.

A new bipartisan bill has been introduced in the US Senate that allows tax exemption for crypto transactions under $50 (roughly Rs. 4,000), done for personal uses like paying for goods and services. The name of this bill is the “Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act”. The proposal aims to make the day-to-day use of cryptocurrencies easier for the people of the US.

Criminals are using cryptojacking attacks to target financial firms like banks and trading houses, to use their systems to mine cryptocurrencies, according to a cybersecurity firm. In a report published on Tuesday, SonicWall revealed that the number of these events rose 30 percent to 66.7 million. Hackers are distributing malware across corporate servers and other dev…