Momina Khan

The European Union will release a new set of rules by 2024 with the aim to streamline cross-border payments, by leveraging blockchain and crypto-assets such as stablecoins.

The rapid increase in DEX volumes continued its upswing in the month of September, after increasingly significantly last month, as previously reported by The Block.

Crypto wallet service MyEtherWallet has launched an open-source Ethereum blockchain explorer to compete with Etherscan and Ethplorer.

Last month, cryptocurrency trading volumes witnessed the largest month-over-month growth since February 2018 — a 75% increase.

Last month, bitcoin mining numbers indicated a month-over-month increase of 23.19% when bitcoin miners generated a total of $368.3 million in revenue — 1.3 times more than Ethereum miners in August.  

The Swiss parliament today unanimously passed a new set of amendments for six existing corporate and financial laws that are expected to boost cryptocurrency activity in Switzerland — home to the Crypto Valley. 

The total adjusted on-chain volume of Bitcoin and Ethereum reached a 30-month high in August, according to data provided by Coin Metrics and The Block Research.

Mastercard's new CBDC testing platform will let central banks test how digital currencies might integrate with existing payment networks.

Centre, a consortium launched by Circle and Coinbase in 2018, has announced Algorand as an official blockchain for its USD stablecoin (USDC), making it the second most significant blockchain backing USDC after Ethereum.

Cryptocurrency exchanges saw a 14-month high in site visits during August, with Binance leading the way.

China-based bitcoin miner manufacturer Canaan Inc. announced today that its board of directors has approved "a share repurchase program."

Crypto wallet service and Web3 browser MetaMask's mobile app is now available on Android and will soon be accessible on iOS as well.

DODO Exchange announced a $600,000 seed round on Friday led by venture capital firm Framework Ventures. 

Robinhood said Monday morning that it encountered issues on the equities, options, and crypto trading front.

Crypto exchange Yellow Card recently expanded into South Africa and Botswana, and in September will launch its service in Kenya and Cameroon.

Crypto International, which acquired the scandal-embroiled Crypto AG, has confirmed that it has laid off 70 employees as a result of an export license suspension possibly related to concerns surrounding the Crypto AG investigation.

Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)and Emanuel Cleaver(D-Mo) asked the Trump administration on Monday for more updates on the recent seizure of some major terrorist groups’ cryptocurrency assets.

In its recent report, The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) examined the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) across the globe, and said that its role would be “intended as a complement to, not a replacement for cash.”