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City of Busan to establish digital assets exchange: Report

The Busan Digital Asset Exchange Establishment Promotion Committee said it plans to create a functional exchange by the end of the year.

MatchBoxDAO launches esports experience for Web3 developers

The tournament, “0xMonaco: Battle of Titans,” is scheduled to kick off on Jan. 29 and will bring together developers from around the blockchain space.

Binance tightens rules on NFT listings

The exchange will delist NFTs with low trading volume and listed prior to new KYC rules starting February.

Ava Labs and Amazon's partnership could “expand the pie” for blockchain

The collaboration will allow both individuals and institutions to launch subnets that can operate as self-sufficient blockchain systems.

What are hierarchical deterministic (HD) crypto wallets?

A hierarchical deterministic wallet uses a single seed to create an infinite number of addresses, allowing users to recover funds using a master key.

Expect better blockchain games in 2023, says Animoca Brands CEO

Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung believes we will see many great blockchain games released during the first nine months of 2023 as developers begin to deliver after raising funds in 2022.

Aussie 'Big 4' bank mints stablecoin for carbon trading and remittances

This marks the second "Big 4" bank in Australia to launch an Australian-dollar pegged stablecoin in a bid to boost the digital economy.

Ripple CEO: XRP lawsuit resolved by June, SEC conduct 'embarrassing'

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the firm's XRP lawsuit could come to an end within "single-digit months."

ConsenSys slashes headcount 11% as chief economist reveals formula for adoption

ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin confirmed the company would be cutting 96 of its staff to focus its resources on its core businesses.

Binance registers as virtual asset service provider in Poland

In compliance with new regulatory requirements, Polish users will have to sign new terms and conditions with Binance Poland in order to continue using the company’s services.

Deal Box launches $125M blockchain and Web 3 venture fund

The firm previously specialized in tokenizing equity and bond issuance for startups.

DeFi should complement TradFi, not attack it: Ava Labs CEO | Davos 2023

The co-founder and CEO of Ava Labs spoke with Cointelegraph at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on the future of DeFi and TradFi as two industries with merging value systems.

What are perpetual futures contracts in cryptocurrency?

A perpetual futures contract does not have an expiration date and aims to profit from the non-delivery of the actual commodity.

Davos 2023: Education is key to driving sustainability in blockchain and beyond

Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr moderated a panel discussion at the 2023 Davos conference in Switzerland on sustainability in the world of blockchain.

Bitcoin inches closer to a 10-year record, as other stats turn bullish

Right now, Bitcoin is a day away from matching a nearly 10-year-old record and Ethereum could hit a significant milestone by Q2.

Tucker Carlson outlines wild theory to explain Bitcoin price rise: 'Maximum tin foil'

Members of Crypto Twitter were quick to mock Tucker Carlson, who provided no supporting evidence to back his claims.

Crypto recruitment execs reveal the safest jobs amid layoff season

The crypto industry has already seen more than 1,600 layoffs across the industry in the first two weeks of January.

Polygon enlists Xternity to migrate multiplayer Web3 game from Solana

To help transfer Synergy Land’s resources onto the EVM chain, Xternity proposed a process — via its network migration tool — that can be used to migrate games or projects across chains.

Putting carbon credits on blockchain won’t solve the problem alone: Davos

Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr moderated a panel discussion in Davos, Switzerland about pricing carbon credits.

DeFi, DAOs and NFTs: Crypto is redefining how charities raise funds

Crypto donations are so much more than just peer-to-peer Bitcoin and Ether transactions.

Alameda wallet under liquidator control incurred $11.5M in losses: Arkham

According to crypto analytics firm Arkham, at least $4 million of these losses were "preventable losses."

Opinion: The Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol will end ecosystem maximalism

IBC is going to allow assets to move between blockchains without the high level of risk inherent to bridging.

Opinion: 2023 is a BUIDL year for crypto gaming

In 2023, GameFi developers should focus on building out quality more than quantity.

How crypto tokens (not Bitcoin) will outperform stocks in 2023, Arca’s CIO explains

Some crypto tokens will perform better than stocks in 2023 as they become less sensitive to macroeconomic factors, according to CIO at Arca Jeff Dorman.

Shiba Inu devs to launch Shibarium L2 network beta

While the developers did not give an exact date for the release, the team reiterated that their answer to all questions relating to the time frame is “soon.”

Cross-border crypto scammers on the hit list for EU agencies

Europol and Eurojust, two EU agencies for law enforcement cooperation, joined authorities from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany and Serbia to investigate online investment fraud since June 2022.

California cannabis producer adopts blockchain to track its weed

Clones will be certified with a smart contract on the blockchain to verify their authenticity and genetic lineage.

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