Crypto


Policy

Thailand SEC Issues Regulations for Crypto Custody Providers

The regulator says custodians should have a contingency plan if something goes wrong.

Thailand's SEC has issued new regulations for digital-wallet providers. (Dave Kim/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Speculation Has Had Its 'Comeuppance': Raghuram Rajan

But that shouldn’t disqualify blockchain technology. Regulators should steer clear of extreme measures, the former governor of India’s central bank told CoinDesk in Davos.

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan speaking at a WEF panel on the 2023 macroeconomic outlook in Davos. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Tech

Crypto Developers Grew in Numbers Amid Bear Market, VC Firm Electric Capital Says

Developers are focusing on alternative ecosystems to Bitcoin and Ethereum, helping them grow faster, the VC firm said in a report.

La cantidad de contratos inteligentes implementados en Ethereum aumentó más de 40% desde el final del primer trimestre, según Alchemy. (Getty Images)

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Policy

Crypto Lender Nexo Sues Cayman Island's Regulator for Denied VASP Registration

Nexo has sued the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority to overturn its rejection of Nexo's application to register as a virtual asset services provider.

Cayman Islands (Creative Commons)

Policy

UK Court Sentences 4 Men to 15 Years for $26M Crypto Fraud

The offenders used the internet to obtain millions, Jonathan Kelleher of the Crown Prosecution Service said.

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Finance

Bernstein Says Custody Services Are the Foundation for Institutional Crypto Adoption

The crypto custody revenue opportunity could grow to $8 billion by 2033, a report from the brokerage firm said.

(Cleveland Trust Co/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

China's Digital Yuan Used to Buy Securities for the First Time: Report

Last week, the country also added a function to its e-CNY payment app that allows users to make payments offline.

(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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Tech

DeFi Protocol Frontier Brings In-Browser Wallet Support for Aptos, Sui and 33 Additional Blockchains

The feature allows users to stake tokens, transfer NFTs and conduct transactions with an in-browser wallet application.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bernstein Expects Crypto Revenue to Jump to Around $400B by 2033

The broker expects on-chain revenue to grow to about half of total cryptocurrency revenue from around 15% today.

Red arrows moving upon wooden blocks, Business concept Growth, Conceptual Business Finance Growth (Sakchai Vongsasiripat)