Interpol: Metaverse Could Spark New Levels Of Cybercrime

Global police organization Interpol stated that it was ready for the possibility that online immersive environments, or the “metaverse,” could both invent new types of criminality and enable existing crime to be committed on a greater scale. According to Madan…

Vitalik Buterin Says Crypto Better Than Gold

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that crypto is a better asset to hold than gold, adding that it already has more adoption than a physical asset. Buterin made the comment in response to Zach Weinersmith’s remark that gold is…

UK Legislators Approve the Recognition Of Cryptos As Regulated Financial Instruments

On October 25, the British Parliament’s Chamber of Commons, which is the lower house, authorized the designation of crypto assets as regulated financial instruments. The proposed measure will include stablecoins in the current legal framework for assets with a payments-focused…

Dogecoin Rallies Ahead Of Musk Twitter Takeover

The popular meme coin Dogecoin [DOGE] experienced a large rally over the past 24 hours as the entire market corrected. The price of the Elon Musk-backed cryptocurrency has since risen on news that Elon Musk will finalize his takeover of…

Remittance Behemoth Western Union Plans to Enter the Crypto Market

According to trademark lawyer Mike Kondoudis, remittance behemoth Western Union, based in Denver, Colorado, has submitted many crypto-related trademark applications to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Western Union May Launch Crypto Token According to the company’s trademark registrations, it…

Blockchain Powered IDs will be used in South Korea by 2024

South Korean citizens will be using digital IDs instead of traditional resident cards as proof of identity by 2024.  It will be secured by blockchain technology and will work in tandem with smartphones. This will make it easier to verify…

Web3 Will Add $1.1 Trillion to India’s GDP By 2032

Over the next ten years, the global Web3 boom is anticipated to contribute $1.1 trillion to the Indian economy, supporting the momentum created by over 450 in-house firms, including CoinDCX, Polygon, and CoinSwitch, that is based on investments. India is…

Coinbase Backs Grayscale In Its Legal Battle With the SEC.

The largest Bitcoin fund, Grayscale, is fighting the Securities and Exchange Commission in court with the backing of Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States (SEC). Grayscale Protests Barring Of Its Bitcoin ETF Grayscale has made the decision…

IRS 2022 Tax Guidelines to Treat NFTs as Cryptocurrencies and Stablecoins

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided NFT investors with greater clarity regarding how the assets are expected to be taxed.  Same Tax Law For All Digital Assets According to the IRS’s tax year 2022 guide, all “digital assets,”…

Israel Begins Using Blockchain to Offer Government Bonds

According to a report from October 19, the Israel Ministry of Finance has teamed up with VMware and Fireblocks to carry out a proof of concept for issuing government bonds through blockchain in order to lower costs and shorten the…