DeFi salaries soar despite industry turmoil

Salaries for decentralized finance (DeFi) engineers rose to an average of £142,500 during the fourth quarter of 2022 despite the issues the industry faced during the period, according to a July 3... Read more »

The SEC’s odd pick: Unmasking Prometheum

The following is a guest post from Hamilton Keats, CEO and co-founder of Krayon Digital. In an attempt to demonstrate that there’s a path forward for crypto firms within the existing regulatory... Read more »

Crypto OG Erik Voorhees believes DeFi has already solved the regulatory clarity problem for altcoins

Shapeshift founder and long-time Bitcoin advocate Erik Voorhees believes that decentralized finance (DeFi) has already solved the issue of regulatory clarity barring people from possessing or trading a majority of cryptocurrencies. The... Read more »

Current DAO infrastructure isn’t truly decentralized, but it can be

Over the past few years, blockchain technology has paved the way for a new governance model known as the decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO. Built with the philosophy of doing away with... Read more »

Italian central bank calls for stablecoin regulations in new report

The Bank of Italy (Banca d’Italia), called for thorough stablecoin regulations in a report published on June 28. Bank questions the reliability of stablecoins The central bank described cryptocurrency regulation in general... Read more »

Japan’s token issuers are now exempt from corporate tax on unrealized gains

Japan’s National Tax Agency revised the corporate tax rules for cryptocurrency issuers earlier this week. The revised rules exempt crypto token issuers from paying corporate tax on unrealized gains for their holdings.... Read more »

Potential consequences of implementing universal basic income

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is often touted as the panacea for freedom and happiness – more so in modern times since advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) demonstrate a credible threat to jobs.... Read more »

Media giants appeal to overturn court decision to keep FTX user names redacted

A cohort of media houses filed an appeal on June 23 to overturn a bankruptcy court’s decision to redact the names of FTX users permanently. The publishing giants include Dow Jones &... Read more »

German intelligence agency is using NFTs to attract cybersecurity talent

The German intelligence agency — Bundesnachrichtendienst  (BND) — has launched an NFT collection called Dogs of BND to attract people proficient in blockchain and web3 technology as part of a recruitment drive.... Read more »

Avalanche’s Core app launches AI chatbot

Ava Labs’ Core app said in a June 20 Twitter thread that it now offers an AI-powered user assistant chatbot called AvaGPT. AvaGPT answers questions about Avalanche The announcement says that AvaGPT... Read more »