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Cryptocurrency might have started out as a Wild West of investing dominated by mavericks, but it's now firmly in the financial mainstream. Institutional investors and big banks treat it as a serious...

The latest U.S. legislative effort to steer most crypto oversight to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has bipartisan support but does little to answer the crypto industry's top question: What makes a token a security or a commodity?The legislation from the leaders

“Bank for International Settlements to allow banks to keep 1% of reserves in bitcoin,” cries the headline on an article about the BIS’ newly proposed regulations for banks holding crypto assets.The article was retweeted by Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, CEO of crypto exch

The Turkish government's ambitious plan to restrict the use of cryptocurrencies to protect the local currency, the Turkish lira, faced a strong challenge from the crypto communities in the country. It’s a rare example of grassroots action effectively pressuring the governme

As the crypto markets evolve, how are regulatory approaches in Asia developing, and what role is market surveillance playing in building resilience and trust in the crypto world? These were the topics under discussion at a recent webinar jointly hosted by Regulation Asia & Nasdaq

Ethereum’s long-awaited transition from a proof-of-work to proof-of-stake-based consensus system is just over the horizon, and the anticipation has created a bullish narrative for the smart-contract platform. That’s bittersweet for one very significant group: After th

As the crypto market grows and more traditional financial institutions participate in the crypto market, a crypto market contagion could quickly transform to a global financial systemic collapse.

As we are entering the final weeks leading up to the Merge, there are only a few more tests left to ensure that Ethereum’s proof-of-work (PoW) protocol transitions smoothly to its Beacon proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. The most anticipated event for Ethereum besides the Me

A function irregularity on cross-chain messaging protocol Nomad gave leeway for upward of $200 million to be siphoned off the platform, according to one security expert.Steven Walbroehl, chief information security officer at blockchain security firm Halborn, told CoinDesk TV that

There are plenty of alternatives to bitcoin and other big-name cryptocurrencies. If you’re ready to invest in some crypto, consider these affordable options.

There's no shortage of stories about smart or lucky investors making millions of dollars from well-timed crypto trades, particularly in the pre-winter boom years. The people who built the systems,...

This crypto winter has been particularly harsh following the recent collapse of several crypto platforms which have left investors frustrated about how to recoup their assets. Find Out: Will Crypto...

As in many financial markets, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen their value plunge so far this year. A handful of projects like Terra have imploded before our very eyes. This sequence of events has led many investors and onlookers to question whether there's a viable f

As the crypto space develops, we at VanEck regularly create resources to try to educate investors about the growing economy around digital assets and cryptocurrencies. To aid your learning, we have created this guide to lead you through our crypto education resources.

If you're reading this, you probably know that investors can buy NFTs in the hopes that they appreciate in value and then sell them at a profit. You probably also know that artists and other creators...

To bring an end to the crypto winter and for the crypto sector, and America, to thrive for the long term, crypto must rise to the challenge posed by its fervent critics. These critics are actively working to undermine our viability.The market cap of the cryptocurrency sector has

Investors eyeballing the crypto market should consider Chainlink if they want a platform with real-world applications.

There’s an old media saying that you need three examples to make a trend. Well, at least two prominent Ethereum-based platforms are designing new stablecoins – a situation that speaks to the importance of those assets and the innovation that competition drives within

“After Andy Warhol died, his work was not worth anything,” says Les Borsai, co-founder of Wave Financial, a $1 billion-plus crypto asset manager, citing the American painter as an example of how patient art collectors can make money over time.

UPDATE (Aug. 1, 17:11 UTC): Clarifies headline and fixes transcript to reflect that it was not the addition of know-your-customer (KYC) identity checks, but rather the anti-money-laundering (AML) measure of removing sanctioned accounts in part because they hadn't gone through KYC