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Elrond will soon be able to issue e-money in European Union, thanks to regulatory approval of its recent acquisition. On Thursday, the blockchain startup won the approval of the Romanian Central bank to acquire a fintech company Twispay. Twispay is a Romanian financial institution that provides payment services and issues electronic money. It also offers payment services for Visa and Mastercard. Twinspay also has the license to operate in the entire European Economic Area. That includes the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein,…

Crypto investors in South Korea are breathing a sigh of relief, as a pro-crypto candidate won the crucial Presidential election. Election results show that the Conservative Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol will become South Korea’s next President. In one of the closest elections in South Korean history, Yoon beat his opponent by less than one percentage point. As a former top prosecutor, Yoon promised to deregulate the crypto industry. His pro-crypto stance might have helped him win the election. Deregulating crypto was…

PotionLabs comprises three key components: a protocol, a suite of analytic tools, and an intriguing launch mechanism. We’ll go through each in turn, highlighting the key features and how each one is changing the DeFi game. Potion Protocol Key features A new, powerful risk management layer in DeFi that offers products like insurance from an automated market maker (AMM) A one-of-a-kind bonding curve that prices any asset depending on the LP’s risk A decentralised order book that allows LPs to…

The third-largest Bitcoin address has long been a topic of intrigue, given that nobody knows the owner of its vast coin pot. Over the last week, the mystery whale added another $28 million in Bitcoin to his holdings, bringing his total Bitcoin stack to over 126,000 coins. The notorious 1P5ZED address accumulated 318 Bitcoin on Monday, followed by another 412 on Tuesday. The 730 coins were bought at an average price of $38,400. As Bitcoin’s price has risen since then,…

President Biden’s long-awaited Executive Order on digital asset policy has been released. The order outlines the main objectives with which to approach the space while organizing research and regulatory responsibilities among different federal bodies. Notably, the White House also advocates “urgency” for R&D of a US CBDC, which over 100 countries are already exploring or piloting. Concerns About Illicit Finance As published by the White House, the order acknowledged the growing digital asset industry for presenting a wide array of…

US Senator Elizabeth Warren’s fight against criminal misuse of cryptocurrency presses on. The Democrat is reportedly drafting a bill to prevent sanctioned Russian entities from possibly pivoting to crypto rails for facilitating international trade. A Choice For Exchanges According to NBC News, the bill will threaten secondary sanctions on foreign crypto exchanges that choose to service sanctioned individuals and groups. Should they not comply, they would be refused access to the United States, where one of the most active bases…

BitsCrunch, a multichain NFT analytics firm, has secured $3.6 million in a recent funding round. Some of the cryptosphere's most powerful investment firms have contributed to this event. So, while the project is still developing, it clearly benefits from important industry support. What is BitsCrunch? BitsCrunch combines artificial intelligence with analytics tools to determine a fair price for NFTs. Additionally, it identifies wash trading warnings and calculates whether an NFT is genuine or fake. The company operates from Germany and…

Kimbal Musk took a straightforward approach when talking about Tesla's investment in Bitcoin. At ETHDenver, Elon's younger brother said the company was "very ignorant" of the cryptocurrency's impact on the environment. His revealing words come little over a year since Tesla had bought $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. Now, crypto enthusiasts wonder whether Kimbal's comments will impact BTC's price like Elon's tweets previously did. Bitcoin Purchase has Divided Tesla Supporters Last year, when Tesla announced a humungous $1.5 billion investment in…

Despite regulatory threats, famous pizza Place Papa John's is entering the NFT space with a huge giveaway. Pizza take-out chain Papa John's (PZZA) is planning to airdrop nearly 20,000 non-fungible tokens (NFT). According to the official statement, Papa John's is giving away 19,840 NFTs. The campaign will start in early March, when the company will airdrop NFTs over a few days. The number 19,840 represents the company's founding year, or 1984. Overall, there are nine NFT designs, inspired by a Papa…