Read Part 1 here: Slumdog billionaire: Incredible rags-to-riches tale of Polygon’s Sandeep Nailwal Growing up in poverty in a Delhi ghetto with an alcoholic father and an illiterate mother, Sandeep Nailwal has always had a fire in his belly to achieve something better. He wants to go big or go home — middling success is
The tokenization of real-world assets has been tipped as a major use case of blockchain technology that could drive Web3 adoption. In episode 35 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, host Elisha Owusu Akyaw interviews Sanjay Raghavan, vice president of Web3 Initiatives at Roofstock onChain, about tokenized real estate on the blockchain and how digital real estate
The decentralized finance project SafeMoon, which was exploited in March, resulting in a net loss of $8.9 million in BNB (BNB), has been charged by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for security rules violations and fraud. The funds associated with the exploit have been on the move via centralized exchanges (CEXs), with blockchain analytic
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has issued two circulars to regulate digital asset tokenization. The circulars offer instructions to intermediaries participating in tokenized securities activities and outline the criteria for tokenizing investment products authorized by the SFC. The SFC considers tokenized securities as traditional securities with a tokenization layer. As a result, the
The Swiss National Bank (SNB), six commercial banks and the SIX Swiss Exchange will work together to pilot the issuance of wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the nation, officially known as the Swiss franc wCBDC. The pilot project dedicated to wholesale CBDC, named Helvetia Phase III, will test the efficacy of a Swiss
Payment giant PayPal has received a subpoena from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin. The Enforcement division of the SEC has sent a subpoena to PayPal related to its PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin, the firm disclosed on Nov. 2, according to a report by Reuters. The action comes
Tether (USDT) stablecoin issuer is raising the bet on Bitcoin (BTC) mining by issuing a major debt facility to German-based BTC mining company Northern Data AG. Northern Data AG has secured a 575 million euro ($610 million) debt financing facility from Tether to drive further investments across its businesses, according to an announcement on Nov.
Ripple chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty has expressed reservations about the recent string of legal defeats suffered by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission during Gary Gensler’s tenure. These remarks follow another setback for the SEC in the Fifth Circuit Court after Ripple’s victory in the XRP lawsuit in July 2023. Alderoty characterized this
Bitcoin (BTC) has jumped to new 18-month highs, but holding its latest support is now key to avoiding a “breakdown.” BTC/USD 1-week chart. Source: TradingView $35,000 decides Bitcoin range breakout validity Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows BTC price gains continuing into Nov. 2. BTC/USD hit $35,968 on Bitstamp after the daily close
Switzerland’s St.Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB), one of the largest banks in the country, is moving into cryptocurrency by introducing Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) trading to its customers. SGKB has partnered with the global cryptocurrency-focused bank SEBA to offer its clients digital asset custody and brokerage services. Announcing the news on Nov. 1, SGKB and SEBA
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority has introduced comprehensive regulations governing Web3 organizations. The international financial free zone’s regulatory framework is “purpose-built” and the first of its kind, the agency claimed. The Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Foundations Regulations will provide for the operation of blockchain foundations, Web3 entities, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and
Reacting to the rising attempts by bad actors to dupe crypto investors, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) plans to form a specialized cryptocurrency and digital assets team to counter the issue. The NCA posted a job opening on Nov. 4, looking to hire six individuals to create a new team focused on crypto
While the approval of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) will likely spike the price of Bitcoin, some analysts are concerned it won’t be enough to fully thaw the markets from its winter chill. On Oct. 24 Bitcoin staged its largest single day rally in over a year, surging more than 14% on the
While publicly mocking non-fungible token (NFTs) during a podcast, Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk appears to have inadvertently highlighted the case for Bitcoin Ordinals, also known as Bitcoin NFTs. “The funny thing is the NFT is not even on the blockchain — it’s just a URL to the JPEG,” said Musk in an Oct.
The Hong Kong government says the recent $165 million alleged scandal involving crypto exchange JPEX won’t stifle its Web3 vision for the region. In a Nov. 2 keynote at Hong Kong Fintech Week, the region’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui said the saga hasn’t affected the government’s plan. “We’ve been asked
Solana (SOL) has posted 30-day gains of nearly 81%, and has rallied over 30% in the past week amid the testnet launch of the blockchain’s loawaited scaling solution Firedancer. SOL reached over $41 on Nov. 2 touching highs it hasn’t seen since August last year, Cointelegraph Markets Pro data shows. Long touted as an “Ethereum
Ethereum has been notably underperforming Bitcoin through this latest rally. Here’s why this is so, according to a CryptoQuant analyst. Ethereum Net Taker Volume Has Been Mostly Negative Recently In a new post on X, CryptoQuant Netherlands community manager Maartunn has pointed out what the “net taker volume” for Ethereum is looking like. The net
Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has notched a paper gain of $900 million on its stack of 158,400 Bitcoin, spurred by optimism over the potential approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. The Michael Saylor-founded firm added 6,067 Bitcoin (BTC) since the third quarter, including another 155 in October, according to MicroStrategy’s Nov. 1 results filing. In October, @MicroStrategy
Historically, a Santa rally happens in the weeks leading up to Christmas when a collective sense of goodwill bleeds into equity markets. This is typically a seasonal blip and nothing to write home about. But this year, we could see a far more significant rally as the United States Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange
Ether (ETH) price has declined by 14.7% since its peak at $2,120 on April 16, 2023. However, two derivatives metrics indicate that investors have not felt this bullish in over a year. This discrepancy warrants an investigation into whether the recent optimism is a broader response to Bitcoin (BTC) breaking above $34,000 on Oct. 24.
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