It needs to be treated like the new class of assets that it is.
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The new UK white paper reforming the gambling laws for the digital age says nothing about one of the most concerning new developments in this field in the past 20 years.
There’s much excitement among bitcoiners right now – but are they about to be disappointed?
An expert in the field of cryptocurrencies answers the question: Is crypto really here to stay or is it just a fad?
The licence didn’t extend to trading in cryptocurrenices, and had been granted to a firm FTX took over, rather than FTX itself.
Cryptocurrency exchanges like FTX aren’t safe. Here’s what every crypto investor needs to know.
Even though some traditional financial firms parked millions in the bankrupt company – once valued at $30 billion – the impact of FTX’s spectacular crash is limited to crypto investors
Stand by for more drama in the days ahead.
Not all digital money is cryptocurrency. Digital money can take the form of card or mobile phone payments, central bank digital currencies and virtual currencies such as Zuck Bucks.
Ethereum, one of the world’s largest blockchains and host of decentralized finance, NFTs and billions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency, is poised to dramatically reduce its energy consumption.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele thought making Bitcoin legal tender would revolutionise his country’s economy, He was wrong.
Crypto’s second-largest currency is shifting to a new environmentally friendly system.
Cryptocurrency has a substantial carbon footprint. Ethereum have taken steps to address this, but will others follow suit?
The landmark change places Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies under immense pressure to follow suit.
Because cryptocurrency exchange platforms act more like banks, they should be subject to increased oversight to protect clients’ assets.
To live up to their promise, both on the African continent and elsewhere, digital currencies must be globally coordinated.
To assess the prospects of cryptocurrencies, it’s useful to consider how money was invented and became centralised in the first place.
Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for crypto or is this just another crash in a volatile market?
Australia is in the middle of a much-needed process of regulating cryptocurrency and related digital assets, but there’s plenty still to be done.
Scams in both the crypto gaming and blockchain space more broadly are increasing.
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Professor of Law, University of East London
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Associate Dean, Research and Innovation, University of Salford
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