Brazil’s crypto regulatory environment is driving competitiveness — CEO of Coinext

Cryptocurrency may be "out of fashion", but it still draws new users to Web3 every day, in particular in emerging markets such as Brazil, according to Bitcoin maximalist José Ribeiro, CEO of crypto exchange Coinext. During the Web Summit in Lisbon, Ribeiro discussed with Cointelegraph ...

Brad Garlinghouse jabs at maximalists: ‘It will be a multichain world’

While many participants in the crypto space continue to advocate for only a single blockchain, some believe that the future will be made up of multiple blockchains working with each other. From Toronto in 2017 to now, weâS ...

Demand for Bitcoin could grow by up to 10X within 12 months: Michael Saylor

With the Bitcoin halving just months away, MicroStrategy co-founder and Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor thinks that demand for BTC could grow by as much as 10X by the end of 2024. During a speech at the 2023 Australia Crypto Convention on Nov. 10, Saylor was asked to give his outlook for Bitco ...

Yuga Labs addresses Apefest ‘vision damage’ issue; community calls out poor management

Several attendees of Yuga Labs’ ApeFest event on Nov. 4 in Hong Kong reported eye-related issues, including burns, damaged vision and “extreme pain” in their eyes.Yuga Labs’ official X account has now addressed the issue, claiming they are aware of the reports of po ...

‘We were worried about ecosystem startups’ — Solana CEO on FTX collapse

The now-infamous collapse of FTX sent shockwaves through the broader cryptocurrency space in 2022, but the Solana ecosystem was particularly hard hit in the fallout. Speaking exclusively to Cointelegraph at the latest edition of the Solana Breakpoint conference hosted in Amsterdam, So ...

How decentralization can mitigate ‘dystopic’ artificial intelligence risks: SingularityNET exec

While the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI) comes with a truckload of benefits, it also comes with massive risks if the technology falls into the wrong hands. However, decentralization using blockchain technology might help prevent a catastrophe, according to Janet Adams, the c ...

Blockchain Economy Dubai Summit 2023: A Premier Gathering of Blockchain and Crypto Experts

The Blockchain Economy Dubai Summit, scheduled for October 4-5, 2023, is generating excitement within the blockchain and crypto communities. With over 3,000 attendees expected from 85 countries, this prestigious event will bring together blockchain entrepreneurs, crypto enthusiasts, and industry lea ...

Navigating the Metaverse: Event Management in Virtual Realms

Event management in the metaverse involves orchestrating and executing various events within virtual and augmented reality environments. The metaverse represents the fusion of physically persistent virtual reality and digitally enhanced physical reality, creating a communal virtual shared space that ...

dYdX to launch decentralized order books exchange on Cosmos: KBW 2023

Decentralized exchange (DEX) platform dYdX is planning to offer a “purely decentralized” order books exchange as they migrate their ecosystem from the Ethereum network to the interchain network Cosmos.At the Korea Blockchain Week 2023, Cointelegraph's Andrew Fenton spoke with d ...

ERC-20 inventor discusses origins, new blockchains, BRC-20 and more

In 2018, Ethereum lead developer Fabian Vogelsteller contacted the community for a new standard for smart contracts he created alongside co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Dubbed ERC-20, Vogelsteller, at the time, only wished for input regarding the novel idea. Little did he know that ERC-20 would ignit ...

Crypto VCs share lessons on startup success at EthCC

When bringing a new crypto to market, the fastest way to do so is arguably with the help of venture capital (VC) financing. But such a high-risk, high-reward operation in a rapidly evolving field can carry a large degree of uncertainty. At the Ethereum Community Conference event in Paris, several ...

Vitalik Buterin shares account abstraction challenges in Ethereum: EthCC

While account abstraction is perceived to be a catalyst that could onboard a billion users to Ethereum, its co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared some challenges in implementing the new feature on the blockchain.Speaking on July 18 at the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) event in Par ...

Forget about price! Polkadot Decoded 2023 says bear markets are for building

The Polkadot Decoded 2023 conference just wrapped up and this year more than 100 speakers and 100 blockchain projects were in attendance. The beauty of crypto bear markets is they catalyze a realignment of perspectives and objectives. All the hidden leverage is gone and most of ...

Rising institutional interest is a ‘bullish’ sign for crypto: SEBA Bank exec

As more institutions go from only showing their interest in the crypto space into actually investing in Web3 projects, getting into crypto turns into a question of “when” rather than a question of “if” according to an executive from institution-focused crypto firm SEBA Bank. At the Wo ...

Bitcoin payments exec shares adoption challenges in the Philippines

As many developments within the space show how far the Bitcoin (BTC) community has come, an executive from a BTC payments provider shared how in other parts of the world, adoption may still be in its early stages. At the BTC Prague event, Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Hall interviewed ...