SEC Says ‘Third Parties’ Asked About Status of XRP – And Agency Stayed Silent
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it stayed silent on the status of XRP until slapping Ripple with a lawsuit late last year. In a new court filing,…
New Poll Shows How Many Americans Want Bitcoin To Become Legal Tender
Bitcoin is officially legal tender in El Salvador – but would the same setup work in the United States? A new YouGovAmerica poll asks 4,912 adult Americans whether they support…
How Decrypt Is Driving Media Decentralization
Season 2 of Decrypt’s decentralized media mission is here. When we launched Decrypt in 2018, we aimed to do more than create the best cryptocurrency news site: we wanted to…
Live by the DAO, DAO by the DAO
At an Ethereum conference this summer, I encountered a PR firm that was trying to do an interesting thing. The company was partially transforming itself into a decentralized autonomous organization,…
See the Trailer for Anthony Hopkins’ NFT Film Zero Contact
The release date and first trailer have been released for Zero Contact, a sci-fi film starring Anthony Hopkins that's being distributed as a non-fungible token (NFT). NFTs are cryptographically unique…
Rise of Stablecoins, DeFi Make Central Bank Currencies ‘Urgent’: Bank for International Settlements
Key pillars of today’s cryptocurrency industry—like stablecoins and DeFi—pose a threat to the worlds’ central banks, according to Benoit Coeuré, head of the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Innovation Hub. …
Many Major Airlines Can Now Accept Cryptocurrencies via UATP Global Payment Network
Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) is bringing more than 300 airline members and travel merchants cryptocurrency payment options. Airlines in the UATP network include Air Canada, Air China, Delta, Frontier,…
