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S. Korean City Busan Taps Huobi to Develop Blockchain Infrastructure

“The City of Busan is pleased to partner with Huobi to foster the growth of our blockchain ecosystem,” Heong-Joon Park, mayor of Busan, said in a prepared statement. “As a blockchain regulation-free zone, Busan offers a conducive environment to develop the latest digital financial technologies, which has attracted many blockchain

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OpenNode sets up BTC payment infrastructure in Bank of Bahrain regulatory sandbox

Bitcoin infrastructure provider OpenNode will test a Bitcoin payment processing and payouts solution in the Central Bank of Bahrain’s (CBB) regulatory sandbox, the company announced Sept. 13. This is the latest of several steps the kingdom has taken to join the crypto economy both on its own and as a

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Crypto Investor Paradigm Argues Infrastructure Providers Should Not Be Subject to US Treasury Sanctions

Paradigm acknowledged that sanctions can be an important tool to preserve national security, but said it believes base layer participants merely record and order data (which may include sanctioned addresses), but do not actively control sanctioned assets. Paradigm further suggested that stringent regulation would eventually push blockchain innovation offshore, making

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Bitcoin Beach to Receive More Than $203 Million in Infrastructure Investments in El Salvador – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News

El Zonte, a beach in El Salvador rebaptized as “Bitcoin Beach” due to its adoption of the cryptocurrency, will receive infrastructure investments as part of a strategic plan of the government of El Salvador. Surf City, another beach location in the La Libertad region, will also receive road improvements and

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Celsius, 3AC demonstrated why financial infrastructure should move on-chain

While mainstream coverage of cryptocurrency has been overwhelmingly negative in the wake of the collapse of the Terra ecosystem, the bankruptcy of Celsius and the fall of Three Arrows Capital, these events ultimately show why more of the financial system should operate on-chain, bringing more transparency and information to market

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Greylock, Pantera Led $18M Round for NFT Infrastructure Provider Pinata

Pinata has more than 240,000 users worldwide, up from 104,000 users in January, according to the company. Notable partnerships include NFT marketplace OpenSea, fantasy sports company DraftKings, NFT storage provider Protocol Labs, Bored Ape Yacht Club developer Yuga Labs and Autograph, the NFT platform co-founded by National Football League star

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US Lawmakers Move to Clarify Definition of ‘Brokers’ in 2021 Infrastructure Law

Supported by Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the bill would exclude miners or other node operators and wallet manufacturers from the definition of a "broker" in a 2021 infrastructure law that imposed new tax reporting requirements on those

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Blockchain cloud infrastructure company W3BCloud to go public via $1.25B SPAC

On Monday, W3BCloud, a firm building global data centers for the Web3 and blockchain sectors, announced that it was going public via a takeover by special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I. ‍Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has $345 million

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