Zcash, the privacy-centric cryptocurrency with a $500 million market cap. Now, according to a post on its forum, Binance – the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – is thinking of delisting it. This recent development has opened up a firestorm of debate inside the crypto community. Others are de-emphasizing the need...
Africa. A continent that has become the embodiment of untapped potential, dynamic innovation, and a rapidly growing demand for digital solutions. This is particularly the case with mobile money, which succeeds in places where traditional banking has not. Now, picture layering cryptocurrency on top of that. 3iQ’s Solana ETF (SOLQ)...
This week Binance, the largest of crypto exchanges, is having a vote. View Votes to determine approval or denial of coming regulatory action on specific tokens including Zcash (ZEC). The fact that Zcash was included on that ballot speaks volumes about what the industry really cares about. Yet, it speaks...
3iQ Corp. and Figment have come together to create North America’s first Solana staking ETF (exchange-traded fund). Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol SOLQ, the ETF officially launched Wednesday at 9:30 AM EST. SOLQ offers investors regulated, exchange-traded access to Solana’s native staking yield.SOLQ marks...
Binance, for its part, once the undisputed champion of crypto’s disruptive potential, now flirts with becoming its executioner. This Zcash delisting vote though it may seem like a mere poll, it’s not just an internal community vote. By even pretending to announce the eradication of Zcash (ZEC), Binance isn’t just...
The crypto community is aflame with Ethereum staking. Recent allegations connecting Donald Trump to the trend have turned heads. That link hasn’t been confirmed, but the buzz around it illustrates just how hot ETH staking has gotten. Increasingly, platforms are doing more to enable this trend. BlockchainShock takes us behind...
So, Trump's staking ETH? Cute. The Western world is only just learning how to set the table. At the same time, Southeast Asia is already making amazing progress and is extremely far ahead! We're not just dipping our toes in the water. We're building underwater crypto kingdoms.Staking Here is Next-LevelForget...
Okay, the internet's buzzing. Which brings us to Trump’s apparently focusing on ETH staking. So what? While the rest of the world seems hypnotized by every crypto move a certain former president makes, let's be real – Africa's got bigger fish to fry.I understand, I understand, the clickbait headline has...
With over 39 million users in 120 countries, UnitedStaking is achieving widespread adoption and emerging as the most popular cryptocurrency staking platform. The platform is unique for its user-friendly platform and different staking options available. Further, its lucrative rewards programs draw in both new and longtime crypto investors alike. By...
There’s no question that the African fintech scene is hot right now. But beneath the surface of mobile money and micro-loans, a silent revolution is brewing: crypto staking. The shiny new fintech platforms might take the spotlight for their attention on transaction fees. But they gloss over an entire universe...
The crypto community can’t stop talking about XenDex ($XDX), a new decentralized finance (DeFi) project developed on the XRP Ledger. And indeed, its presale has absolutely sparked a huge demand, with 20% of the total tokens already sold within only the first day! This rapid uptake has led many to...
Wall Street finally getting it. I've been saying it for years, and now the big boys are starting to see what we early adopters knew all along: crypto isn't going anywhere. In reality, it’s becoming an important disruptive force that’s changing the whole financial services ecosystem as we know it,...
Recent events in the world of crypto indicate that a revolution may have begun, one that will fundamentally change how institutions engage with these new financial assets. Ethereum is at an inflection point in its technical evolution. Shipman expressed this sentiment simultaneously with a major uptick in institutional confidence in...
Forget Wall Street. Forget Silicon Valley. If you’re curious about where the real crypto action is happening, look no further than Southeast Asia. It’s cooler, crazier, kookier, and quirkier than you think! You think Bitcoin hitting $95,000 is exciting? That's old news. We're talking TRUMP tokens and SUI, baby. And...
The debate over Know Your Customer (KYC) in the crypto space is a tangled one. It juxtaposes the need for safety and regulatory adherence against the fundamentals of privacy and decentralization that underlie Web3. For many crypto enthusiasts, these principles are nearly sacred. With BlockchainShock, our goal is to help...
KYC in crypto? It’s not all it’s cracked up to be and certainly not the silver bullet everybody thinks it is. In Southeast Asia there’s an innovation killer that is both lurking and grossly underestimated. Perhaps worse, it gradually throttles the promise of a nation poised to lead the next...
KYC of course is widely touted in crypto as the cure to fraud and money laundering. The harsh reality is it’s usually not adequate, and at times it actually exacerbates the problem. We're essentially applying a band-aid to a gaping wound and pretending we've solved the problem. Imagine it like...
Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations have become a hot button topic in the ever-growing landscape of cryptocurrency. Digital currencies are rapidly growing in acceptance. As that has developed, we have to stop bad actors from doing illegal things, which has led to enhanced monitoring and more stringent compliance requirements. Financial...