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What Is Solv Protocol?

Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform created specifically for creating, managing, and trading financial NFTs. Blockchain has brought a lot of innovations to the world in such a short amount of time, but the mainstream adoption rate is just starting to take off. In other words, it would soon evolve into new forms and services that would further redefine how people interact with their assets and how they grow their wealth.  Table of Contents Background  Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are one of the most popular blockchain-based products. And while they are usually

FATF Guidance: NFTs Should Be Regulated Case-by-Case

Share some Bitpinas love:By Hans DoringoIn a recently released updates to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) guidance for virtual assets and virtual asset service providers (VASPs), the body clarified that Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) does not fit the definition for virtual assets (VA) but would still be covered by FATF standards under certain cases.What is the FATF’s Position on NFTs?Last March 2021, FATF published a draft of the guidance addressing concerns about NFT as its market grows. In the said draft, it was vaguely stated that NFTs can be considered

What is the FATF Guidance on DeFi?

Share some Bitpinas love:By Hans DoringoThe Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental anti-money laundering watchdog, released last October 28, 2021, revisions and updates to its virtual asset guidance for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) which was first issued in 2019.In keeping with the feedback and reviews concerning the uncertainty of how the FATF would apply its VASP standards to decentralized finance (DeFi), the body proceeded on finalizing the guidance during its plenary meeting that lasted until October. The updated version of the guidance includes clarifications on FATF’s proposal to

How to Best Protect Your Money From Hackers as Crypto Markets Boom

“I got hacked and don’t even know how it happened,” mourned one crypto user on Twitter. “I left my wallet open in my browser on MetaMask and they got into my wallet. Lost all saitama, floki and hokk.”Sponsored Sponsored A small crypto investor, @ltjyaussie says he has always been careful with wallet security issues but did not know what hit him this time around. The Cyprus-based investor was a victim of a systematic attack. Against all his perceived defenses, he still got taken for a ride. He’s just one of

Elon Disappoints SHIB Holders, But Tesla May be Accepting Bitcoin Payments Again

Tesla CEO and crypto enthusiast Elon Musk disappointed Shiba Inu (SHIB) investors yesterday when he revealed he didn’t own any of the dog-themed meme coin. In a Twitter thread with a user named “@ShibaInuHodler” who said “Hey Elon Musk how much SHIB are you holding!!”, the tech billionaire calmly replied, “none”. Musk then revealed his portfolio before giving an honest warning about crypto investing. “Out of curiosity, I acquired some ascii hash strings called ‘Bitcoin, Ethereum & Doge’. That’s it. As I’ve said before, don’t bet the farm on crypto!

RMRK Token Becomes First Kusama Statemine Token Tradable on CEXes

The RMRK Association announces that the $RMRK token, the utility and governance token of the most advanced NFT protocol created to date, is now available for purchase on Kucoin and Gate.Sponsored Sponsored This is the very first Statemine fungible token to be available for trading globally. Statemine is a public-good parachain on the Kusama network, Polkadot’s canary network, designed to be the canonical balance-keeper of thousands of different fungible and non-fungible tokens. RMRK is the first such token to become globally tradable through CEXes. Some of $RMRK’s many utilities include:Sponsored

The A to Z on if and when Bitcoin can flip Apple

For a long time, Bitcoin has been subjected to a lot of criticism, unnecessary skepticism, and scrutiny. Ranging from its use in illegal transactions to energy concerns and price volatility, the king coin has seen it all over the last decade. However, the crypto’s trajectory from a market cap of $1 million in 2011 to almost $1.1 trillion this year has placed it seventh on the list of the world’s biggest assets. In spite of all the FUDs and criticism, the fact remains that Bitcoin managed to reach $1 trillion

Former SEC Chairman Says Crypto Fits Existing Legal Framework

According to a recent email exchange, ex-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton sees the existing U.S. regulations as a good model for crypto rules. Sponsored Sponsored Jay Clayton spent a few years as the chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which Gary Gensler now heads. In light of the recent bipartisan bill passed by the Senate, crypto regulations are the industry’s hot topic.  If the wording in the bill is left as-is after its hearing in the House, this could mean a major disruption to the crypto space. When asked about

Bitcoin: Why this might not be the ‘dip to buy’

Rooting against Bitcoin during a positive rally could be considered cynical by the hyper-bullish community, but it is important to note down important reversals. After all, the asset unleashed a relentless recovery on July 20th, and from a healthy side of things, ‘rooting’ against Bitcoin now only helps the digital asset in the long term. In line with that thought, we analyzed a few important signals that surfaced over the past 24-hours, that may act as key insights for the next few days. SMA tussle for Bitcoin? Source: Trading View