Articles written by Wahid Pessarlay - Benzinga

Why Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke Is Joining The Coinbase Board

Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) recently added the CEO of one of the largest e-commerce brands to its board.

Former Bank Of Japan Official Says CBDC Is A Threat To Country's Financial Stability

Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) former head of financial settlements has changed his mind about creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Healthcare Company Uses Blockchain Technology To Fight Counterfeit Medicines

A Singaporean healthcare company has created a blockchain-based application to prevent the consumption of counterfeit medicine and vaccine.

Bitcoin Leaves Exchanges Spurred By Federal Reserve Comments

The latest pressure from the central banking system of the U.S. caused an outflow of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).

IMF Wants El Salvador To Drop Bitcoin, But Some Salvadorans Aren't Having It

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) criticized Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and warned Salvadorans to rethink the idea.

Lebron James To Teach Crypto To Ohio Students Thanks To Crypto.com Partnership

The I Promise program — founded by the NBA star Lebron James — offers crypto education to students in Akron, Ohio — James' hometown.

Coinbase To Support Solana Ecosystem: Report

Coinbase is one step closer to adding another major decentralized blockchain and getting closer to its long-term goals.

Valkyrie Aims For A Bitcoin Mining ETF

Valkyrie — a crypto asset management platform — requested the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) including firms that originate some of their revenue from Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining.

Quantum Computers Will Crack Bitcoin Algorithm; Researchers Say Changes Are Needed

Quantum researchers at the University of Sussex have recently calculated the time needed for a quantum computer to crack Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) code.

Turkish President Jumpstarts Government's Metaverse Research

Turkey’s Justice and Development party — the AK Party — recently had a virtual meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on expanding the metaverse research.

Meet Escobar Inc: Firm Previously Known For Smartphone Scam Launches 'Physical Crypto'

Escobar Inc. has developed a hybrid cryptocurrency that’s not yet listed on any exchange. The cryptocurrency is called Escobar Cash (CRYPTO: ECH), which is a Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) hard fork.

Central Bank of Russia Report Suggests More Crypto Regulation

The Central Bank of Russia wants to ban “crypto trading, mining and usage,” but Russian citizens would still be able to own crypto.

JPMorgan Closes Uniswap Founder's Bank Account; Described As A 'Shadow De-Banking Of Crypto'

A few months ago, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began investigating the operations of Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI), the world’s largest decentralized exchange.

Cryptographer IDs Critical Metamask Privacy Vulnerability

Metamask is a crypto wallet and gateway for accessing decentralized apps (DApps) built on the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain. A cryptographer addressed a security loophole that can put 21 million users at risk.

UFC Star Francis Ngannou Takes Half Of Salary In Bitcoin, Says It's 'The Future'

Francis Ngannou is a UFC heavyweight champion and came face-to-face with Ciryl Gane on Jan 20 in a pre-fight press conference. The champion said he won’t take all the purse money in fiat.

This Ethereum-Derived Blockchain Will Power This Chinese City

CasperLabs — a framework developer for creating public and private decentralized applications (DApps) — recently partnered with China’s blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) for a more promising use of blockchain technology in China.