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Japan Greenlights White Paper to Promote Web3 Growth in the Country
Japan Greenlights White Paper to Promote Web3 Growth in the Country
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Web3 project team has published a white paper laying out recommendations for growing the country’s industry. CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker weighs in on the state of Web3 adoption in Japan and the regulatory headwinds in the U.S.
Japan Greenlights White Paper to Promote Web3 Growth in the Country

XRP Trading Volumes Spike to Billions of Dollars on South Korean Crypto Exchanges
XRP Trading Volumes Spike to Billions of Dollars on South Korean Crypto Exchanges
Trading volumes for XRP spiked to billions of dollars on Up Bit Bithumb and Korbit three of Korea’s top exchanges by volume on the back of the token's 26 rise in the past week Coin Desk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker explains the driving force behind the surge Plus new insights on the [...]
XRP Trading Volumes Spike to Billions of Dollars on South Korean Crypto Exchanges

House Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on Digital Asset Ecosystem
House Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on Digital Asset Ecosystem
The U S House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets Financial Technology and Inclusion is holding a hearing on Thursday titled Coincidence or Coordinated The Administration's Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem Coin Desk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker discusses what to expect and the future of the crypto industry in the U [...]
House Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on Digital Asset Ecosystem

Top U.S. Treasury Official Weighs In on Digital Dollar Question
Top U.S. Treasury Official Weighs In on Digital Dollar Question
The U S Treasury Department's Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang suggested that the federal government's work on a potential digital dollar is accelerating Coin Desk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker discusses the key takeaways from Liang's speech and the state of regulatory uncertainty in the U S Plus a new Coinbase survey [...]
Top U.S. Treasury Official Weighs In on Digital Dollar Question

Hong Kong Proposes Regulations for Crypto Trading Platforms
Hong Kong Proposes Regulations for Crypto Trading Platforms
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission SFC published its proposed rules for virtual asset trading platforms and is seeking public comment This comes as crypto in Hong Kong is getting a soft backing from Beijing according to Bloomberg Coin Desk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker discusses the latest developments around the state of [...]
Hong Kong Proposes Regulations for Crypto Trading Platforms

NFT Marketplace Blur Surpasses OpenSea in One-Day Trading Volume: Data
NFT Marketplace Blur Surpasses OpenSea in One-Day Trading Volume: Data
Data from DappRadar shows that non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur's one-day trading volume has topped $80 million, surpassing competitor OpenSea. CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker discusses the release of Blur’s highly anticipated token and differences in royalty payment options between its platform and OpenSea.
NFT Marketplace Blur Surpasses OpenSea in One-Day Trading Volume: Data

Understanding Decentralized Social Media Project Nostr's Damus
Understanding Decentralized Social Media Project Nostr's Damus
Jack Dorsey-backed decentralized social media project Nostr has launched its Damus mobile app on Apple's app store, which some bitcoiners say could replace Twitter as the next censorship-resistant global social network. CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker discusses what we know so far.
Understanding Decentralized Social Media Project Nostr's Damus

US and Asia’s Approach to Crypto
US and Asia’s Approach to Crypto
While sentiment toward crypto may be souring among U S regulators and lawmakers Asia is revising policies to welcome crypto Coin Desk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker discusses the difference in the U S and Asia's approach to crypto regulation citing the implosion of FTX and stablecoin legislations Plus what can be learned [...]
US and Asia’s Approach to Crypto

Why FTX Japan Users May Get Their Funds Back
Why FTX Japan Users May Get Their Funds Back
FTX Japan customers may be able to withdraw their funds as of mid February according to a blog post from Liquid by FTX which would make them some of the first customers of the collapsed crypto exchange to get their money back Coin Desk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker discusses how the Japanese [...]
Why FTX Japan Users May Get Their Funds Back

The Future of The Metaverse
The Future of The Metaverse
Why aren’t we further along in the development of the metaverse? Sam Ewen, head of CoinDesk Studios, tells Coindesk’s Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker "we still don’t really know what the metaverse is." They discuss what has changed in the metaverse in 2022 and what’s to come.
The Future of The Metaverse