Die Gläubiger der Krypto-Sparplattform wollen verhindern, dass das insolvente Unternehmen Bonuszahlungen an „wichtige“ Mitarbeiter macht.
Bitcoin, Ether im Wochenrückblick: Angst auf den Kryptomärkten ist deutlich sichtbar
Der Bitcoin-Kurs rutschte in der vergangenen Woche kurzfristig bis an das letzte Verlaufstief bei 20.800 US-Dollar, bevor der Kurs kurz vor Wochenschluss zurück über die 21.300 US-Dollar anstieg. Der Ether-Kurs verlor fast ein Fünftel seines Wertes.
India can help make Web3 a reality, says Antler Global’s Nitin Sharma
- Indian Web3 developers could be behind the next ‘Facebook or Google of Web3’, said Antler Global General Partner Nitin Sharma.
- He says despite the crypto winter and hostile government regulations (tax rules), India’s developer community is vibrant with over 20,000 in Web3.
- The next five or ten years could see a trillion-dollar Web3 company emerge out of India, he told Bloomberg.
India did not play a big role in the Web1 and Web2 space, Nitin Sharma, General Partner at Antler Global says.
However, that is likely to change dramatically when it comes to the latest iteration of the internet – Web3 – he told Bloomberg Markets: Asia on Monday.
While he identifies the Indian government’s crypto industry tax rules as a hit on investors, he says blockchain-based technological developments and the infrastructure from within that country could in a big way, contribute to making “Web3 a reality.”
Crypto winter is the time to build
According to Sharma, who is also the Global Web3 Lead at the global venture capital firm, this is because growth within the Indian developer community continues to pick speed. This, he said, is despite the “mixed bag” the sector got from the government’s crypto tax regulation and the bear market crash that’s impacted investors.
But what does this mean for crypto entrepreneurs?
“This is the best time to build,” he told Bloomberg, referring to what developers and other Web3 entrepreneurs should do amid the crypto winter. “We saw this in the last few cycles, all the great value that was being created really the founders got started in downturns or crypto winters like these,” he added.
He sees Ethereum scaling solution Polygon (MATIC) as “the big success story from India” when it comes to entrepreneurship. So many projects are being built on top of this layer 2 blockchain, many of which are likely to play a major role in advancing Web3.
“Our belief is that India remains a place, given the breadth of the base of technical talent and entrepreneurship that the future of this new Internet, – right beyond the asset class itself, beyond crypto assets – the technology, the infrastructure that has to be built to make Web3 a reality, could in large part be built out of India,” he explained.
Next Facebook or Google of Web 3
Although Sharma doesn’t think India will provide any positive news on the regulatory front, not in the next 12 to 18 months at least, he is bullish on the technology front. India, he notes, did not have such a footprint in Web1 and Web2 as did Silicon Valley and so had no such success stories as Facebook (now Meta) or Google.
But he says the next five to ten years could be totally different, suggesting that the world could see the emergence of a trillion-dollar Web3 company from India. As for specific verticals, obvious choices are the “application or services side of things.”
India has about 20,000 developers currently engaged in efforts in the sector, accounting for a third of global numbers.
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USDC-Großinvestoren halten so wenig Marktanteil wie zuletzt 2020
Nach dem Debakel um den Krypto-Mixer Tornado Cash ist der Marktanteil von USDC spürbar zurückgegangen.
Australia plans mapping of crypto tokens as part of regulatory push
- Australia’s crypto mapping exercise seeks to help authorities know about which crypto assets are used in the country.
- The review is also meant to offer insights into how to better protect investors amid potentially harmful crypto advertisements.
- The government will soon introduce a consultation paper.
Australia is looking to map all crypto tokens in the country as one of the steps towards proper regulation of the crypto sector.
The review exercise looks to identify every token – from the flagship Bitcoin to the meme-inspired Dogecoin and so forth, with the aim of understanding what cryptocurrencies are used in the country.
Why map all crypto assets?
On Monday, Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chambers revealed that the country was prioritising token mapping to identify what cryptocurrencies were being used in the country.
The exercise is expected to help authorities and other stakeholders better understand the industry, with the goal being consumer protection via a broader framework. Per Chambers, the public will soon be able to participate in the activity, noting that a consultation paper over the same is imminent.
Caroline Bowler, CEO of Australia-based crypto exchange BTC Markets noted that “token mapping is a good step forward,” stating in a tweet that this is an opportunity for the country to ramp up crypto registrations.
Among things authorities are looking to bring under control include the regulatory and licensing mechanisms and undertakings. The government will also look at crypto custody offerings and obligations of third-party providers.
Also important to regulators is the need to ensure investors enjoy safeguards against potential harm related to the proliferation of crypto adverts.
Earlier this year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, a competitions market watchdog, filed a case against Meta (formerly Facebook) over its role in promoting fraudulent crypto promotions, citing several adverts that were largely scams.
The Australian government’s move comes at a time the country’s central bank is working on efforts to roll out a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
The Reserve Bank recently announced the digital currency plan, revealing it would first have a pilot.
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