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07.09 / 14:01

Blockchain Bitcoin Luna Crypto-related Investment Slowdown May Continue in H2, KPMG Predicts

Attributed to the so-called crypto winter during the first half year, the amount of investment in the crypto market has been dragged, attracting over $14 billion in H1, according to global audit and consultancy firm KPMG.

07.09 / 12:43

Blockchain Ethereum BLOCK Bitcoin Ethereum 'Merge' has huge implications for crypto mining and Bitcoin. Here's what you need to know

The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency is undergoing a significant transformation that will change its technology to cut carbon emissions by more than 99 per cent, according to its platform Ethereum.

07.09 / 11:51

Blockchain FBI Bitcoin information FBI seeks Bitcoin wallet information of ransomware attackers

Three federal agencies in the United States — the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center — jointly issued an advisory seeking information to curb ransomware attacks.

07.09 / 11:15

business Blockchain Technology World How cryptocurrency & the metaverse are joined at the hip

Bitcoin, Web3, and the metaverse: other than the fact that they are all contemporary technology buzzwords, what do these three have in common?

07.09 / 09:45

business Blockchain Ripple XRP Ripple advisor teases 'more CBDC announcements in the next few weeks'

Ripple may soon unveil positive developments in its central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects, following hints from Ripple CBDC advisor Antony Welfare of more announcements to come.

07.09 / 09:45

Blockchain Law Tether Ava Labs class action Court hears Roche Freedman could create ‘a sideshow’ in the Tether class action

The fallout from the leaked Kyle Roche videos has continued after two law firms submitted a document to the court asking that his law firm Roche Freedman be removed as interim co-lead from the Tether and Bitfinex Crypto Asset Litigation.

07.09 / 07:47

Blockchain Ethereum Adoption Upgrade Ethereum’s Bellatrix upgrade hiccups jangle nerves... but it'll be right on the night

The Bellatrix upgrade preparing Ethereum for the Merge was successfully completed on Sept. 6 - however concerns were raised over an almost one in ten missed block rate across the last 600 slots.

07.09 / 07:47

Blockchain Ethereum proof-of-work interest rate Borrowing Degens borrowing ETH to get fork tokens create headaches for DeFi platforms

The growing number of speculators taking out Ether (ETH) loans to maximize their potential to earn forked Ether Proof-of-Work tokens (ETHPoW) has been causing headaches for decentralized finance protocols.

07.09 / 07:21

Blockchain Ethereum Ethereum 2.0 Bitcoin Mainstream media on the Merge: Risky move or climate nirvana?

Mainstream outlets are starting to pick up on the significance of next week’s Ethereum Merge, describing it as a “major overhaul” that could either accelerate crypto adoption or send disastrous shockwaves across the market should it fail.

07.09 / 05:11

Blockchain Provident Digital Aware 11 Ultimate NFT Marketing Agencies for August 2022

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07.09 / 04:51

business Blockchain Adoption kpmg VCs pour $14.2B into crypto in H1 2022, but investments now slowing

Venture capital firms poured $14.2 billion into crypto across 725 deals in the first half of 2022, but big four accounting firm KPMG predicts investments will likely slow for the remainder of the year.

07.09 / 04:37

Blockchain Ripple Platform Cardano [ADA] investors should closely monitor this new development

Cardano [ADA] has been on the radar of the crypto community lately. While the much-anticipated Vasil upgrade has been something to look forward to, other developments have followed.

06.09 / 23:37

business Blockchain Technology PraSaga awarded U.S. patent for placing computer operating system onto the blockchain

According to a new United States Patent and Trademark Office publication on Tuesday, Swiss-based blockchain startup PraSaga has been awarded a patent placing its operating system, dubbed "SagaOS," on the blockchain. Titled "Systemic Extensible Blockchain Object Model Comprising A First-class Object Model And A Distributed Ledger Technology," the methods described U.S. patent no. 11436039B2 relates to processing multiple message passing transactions via blockchain.

06.09 / 22:23

Blockchain Target FIVE Australian How Australian police is combating criminals through cryptocurrency

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) formed a new cryptocurrency unit to focus on crypto-related transactions,reported The Australian Financial Review. The step is in line with the policy of Australian law enforcement to monitor crypto-related transactions closely.

06.09 / 19:03

Blockchain Stablecoin Binance defi Circle co-founder says converged dollar books on Binance would be good for USDC

According to a new Twitter post, Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin issuer Circle, said that the recent decision by Binance to merge stablecoin dollar books is "a good thing" for USDC. "This move would lead to a gradual net share shift from USDT to BUSD and USDC," said Allaire.

06.09 / 19:03

Blockchain DEX Airdrop layer2 1inch users on Optimism to receive airdrop of 300,000 OP tokens

Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch is rewarding users with free tokens for their participation on Optimism — a move the organization says will further incentivize activity on the Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution.

06.09 / 15:33

Blockchain Ethereum Ethereum co-founder's poll shows people want $100 lifetime .eth domains

As Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains became more popular, the conversation has steered towards .eth domain pricing and what is considered to be a “fair” price to guarantee ownership for 100 years.

06.09 / 13:27

Blockchain Ethereum ETH BLOCK 27.4% of Ethereum node operators risk being stuck thanks to Bellatrix

The Ethereum [ETH] foundation released an announcement dated 24 August. They confirmed that the eventual transition of the Ethereum Network into a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism would be a two-phased event that will take place between 6 September and 20 September.

06.09 / 12:59

Blockchain Provident Digital Platform Hollywood Producer of The Gentlemen Ivan Atkinson Partners with Light Cycle on Caduceus Blockchain

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06.09 / 10:17

Blockchain Stablecoin Tether Binance: No plans to auto-convert Tether, though that ‘may change’

Crypto exchange giant Binance has confirmed it has no plans to “auto-convert” Tether (USDT) to Binance USD (BUSD) at the moment, though noted that this “may change.”

06.09 / 10:17

Blockchain Adoption regulation Crypto assets are no longer niche and regulators need to catch up — IMF

The past few years have seen crypto assets moved from being “niche products” to having more of a mainstream presence, prompting the need for more comprehensive regulation of the space, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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