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24.05 / 08:55

business Blockchain Trading stocks FTX reportedly shopping for brokerages in preparation for stock trading

Crypto derivatives exchange and NFT platform FTX is reportedly in the market for brokerage start-ups as part of its recently announced plans to expand support to stock trading.

24.05 / 06:19

business Blockchain cryptocurrency Bitcoin Bitcoin Down Cryptocurrency Prices Today May 24: Bitcoin down, Cardano biggest laggard

Major cryptocurrencies traded in the red early on May 24 as the global cryptocurrency market cap dropped 2.05 percent to $1.26 trillion over the last day. On the other hand, the total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours jumped 36.09 percent to $83.88 billion.

24.05 / 05:45

Blockchain NFT EBAY partnership eBay drops first NFT collection to non-crypto mainstream buyers

E-commerce giant eBay has officially launched its first NFT drop, with a series of tokenized collectibles featuring National Hockey League (NHL) legend Wayne Gretsky going live on May 23.

24.05 / 04:17

Blockchain UPS Provident Despite developments, why is Chainlink’s [LINK] unable to break out of bearish shackles

Chainlink is a decentralized network set up with the objective of extending the functionality of blockchains, by connecting smart contracts to real-world data, events, payments, and off-chain computation in a highly tamper-resistant and reliable manner.

23.05 / 23:59

Blockchain CBDC Adoption regulation WEF 2022: Bankers at WEF see the need for caution and speed on central bank digital currencies

The process of introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is fraught with unknowns, some of which were elucidated in a panel of experts gathered Monday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The panel concluded that good design is key to a successful CBDC, and there are fewer challenges for wholesale CBDC introduction.

23.05 / 22:33

Blockchain defi Conference World Economic Forum inclusion Unsustainable Support Financial WEF 2022: Terra were offering unsustainable yields; DeFi can support financial inclusion

Reporting from the inaugural day of the Blockchain Hub Davos 2022 conference, Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief, Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr hosted a panel discussion centred around decentralized finance (DeFi) titled ‘Programmable Money is Here — and It’s Changing the World as We Know It’.

23.05 / 20:25

business Blockchain Technology Adoption GameStop unveils beta cryptocurrency wallet and upcoming NFT platform

American electronics retail firm GameStop has taken a step into the world of cryptocurrencies, unveiling a proprietary blockchain wallet that will feature nonfungible token functionality.

23.05 / 20:15

Blockchain Software Bitcoin committee DeFiChain Forms Technical Committee to Further Decentralize the Consensus Code Governance

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23.05 / 17:45

business Blockchain Adoption Bitcoin Crypto inheritance: Are HODLers doomed to rely on centralized options?

Self-sovereignty is a core principle in the cryptocurrency space: Investors need to rely on a trustless, decentralized network instead of a central entity that has been known to devalue the holdings of others. One shortcoming associated with self-sovereignty, however, is inheritance.

23.05 / 17:39

Blockchain CBDC Adoption Payments SWIFT, Capgemini Team Up On Developing Global CBDC Interlinks

Global payments network Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is partnering with French consultancy Capgemini to conduct new experiments and test how domestic central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be interlinked, taking the next step toward cross-border payments utilizing such currencies.

23.05 / 16:53

Blockchain Adoption JPMorgan Banks Exploring Blockchain, Tokenization Again is a ‘Fire Signal We’re in a Bear Market’

Certain large investment banks are again exploring how blockchain technology and tokenization of assets can make their own operations more efficient -- but for some in the crypto community, the banks’ moves in crypto resemble something they have seen before.

23.05 / 16:13

Blockchain Adoption Health education Genomics company explores NFTs in hopes of advancing precision medicine

It’s predicted that nonfungible tokens (NFTs) will have a vast impact on society. Given this, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the trillion-dollar healthcare sector has begun to explore NFTs tokens to advance medicine.

23.05 / 16:13

business event Blockchain World Economic Forum WEF 2022: Serious people to stay in crypto despite market setbacks, says CCI CEO Sheila Warren

During the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2022, Sheila Warren, the CEO of Crypto Council of Innovation (CCI), sat down with Cointelegraph to discuss a range of topics including the state of crypto, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) and safety within the metaverse.

23.05 / 14:57

Blockchain cryptocurrency CRYPTONEWS PAC The Perfect Investment for New Crypto Investors are Pac-Man Frog (PAC), Solana (SOL), and Near Protocol (NEAR)

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23.05 / 14:31

Blockchain Tether Bitcoin Luna Withdrawals Tether withdrawals top $10 billion as regulators raise alarm about stablecoins

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23.05 / 13:29

business Blockchain PayPal Bitcoin services WEF 2022: PayPal looks to embrace all possible crypto and blockchain services

Global payment giant PayPal is doing its best to bring all possible blockchain and cryptocurrency integrations to its services, according to a senior executive at the firm.

23.05 / 12:55

Blockchain UPS CEO expansion International Chinese-based BSN to Launch First International Expansion in August: CNBC

Chinese state-backed blockchain company Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) is reportedly to launch an international project within serval months, according to CNBC, citing people with the matter.

23.05 / 12:23

Blockchain Adoption Ripple Bitcoin WEF 2022: Ripple SVP says crypto winter provides an opportunity to build

Cointelegraph's editor-in-chief Kristina Cornèr interviewed Brooks Entwistle, Ripple’s senior vice president (SVP) for global customer success at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, Switzerland, discussing his time in Ripple and the current “crypto winter” and what market participants should focus on.

23.05 / 11:51

business Blockchain Stablecoin supply Do Kwon shares LUNA burn address but warns 'LUNAtics' against using it

The recent Terra revival plan announced by Do Kwon, the co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, received mixed reactions as many questioned the effectiveness of a hard fork in reviving the fallen prices of LUNA and UST tokens. Instead, the part of the community recommended burning LUNA tokens as the most plausible way to achieve a comeback.

23.05 / 11:27

Blockchain Lowe's Action Future Analyzing Kusama’s [KSM] potential breakout in the near future

KSM has suffered heavy downside in the last few months, especially this year as markets crashed. However, it might be due for a major price change considering its price action for the last few months.

23.05 / 11:11

Blockchain Adoption World Economic Forum Bitcoin Updates WEF 2022, May 23: Latest updates from the Cointelegraph Davos team

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