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Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), the global financial messaging network has made a new development on the blockchain front by announcing a partnership with fintech company Symbiont.

As the Ethereum blockchain awaits the Merge and its full transition to proof-of-stake (PoS), a broader discussion about miners and their future has emerged. As things stand, the Ethereum blockchain market is incredibly fragmented. The Merge is expected to usher in a new era in which validators and coin stakers replace miners. Miners who have spent much resources on ETH mining equipment may be rendered obsolete.

American consumers said in August that they are expecting notable declines in future levels of inflation, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.

gold. Bitcoin is often referred to as “digital gold” by supporters who feel it can provide a store of value just like bullion. Similarities like limited supply and worldwide acceptance show that Bitcoin is on the path to becoming an attractive option but it has to undergo its own trajectory to emerge as a strong competitor to gold. Earlier this year, Goldman Sachs in a note made a strong pitch by comparing Bitcoin to gold. The note said Bitcoin could be the new gold and in the coming years, it has the potential to grow 2.5 times its current value. The note further added that the organisation sees Bitcoin as having applications beyond a store of value. By definition, a store of value is an asset that has the potential to maintain its value over time, such as oil and precious metals. It is important to understand why Bitcoin is being compared to gold in the first place. Both gold and Bitcoin are in limited supply. While gold has been in use for centuries, it is available in a finite supply. Similarly, the total number of Bitcoins that can be mined is exactly 21 million, ensuring its perpetual scarcity as demand rises.

The NFT market has been a growing one with several companies filing for trademarks to enter the NFT space. The latest business giant to file a trademark application is Sony Music Entertainment.

Accounting organization, KPMG, released a report that commented on the current state of the cryptocurrency market. The report stated that crypto projects will continue to stay low for the rest of 2022. The reason being the Terra debacle and the Russia-Ukraine impact.

The metaverse has potential to transform the way we work, socialize, party and even do business — but looking at the infrastructure that exists right now, and some would accuse this industry of running before it can even walk.

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Interesting times are ahead for the United Kingdom as Mary Elizabeth Truss (Liz Truss) is set to take the country's top administrative position of Prime Minister.

Uniswap has seen a spike of ​​8.05% within the last seven days. Even in the current bearish market, UNI has managed to exhibit positive price moves. But what could be the factors leading up to this?

Crypto lending platform SALT has received a buyout offer from a prominent online investment platform — a move the company said could potentially enhance its product offerings and advance its mission of making digital assets more accessible to mainstream audiences. 

AAVE has so far maintained a healthy lead as the top DeFi borrowing and lending protocol by market cap. But does it still maintain its position now that more competition is flowing into the segment?

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The South Korean central bank has indicated that initial coin offerings (ICOs) will be allowed under the Digital Assets Framework Act, according to a local news report. That comprehensive legislation is expected to be introduced in 2023 and implemented the following year. 

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With the rise of the Taliban last year in August, Afghanistan faced global sanctions that led to many international organizations and money transaction services halting operations in the country. This made room for digital currencies and stablecoins to be widely used, at least to send or receive remittances.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on August 8 that the Biden administration would sanction Tornado Cash, a Decentralized Finance (De-Fi) programme on the Ethereum blockchain that enables the anonymous movement of cryptocurrency.

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Just when the Ethereum ecosystem reached its final stages in preparing for the much-anticipated upgrade, The Merge, german cloud provider Hetzner, reiterated its stance against allowing mining operations for both proof-of-stake (PoS) and proof-of-work (PoW) applications.

The Metaverse as a concept is an attempt to fuse physical reality, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) into one seamless and immersive experience.

Cardano, the eighth largest cryptocurrency network has had a difficult journey within the crypto market. Even though the network saw significant developments, ADA’s price never really reiterated the same enthusiasm.