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22.02 / 22:19

business Blockchain Technology Adoption Deal acquires London Stock Exchange acquires cloud-based technology provider Tora in $325M deal

On Tuesday, London Stock Exchange Group, or LSEG, announced the acquisition of U.S.-based cloud technology provider Tora for $325 million; the deal is expected to close in the second half of the year. Tora offers software trading solutions for customers exposed to stocks, forex, fixed income securities, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies. In justifying the acquisition, LSEG specifically outlined the importance of the latter:

22.02 / 20:05

Blockchain Technology Ethereum Adoption Which top memecoins can make eye-watering gains in 2022? | Watch The Market Report live

“The Market Report” with Cointelegraph is live right now. On this week’s show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss which memecoins can get you the most return on investment in 2022.

20.02 / 20:35

Blockchain Technology Law The Metaverse will bring a further erosion of privacy

Unlike some of my peers in the technology space, I don’t see the Metaverse as a virtual world in which we work, socialize and shop. Rather, I see it as a point in time, reached in 2020 and into this year because of the global pandemic, when the digital world became as important as the physical world. It’s a shift away from the idea that physical reality is superior and preferred over digital reality.

19.02 / 17:23

Blockchain Technology Investments Health The crypto world should know about longevity

As the first month of 2022 drew to a close, the internet was abuzz with trend predictions for the year ahead. Bloggers, Twitter influencers and established business moguls alike were, and still are, incredibly excited about the new opportunities afforded by an explosion of innovation in Web3. However, something you may have missed in scrolling pages of celebrity-backed NFT drops or speculations about the metaverse was the launch of a new company called Altos Labs, reportedly backed by Amazon’s former CEO Jeffrey Bezos.

19.02 / 13:33

Blockchain Technology Ethereum DLT What is the Near Protocol, and how does it work?

Near Protocol is a decentralized application (DApp) platform that focuses on usability among developers and users. As a competitor of Ethereum, NearProtocol is also smart-contract capable and a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain.

18.02 / 19:51

business Technology Stablecoin Interest rates Terra Usd Reserve Terra injects 450M UST into Anchor reserve days before protocol depletion

In a tweet published early Friday, Do Kwon, founder of Terraform Labs, the entity developing the Terra Luna (LUNA) and Terra USD (UST) stablecoin ecosystem, announced the injection of 450 million UST ($450 million) into the Anchor protocol's reserves. The proposal passed a vote by the Luna Foundation Guard on Feb.10. Anchor serves as the flagship savings protocol of the Terra ecosystem, offering users of up to 20% interest per annum on their UST deposits, paid for by borrowers.

17.02 / 17:11

Blockchain Technology Adoption defi Interchain Accounts is the biggest upgrade to Cosmos since Stargate

On Thursday, the Interchain Foundation, a nonprofit steward of the Cosmos ecosystem, announced the release of Interchain Accounts.

16.02 / 20:43

Blockchain Technology defi Chainlink Verifiable Random Function v2 goes live on mainnet

On Wednesday, blockchain oracle solution Chainlink (LINK) announced the release of Chainlink Verifiable Random Function, or VRF, v2. As told by its developers, the new, improved version of the random number generator can reduce transaction fees by 60% compared to v1. Randomness is a core component of making nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, and gaming applications fair and secure. On their own, blockchains and smart contracts cannot guarantee randomness, but rather require an oracle network to deliver such solutions on-chain.

16.02 / 20:23

Blockchain Technology defi solana Cross-Chain Wormhole hack illustrates danger of DeFi cross-chain bridges

Solana has become one of the fastest-growing smart contract blockchain networks since it was first officially launched in March 2020.

16.02 / 17:31

Technology European Union safe EU gas supplies on 'safe side' for winter even if Russia cuts tap further, von der Leyen tells MEPs

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that gas supplies to the bloc are on the "safe side" for the remainder of the winter even if Russia further squeezes out deliveries.

16.02 / 14:13

Technology European Union NOT Watch: EU not 'missing in action' over Ukraine, Borrell tells MEPs

The EU's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has rejected claims that the bloc has been "missing in action" over the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

16.02 / 14:13

Technology NATO Russia still building up its military on Ukrainian border, NATO chief says

Russia is still building up its troops on the Ukrainian border, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said ahead of a meeting of the alliance's defence ministers on the crisis.

15.02 / 21:31

Blockchain Technology privacy Monero Monero community concerned as leading mining pool nears 51% of ecosystem's total hash rate

On Tuesday privacy coin Monero (XMR) mining pool MineXMR's hash rate surpassed over 1.4 GH/s, accounting for 44% of the hash rate of the XMR network. MineXMR has about 13,000 miners and charges a 1% pool fee. According to a screenshot from Archive.org, last August, the pool only contributed to 34% of the hash rate of the XMR network.

15.02 / 20:41

Technology Sexual Abuse settlement Prince Andrew reaches settlement in Virginia Giuffre sexual abuse case, says court filing

A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit accusing Britain's Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17-years-old, according to a court filing.

15.02 / 20:19

Blockchain Technology Ethereum Adoption What are the top metaverse projects besides The Sandbox and Decentraland? | Watch The Market Report live

This week on “The Market Report,” we jump right into our main event. Join Cointelegraph analysts Benton Yaun, Jordan Finneseth, Sam Bourgi and Ornella Hernández as they debate each other on the top metaverse projects on the market. First up, we’ve got Bourgi’s pick of Wilder World, which allows you to interact with its immersive 3D world via nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and is also based on the massively popular Unreal Engine 5.

15.02 / 01:19

business Blockchain Technology Adoption crypto donations Charities Where do crypto donations go? Here are six charities that have benefited, as told by The Giving Block

Charities and donations have been a trending topic in the cryptocurrency realm as of late. And it's not simply an act of giving. In countries such as the United States, the country's revenue authority provides generous tax deductions for those who donate their crypto to registered charities. One company, The Giving Block, provides such crypto-fundraising onboarding solutions to more than 1,000 nonprofits.

14.02 / 23:37

Blockchain Technology Adoption Report: 74% of stolen funds from ransomware attacks went to Russian-affiliated wallet addresses in 2021

According to a new report published by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis on Monday, approximately 74%, or over $400 million USD, of ransomware revenue last year were funneled into high-risk wallet addresses that are likely to be based in Russia. The report analyzed ransomware hacks throughout 2021 and determined their affiliation to Russia through three key charactersitics:

14.02 / 22:29

business Technology Adoption Bitcoin Are we misguided about Bitcoin mining's environmental impacts? Slush Pool's CMO Kristian Csepcsar explains

It's a controversial topic in the blockchain community that comes up from time to time — just how much impact Bitcoin (BTC) mining has on the environment. Last year, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk brought forth a sharp correction in the cryptocurrency market by tweeting that his namesake car company would abandon plans to accept BTC, citing "rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions." However, a recent report published by CoinShares notes that despite the widespread use of coal, oil, and gas for Bitcoin mining, the network accounts for less than 0.08% of the world's CO2 production.

14.02 / 17:49

Blockchain Technology Adoption Bitcoin Innovation and experimentation: Spain’s blockchain sector in 2021

In Spain, companies across various industries — not just digital finance — have begun to apply blockchain technology to their operations. This disruptive technology has promoted pioneering projects in the country that are expected to add 20 billion euros to Spanish gross domestic product by 2030.

13.02 / 17:39

Blockchain Technology Ethereum Adoption Mind Inside the blockchain developers’ mind: Can EOS deliver a killer social DApp?

Cointelegraph is following the development of an entirely new blockchain from inception to mainnet and beyond through its series, Inside the Blockchain Developer’s Mind, written by Andrew Levine of Koinos Group.

13.02 / 03:31

Blockchain Technology Adoption Real Estate Metaverse is booming, bringing revolution to real estate

Mark Zuckerberg might claim the Metaverse is the future — but in the eyes of others, the future has already begun. Science fiction author Neal Stephenson coined the term “Metaverse” back in his 1994 novel, Snow Crash. Within the pages, the main character, Hiro Protagonist, navigates through the virtual world.

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