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Crypto Market-Making Profit Margins Take a Hit, Down 30% Amid Industry Changes
6.9.2023
The once-lucrative business of market-making in crypto, facilitating trades and profiting from the spread between buying and selling prices, has faced headwinds recently.
One major factor contributing to this decline is the heightened caution among investors following the crypto market's downturn...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Dips 2.65%; Network Clocks Modest Uptick in Hash Price
6.9.2023
On Tuesday, September 5, 2023, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty experienced a 2.65% dip at block height 806,400, offering a slight reprieve for miners. This marks the first decline since July 26, when a 2.94% slide was recorded at block height 802,368. Bitcoin Miners See Relief With 2.65%...
Lido DAO Receives Request for $1.5 Million Funding to Expand Solana Liquid Staking
6.9.2023
A group known as the P2P team has requested $1.5 million in funding from the popular staking provider Lido DAO to further develop Lido’s staking service for the Solana (SOL) network.
The request from the P2P team was published as a proposal on Lido DAO’s governance forum, with the team saying...
Japan’s SBI Group and Ripple Join to Provide International Remittance Services in Three Countries
6.9.2023
SBI Remit, a subsidiary of Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Group, has partnered with SBI Ripple Asia to introduce Ripple’s XRP-enabled international remittance solution to bank accounts in the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia.
The company’s expansion to Southeast Asian markets aims...
Binance Eastern Europe VP and Other Execs Announce Departure as Exchange Mulls Russian Exit
6.9.2023
Binance Eastern Europe Vice President Gleb Kostarev and CIS Manager Vladimir Smerkis have announced their departure from the company as the exchange considers a possible exit from Russia.
Both executives resigned amid regulatory hurdles posed by global sanctions on Russia following the country’s...
$21 Million in ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Awaken After Years of Dormancy
6.9.2023
Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) price dipping 6.4% this week and hovering below the $26K mark, a flurry of activity was noted between September 5th and 6th as several substantial ‘sleeping bitcoins’ stirred. After a lull of slightly over six years, an individual splurged 359.92...
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Argues for Blockchain 'Privacy Pools' to Weed Out Criminals
6.9.2023
The paper argues for “privacy pools,” a blockchain tech feature that would enhance the privacy of user’s transactions while also distinguishing criminal activity from innocent funds
Google will allow ads for NFT games starting September 15
6.9.2023
The new updates to the cryptocurrency ads policy allows for NFT gaming ads provided the games and ads don’t promote gambling
Coinbase, Framework Venture Funds Invest $5M in Socket Protocol, in Bet on Blockchain Interoperability
6.9.2023
The fundraise comes as interoperability protocols have attracted investors, despite the bear market
Today in Crypto: SOMA Finance to Offer 'Legally Issued and Compliantly Structured Digital Security', Microsoft Unveils 'Heavy-Metal Quartet' of AI Compilers
6.9.2023
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‘Sequencers’ Are Blockchain’s Air Traffic Control. Here’s Why They’re Misunderstood
6.9.2023
Leading rollup operators are criticized for using "centralized sequencers" to package transactions and pass them down to Ethereum, but the real risks may lie elsewhere
Coinbase Increases and Extends Bond Buyback Program with Enhanced Terms – Here's What You Need to Know
6.9.2023
On September 5 Coinbase revealed that it would expand its bond buyback program from $150 million to $180 million. This adjustment comes as the company strives to repurchase more of its 3.625% senior notes due in 2031.
The offer is slated to close on September 18 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time...
OriginTrail on AI, real-world adoption and the value of knowledge: The Agenda podcast
6.9.2023
OriginTrail co-founders Žiga Drev and Tomaz Levak break down the importance of knowledge verifiability in the era of AI hallucinations, plus much more
Russian Lawmaker Backs CBDC To Displace Private Banking Sector
6.9.2023
Russia’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) the digital ruble continues to garner steam with positive pronouncements on use cases made by financial regulators in the country.
The head of the State Duma financial committee Anatoly Aksakov has said that as the digital ruble's adoption grows...
Sports Platform Sorare Unveils 3D Digital Football Player Cards with AR Integration, Launches Virtual Treasure Hunt
6.9.2023
Non-fungible token (NFT)-based fantasy game and marketplace Sorare has announced its 3D digital football player cards with integrated augmented reality (AR) capabilities.
The 2023–24 Sorare Football season will see the inaugural launch of the 3D digital player cards across the Sorare Football...
BCW Group takes over hashgraph.name domain service
6.9.2023
The BCW Group has taken over the hashgraph.name domain service and will initiate total business and technical functions related to the platform. BCW is a venture studio and business solution company. Its expertise lies in creating the central framework and decentralized services throughout Web3....
New Viral Coin ATM Pumps Up 2,500% But Blockchain Analysts Say Its a Scam – Here's the Next Crypto to Explode
6.9.2023
As On-Chain Summer continues to grip DEX markets, new viral meme coin ATM Bank (ATM) has exploded +2,500% but with concern growing over a potential pump-and-dump - smart money are rotating profits ahead of the biggest CEX listing of H2 2023....
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Blockchain Startup Story Protocol Secures $54 Million Funding Led by Andreessen Horowitz
6.9.2023
Story Protocol, a startup that uses blockchain tech to track intellectual property (IP), has secured more than $54 million in funding driven by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) crypto....
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Anoma Foundation Plans Native Blockchain for Privacy-Focused Namada Protocol
6.9.2023
The mainnet joins the ranks of at least 50 other blockchains in the crypto ecosystem as of Tuesday
dYdX to launch decentralized order books exchange on Cosmos: KBW 2023
6.9.2023
dYdX Foundation CEO Charles d'Haussy said that the dYdX exchange is taking a "new step forward" by decentralizing the order book