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Youth Insolvency Spikes in South Korea – Is a Rise in Crypto Investment to Blame?
21.4.2023
Crypto investment is being blamed for a spike in the number of South Korean people aged 20-39 declaring insolvency.
Per Maeil Shinmun, the Seoul Rehabilitation Court said:
“The rise in [insolvency] seems to have been influenced by a growth in economic activities such as cryptocurrency and stock...
Ethereum Price Prediction as European Financial Firm Launches Euro Stablecoin on Ethereum Blockchain – ETH to $10,000 in 2023?
21.4.2023
The Ethereum price has fallen by 1.5% in the past 24 hours, as the cryptocurrency market suffers a similar 2% fall in the same period.
At $1,920, ETH is also down by 4.5% in the last week, yet remains up by 6% in the last 30 days and by 60.5% since the beginning of the year.
Despite today's fall...
'Worst code I've ever seen': Euro stablecoin faces centralization criticism
21.4.2023
Some pundits shared harsh sentiment towards a new euro-pegged stablecoin, but it's not publically accessible for the time being
Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Linked to Mt Gox Saga Moves $60 Million for the First Time Since 2013
20.4.2023
According to onchain data, a bitcoin whale address transferred 2,071.5 bitcoin, worth approximately $60 million, after remaining dormant since December 19, 2013. Interestingly, this bitcoin address is linked to two wallets that sent 10,000 BTC last summer for the first time in nine years and...
Blockchains like Solana brag about TPS — but it's misleading
20.4.2023
Developers love to tout the number of transactions that blockchains can process per second. Unfortunately, that fixation often distracts from other important issues — such as network security
Bitcoin Miners Contend With Fifth Network Difficulty Increase of 2023
20.4.2023
Bitcoin miners are contending with the fifth network difficulty increase since February 24, 2023, following a 1.72% rise on April 20 at block height 786,240. The network’s difficulty now stands at 48.71 trillion, marking a 22.62% increase over the last 55 days since block height 778,176....
17 ways to better explain blockchain projects to potential investors
20.4.2023
Remember that blockchain investors aren’t as interested in the journey as they are in the destination
House Lawmakers Rekindle Stablecoin Regulation Debate, Revealing Partisan Rifts
20.4.2023
Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives are again looking at regulations on stablecoins under new Republican leadership, but partisan differences and bickering between the two sides may delay the passing of any new law on the topic....
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Blockchain Infrastructure Provider 0x Rolls Out New Suite of APIs
20.4.2023
0x announced that its new platform is aimed at providing developers the tools to build financial products on crypto rails
African Blockchain Business Funding Rose 429% in 2022 — Report
20.4.2023
In 2022, African blockchain businesses raised a total of $474 million, a 429% increase from what was raised in the year earlier, the latest CVVC African blockchain funding report has revealed. The custody and exchanges category raised over $250 million, which is equivalent to more than 50% of funds...
One in 10 French People Own Crypto, Study Finds – Is Adoption Increasing?
20.4.2023
Ten percent of French people own cryptoassets and crypto awareness is also on the rise, a new study has found.
Per BFM TV, the study was conducted by the Association for the Development of Digital Assets (Adan) and the French branch of the accountancy giant KPMG.
The parties carried out a similar...
Sotheby’s to Auction 3AC’s NFT Collection, Including Larva Labs’ Zombie Punk and Dmitri Cherniak’s ‘Golden Goose’
20.4.2023
On Wednesday, Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art, announced its plans to auction a number of non-fungible token (NFT) assets that were previously owned by the now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). The auction, called...
Polymesh Wins Binance as Node Operator on Its Layer-1 Blockchain
20.4.2023
The exchange will let POLYX holders stake that token on Binance by the end of this week
Trezor Enables Coinjoin for Trezor T Model to Bolster a ‘New Era of Privacy’
20.4.2023
According to Trezor, the crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, owners of the Trezor T model can now use a Coinjoin feature to preserve their privacy. Trezor had announced the Coinjoin feature’s impending arrival on the hardware wallet seven months ago, and the feature went live on April...
Blockchain Meets Bonds: How Crypto Can Solve Long-Standing Issues in Capital Markets
19.4.2023
The future of debt instruments is being built today, Arca’s Anthony Bufinsky writes
Space and Time and Microsoft Make Blockchain Data Accessible on Azure Marketplace
19.4.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Seattle, WA, April 19, 2023 — Space and Time and Microsoft announce that developers can now deploy the Space and Time data warehouse directly from the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. The one-click deployment provides...
Microsoft Azure Marketplace integrates on-ramp to blockchain data
19.4.2023
Space and Time CEO Nate Holiday said this would allow enterprises to build on the blockchain without compromising security and computing power
Microsoft Working With Space and Time to Add Real-Time Blockchain Data for Azure Cloud
19.4.2023
The data partnership with Space and Time comes seven months after the tech giant led a strategic funding round for the crypto firm
Today in Crypto: Intel Discontinues Bitcoin Mining Chips Production, a16z Crypto Teases a New Launch, LUKSO's Genesis Validator Deposit Smart Contract Going Live on Thursday
19.4.2023
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Solana comes out with a disruption analysis report
19.4.2023
Solana has come out with an analysis report regarding the disruption that took place when various services on the network operating custom block forwarding software transmitted more data than was normal. This occurrence took place on Feb 25, 2023. It began with the Solana Mainnet Beta cluster...