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Chainalysis: Stablecoins Used to Fight Devaluation and Inflation in Latam
24.10.2022
According to Chainalysis, a crypto auditing and blockchain tracking firm, the use of dollar-pegged stablecoins is growing in Latam, specifically in Argentina and Venezuela, due to the common economic problems that both countries are facing. 34% of the “small” transactions include...
Santander bank trials blockchain platform for used cars in Brazil
24.10.2022
Santander Brasil is also reportedly planning to launch crypto trading services to its customers, CEO Mario Leao announced in July
Bankruptcy Court Approves FTX Purchase Agreement for Voyager Assets
24.10.2022
Major crypto exchange FTX has secured the approval of a U.S. bankruptcy court to take over the assets of troubled crypto platform Voyager Digital.
In a statement, the platform said the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York decided to approve Voyager Digital’s “entry into...
New Report: Web3 Can Add $1.1 Trillion to India GDP
24.10.2022
The Web3 industry can add as much as $1.1 trillion to India’s GDP by 2032, a new report from the Indian tech industry association Nasscom has shown.
The massive value-add to the economy will come as India continues on its path as a leading global player for Web3, both on the development...
Crypto Lawyer John Deaton Praises XRP Holders For Efforts During Ripple Lawsuit – Find Out What He Said
24.10.2022
John Deaton, crypto lawyer and founder of legal and regulatory digital asset news company CryptoLaw, has praised XRP holders for their support in the ongoing Ripple lawsuit.
In a Saturday tweet, Deaton mentioned that 3,000 XRP holders' affidavits have been submitted by Ripple. He said that this...
LBank Exchange Will List VNX Gold (VNXAU) on October 25, 2022
24.10.2022
PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Oct. 24, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list VNX Gold (VNXAU) on October 25, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the VNXAU/USDT trading pair will be officially available for trading at 10:00 UTC on October...
A Look at the First Phone-to-Phone Bitcoin Transfer Using a Nokia N900 Smartphone
23.10.2022
When Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin, the full node client came with a wallet often referred to as Bitcoin-Qt. Nakamoto’s simplified payment verification (SPV) concept was not available until two years later, after the former Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hearn published BitcoinJ in 2011....
An Unknown Miner Commands More Than 51% of BSV’s Hashpower, Consecutive Strings of Empty Blocks Makes Chain Unreliable
23.10.2022
A single miner has managed to overtake a large portion of the Bitcoinsv (Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision) blockchain capturing more than 80% of the hashrate on October 17. Today, the unknown miner’s hashpower commands around 54% of the Bitcoinsv’s computational power and during...
Nigerian Presidential Hopeful’s Party Says It Will Review Country’s Blockchain and Crypto Policy if Elected
23.10.2022
The party of the Nigerian presidential hopeful Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has promised to set up an advisory committee to review regulations that govern blockchain and virtual asset services if it wins in the upcoming elections. The All Progressives Congress also said it “will work with the Central...
OSCE Trains Uzbekistan Law Enforcement to Track and Seize Crypto, Search Dark Web
22.10.2022
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has set out to teach law enforcement officers in Uzbekistan how to conduct crypto and dark web investigations. The regional body recently organized a training course for employees of the country’s security agencies in Tashkent....
Proof-of-Stake L1 Blockchain Token Aptos Climbs Close to 20% Higher in 24 Hours
22.10.2022
Five days ago, the Aptos blockchain went live after the project received an influx of capital from venture capital (VC) firms and crypto exchanges like a16z, Binance, and FTX. During the past 24 hours, aptos (APT) is up more than 19% against the U.S. dollar and up 11.1% against bitcoin’s...
VC Roundup: Web3 dev, EVM sharding and crypto banking headline blockchain funding deals
22.10.2022
WWVentures, Shardeum, Myna Swap, Antic, Juno, Zerion and thirdweb attract venture capital interest in latest funding blitz
Hacker Siphons Close to $300K in OHM Tokens From the Olympus DAO
21.10.2022
On Friday, October 21, a malicious entity siphoned 30,437 OHM tokens from the Olympus DAO after finding a loophole in the rebase project’s smart contract. Following the exploit, the blockchain security and data analytics company, Peckshield, detailed the hackers stole close to $300K in OHM tokens....
Build on Blockchain, Stay Away From Crypto Gambling, Turkey’s Erdoğan Says
21.10.2022
The president said Turkey seeks to establish its own metaverse, while discouraging people from “gambling” in crypto
Polkadot Co-Founder Gavin Wood Steps Down From CEO Role at Blockchain's Builder: Report
21.10.2022
Gavin Wood has dropped the title of CEO, according to reports
Sam Bankman-Fried Under Fire for Controversial Comments on DeFi Protocols
21.10.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of the crypto exchange FTX, has come under fire by the crypto community for comments that could imply that he is in favor of censoring DeFi protocols....
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Messaging App Telegram to Auction Usernames on TON Blockchain
21.10.2022
Messaging app Telegram is to offer usernames via a platform on The Open Network (TON) blockchain, two months after the idea was floated by Telegram founder Pavel Durov
Tether USDT Available in Over 24,000 ATMS in Brazil
21.10.2022
Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced that SmartPay aims to boost the Brazilian population’s access to the popular USDT stablecoin by making it available at more than 24,000 ATMs across the South American country. ...
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Celestia Raises $55 Million to Solve Blockchain Modularity Challenge
21.10.2022
Celestia, a project that aims to solve the perceived centralization problem in current monolithic blockchains, has announced it has raised $55 million in its latest funding round. The round, which was led by Bain Capital Crypto and Polychain Capital, also saw the participation of Delphi Digital...
Sims, Simcity Legend Will Wright Is Making A 'Metaverse' NFT Game On The Blockchain
21.10.2022
Legendary game designer Will Wright, who led development on not just SimCity but the original Sims as well, hasn’t really made a big video game since 2008's Spore. He’s back in 2022, though, working on something called VOXVerse.Read more