Filecoin’s mainnet is on pace, with its testnet competition possibly commencing in July. After releasing details of its testnet competition several days ago, Filecoin business development staff Angie Maguire said the project’s mainnet is on pace for this summer. “The Filecoin mainnet is on track for our launch window July 20 to Aug. 20,” Maguire […]
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While a minimum stake of 32 ETH is needed to become a validator on Ethereum 2.0, staking pools and services make the participation possible for everyone. As the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade approaches, users have been showing an increasing interest in the staking process, which would allow them to make a passive income by validating the […]
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Crypto has turned from an inevitable future to our happening present, and stablecoins may become the industry’s cornerstone. Major financial institutions love certainty, and that will help the crypto community immensely. Let’s get down to basics: A stablecoin is a type of digital asset designed to solve the problem of the hypervolatility of cryptocurrencies. This […]
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Blockchain can play its part in the education sector — record-keeping in 2–3 years and then adoption by the labor market? In the post-pandemic world, individuals will need to seize ownership and control of their educational credentials — documents like degrees and transcripts — from schools, universities and governments. That notion received key support last […]
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Chainlink’s price oracles are quickly emerging as the industry-standard data source for the DeFi sector, with top project Kyber Network integrating the price feeds for its token swaps. Chainlink’s price oracles are continuing to see widespread adoption among decentralized finance, or DeFI, protocols, with Kyber Network (KNC) integrating the price feeds on its KyberSwap token […]
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Five individuals have been identified by Indian police as likely involved with a crypto investment scam that has operated since 2017. Indian police have registered a case against five individuals suspected of involvement in a cryptocurrency scam that has defrauded investors since 2017. Despite operating for several years, the scammers are only believed to have […]
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While overall developer activity is down for most leading crypto assets, core code updates appear to be on the increase. A report published by blockchain and AI investment firm Outlier Ventures has found a decline in developer activity of roughly 20% on average across 12 leading blockchain and cryptocurrency projects. In Outlier Ventures’ Blockchain Developer […]
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The website Kycnot.me has compiled a list of cryptocurrency exchanges that do not require identity verification to preserve the independence of crypto. A new website seeking to compile an active list of every cryptocurrency exchange that welcomes traders in some capacity without forcing them to hand over personal information through know-your-customer, or KYC, verification. Kycnot.me […]
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Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast. Bitcoin has spent the last week bashing away at that $10,000 ceiling without quite managing to break through—even as it gained more than 1.5 percent over the last seven days. Analysts have put the failure to rise into five figures down to three factors: a meeting of the […]
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Japan’s minister of finance questioned crypto terminology, a company joined the Japan Security Token Association and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included Japan’s minister of finance spurring conversation on crypto terminology, Merkle Science joining the Japan Security Token Association, Fobi Japan listing its own token, and Coincheck […]
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