Ethereum 2.0 is no longer about just the potential to bring Ethereum to a much more diverse audience than ever before. On June 19, 2020, Ethereum increased its gas limit by 25% from 10 million to 12.5 million. In no less than two days, this newfound capacity was used up, bringing the block use right […]
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The Blockchain Service Network integrates three more major blockchains. Chinese government-backed blockchain initiative, the Blockchain Service Network, or BSN, is introducing support for another batch of major blockchain protocols. On Nov. 26, it announced that it will integrate Polkadot, Oasis and Bityaun into its ecosystem on Nov. 30. Polkadot’s blockchain protocol is designed to connect multiple […]
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Russia’s prime minister proposed recognizing crypto as property under the nation’s tax code. Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin has appeared to express support for the further development of the local cryptocurrency market. At a recent governmental meeting held on Nov. 26, Mishustin proposed the introduction of legal protections for crypto holders in the country in […]
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Pickle Finance got hacked so badly on Saturday that its developers asked to be merged into Yearn. Finance Redefined is Cointelegraph’s weekly DeFi-centric newsletter, delivered to subscribers every Wednesday. On Saturday, we saw one of the most complex smart contract hacks yet affecting Pickle Finance, a yield optimization protocol very similar to Yearn — an […]
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Bitcoin transaction fees are less than 10% of their 2017 highs, but Vitalik Buterin believes it’s only a matter of time before they soar back up. Despite Bitcoin’s surge to re-test its 2017 highs, a combination of low on-chain transactions and diminished retail speculation has seen transaction fees remain low. The current fees of around […]
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Following the launch of a nationwide APS blockchain network for federal, state, and local staff, Australia has launched an international blockchain trial with Singapore. The Australian government is trialing the use of blockchain technology for inter-government document exchanges with Singapore as the latest action in a series of pro-blockchain efforts. It follows hot on the […]
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The former CFTC chairman is currently working as a financial advisor for the Biden-Harris transition team. With 55 days until his inauguration as President of the United States, Joe Biden is reportedly considering the former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a permanent position in his administration. According to a Nov. 25 report […]
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“Look at it in five years, and it’s going to be a whole lot more,” opined Novogratz. With the price of Bitcoin continuing to test support around $19,000, Galaxy Digital founder and CEO Mike Novogratz recommends HODLing until 2025. In a Yahoo Finance Live interview published on Nov. 25, Novogratz said that the current Bitcoin […]
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A representative from the company expects 2021 to be “a breakout year for blockchain.” Many financial institutions are poised to increase their blockchain spending in 2021, according to an upcoming survey from Deloitte titled Financial Services Industry Outlooks 2020. Preliminary results shared with Cointelegraph indicate that 27% of the institutions surveyed expect a “slight increase in […]
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The Libra Association has made a key hire in its pursuit of a new cryptocurrency and payments system. The Libra Association, which manages Facebook’s quiet cryptocurrency project, has appointed a general counsel to oversee the development of its forthcoming payment system. In an official press release, the Libra Association Wednesday introduced Saumya Bhavsar as the […]
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