The strong performance from DeFi tokens has far eclipsed that of many top-10 altcoins but how long can this trend last? The rapid popularity and investment growth observed in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) sector has reflected heavily on the price charts with DeFi and yield-related tokens like Yearn.finance (YFI), Aave (LEND), and others rallying to […]
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Decentralized finance has taken the crypto world by storm, reshaping the space. Blockchain technology is disrupting every sector of the global economy with its limitless opportunities and innovative products. Decentralized finance is one of the sectors that has been trying to shake the traditional financial ecosystem. The multitude of DeFi applications emerging all over the […]
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In light of newly expanded qualifications for accredited investors, Law Decoded looks at recent interactions between crypto and public companies. Editor’s note It is a cruel twist of fate that during the first hiatus week in Law Decoded’s existence, the SEC put out long-awaited updates to accredited investor qualifications. Upon reading the news, your faithful […]
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Can MIT help the U.S. catch up to China in the CBDC race? The MIT Digital Currency Initiative, or DCI, is helping the federal reserve bank of Boston build a digital currency with the goal of scaling for consumer use. The DCI’s director Neha Narula told Cointelegraph: “We’re trying to build a high throughput, low latency […]
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Current location based services have their limitations, but these new projects are leveraging blockchain technology to redefine how we navigate the world. What does the future hold? While these projects are ambitious, there is still a lot to do. It’s too early to say which if any of these projects will be the next adopted […]
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Centrapay, a digital payment platform that serves KFC, Adidas, BP, and Carlton Draught has secured an investment from Coca-Cola Amatil for an undisclosed amount Coca-Cola Amatil’s corporate venturing platform Amatil X has invested in digital asset and payment provider Centrepay, as part of the startup’s seed funding round. Coca-Cola Amatil, one of the largest bottlers […]
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This was one of the first virtual conventions in the US to utilize blockchain voting. Despite its history of security and technical issues, blockchain voting platform Voatz has reportedly been deployed successfully at the Michigan Democratic Party State Nominating Convention. More than 1,900 delegates at the virtual convention, held from Aug. 29-30, were able to […]
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When it comes to transparency, the Electric Frontier Foundation minces no words — Kraken good, Coinbase bad. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, or EFF, is calling out Coinbase for its lack of transparency. At the same time, the group pointed to Coinbase’s rival exchange, Kraken, as an example of responsible behavior. The EFF was founded in […]
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Wuille will continue contributing to a new Multi-Signature standard for Bitcoin. Bitcoin Core developer Pieter Wuille has migrated from Blockstream to Chaincode Labs. Wuille has been with Blockstream from the beginning, having co-founded the company in 2014. When asked about Wuille’s departure, Blocksteam’s CEO Adam Back said: “Pieter’s doing what he always has — working […]
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Discussing a use case that the Brazilian government started developing last year: a digital identity solution called FinID. Imagine if it were possible for your identity to be available at any time, where third parties could only access it with your consent. The discourse that everyone has the right to own their digital identity has […]
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