“At that point in time we will make the decision as to whether or not we go forward with the digital euro.” The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, has said that the bank should reach a decision on releasing a digital euro early next year. In an online policy panel held on […]
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Token reward airdrops hope to “nudge” car users into more sustainable behaviors. Artificial intelligence specialists Fetch.ai, and blockchain solutions provider Datarella have announced the launch of a “Smart City” infrastructure trial in Munich, Germany, on Nov. 12. The trial will be centered around the Connex Buildings business center in the city and will use a multi-agent […]
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Comparisons with 2017 seem to be ill-advised for now. This week definitely feels calmer, more positive than the last. And there’s good reason to be optimistic for DeFi bulls too, as the market posted a decent recovery since my last newsletter. People are calling it a “blue chip” rally, which means that it’s household names […]
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In a record-breaking year, the SEC seized $4.68 billion — more than one-quarter of which came from cryptocurrency-related firms. The Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has collected more than $4.68 billion in illegal income and fines this year so far — with more than one quarter coming from Telegram’s ill-fated […]
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The buyer of last year’s most expensive NFT has finally come forward. In May 2019, a non-fungible token representing the first digital F1 car minted for the blockchain game F1 Delta Time was sold for a record breaking $110,000. The winner of the auction has just come forward, revealing why he brought the elusive NFT. […]
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Since making its first investment in October, Polychain Capital is now the 10th-largest holder of YFI. Institutional money appears to be flowing into the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, with Yearn Finance (YFI) among the top beneficiaries. According to crypto market data aggregator IntoTheBlock, on-chain transactions of $100,000 or higher have increased by 282% over the […]
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The solution is centralized, but time is pressing. As the launch date of Ethereum 2.0 approaches, an important issue in the staking mechanism is starting to be discussed in the community: the one-way nature of stake deposits. Prospective stakers in Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 will not be able to withdraw or transfer their stake until […]
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The launch coincides with an AKN token listing on Bittrex cryptocurrency exchange. Akoin, the cryptocurrency project of American-Senegalese musician, Akon, is launching imminently in the $2 billion Mwale Medical Technology City, or MMTC, in Western Kenya. As a newly built city, centred around a state-of-the-art medical and technology complex, MMTC would seem to be the […]
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With Uniswap’s liquidity mining rewards program set to end in one week, the project has called a community meeting to discuss how to move forward. Leading decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap has announced an “unofficial community call” set for Nov. 12 at 12 noon ET. The call is scheduled to discuss several core governance issues central […]
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Ethereum, DeFi tokens, and altcoins capitalized on Bitcoin’s consolidation by rallying strongly in the past 48-hours. For the past two days, Bitcoin price has traded within the $14,800 to $15,500 range but the top-digital asset struggled to flip $15,500 to support. A positive is BTC continues to make higher lows and at the time of […]
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