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EthereumBeginnerThe cryptocurrency industry faces a potential regulatory clash as the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, expressed concerns about a conflict with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over Ethereum (ETH). Behnam’s warning stems from a recent decision by…
#cftc#crypto#sec
EthereumManta Pacific co-founder, Kenny Li, maintains his stance that only a select few Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) blockchains will survive the next five years. He reiterates his support for “modular” blockchains like Manta, Celestia, and Cosmos, claiming they possess the architectural foundation for long-term…
#crypto#layer-2
GeneralBeginnerSpain has hit the brakes on Worldcoin, a project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, citing concerns about user privacy. The Spanish data protection agency, the AEPD, ordered Worldcoin to cease operations in the country for three months. This temporary ban comes amidst growing anxieties about…
#ai#crypto#openai
BitcoinBeginnerThe United Kingdom is poised to establish regulations that allow both stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to flourish within the financial system. This news comes from Varun Paul, who previously served as the head of Fintech at the Bank of England (BoE). According to Paul, UK…
#cbdc#crypto#stablecoins
BitcoinBeginnerStanford University’s student-run Blyth Fund has allocated a significant portion of its investment portfolio to Bitcoin. On March 5th, Kole Lee, leader of Stanford’s Blockchain Club, announced that the Blyth Fund had dedicated roughly 7% of its holdings to the digital currency. This decision…
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EthereumBeginnerOn March 4 The sale of a rare extraterrestrial nonfungible token (NFT) set a record for the second-highest price ever for a CryptoPunk, fetching 4,500 Ethereun (ETH). Worth $16,032,959 at the time of sale. Among us, aliens An unidentified bidder bought the NFT, known as CryptoPunk #3100, at…
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BitcoinBeginnerOn March 4, MicroStrategy shares surged over 20% as Bitcoin exceeded $67,000, setting a new euro record at 60,000 euros. With aims to surpass the Mexican peso next. Concurrently, Coinbase launched embedded smart contracts for developers, enhancing the creation of Web3 applications by addressing…
#coinbase#crypto
BitcoinBeginnerToday, 2024, Bitcoin (BTC) just hit the $65,000 mark, reaching this mark for the first time in over two years and getting closer to its all-time high of $69,000, set in November 2021. Here’s a breakdown of this event: Key Points: What it Means: This surge signifies a period of significant growth…
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GeneralBeginnerCryptocurrency exchange Binance has removed the Nigerian naira (NGN) from its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform, sparking concerns and speculation. This move comes amidst heightened scrutiny from Nigerian authorities who have accused the platform of contributing to the devaluation of the naira and…
#binance#crypto#government
EthereumBeginnerStarkWare, a leading scaling solution provider, announced the launch of Stwo, an open-source zero-knowledge (ZK) prover, at ETH Denver, a prominent event focused on Ethereum development. This innovative technology aims to address two critical challenges faced by blockchain networks: transaction…
#crypto#defi#web3
GeneralBeginnerCrypto exchange OKX has taken a significant step towards simplifying decentralized token swapping by integrating Uniswap Labs’ application programming interface (API) into its decentralized exchange (DEX). This integration introduces a new feature called “Snap,” which allows users to conduct…
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