What is Algorand? Algorand is a blockchain network created in 2017 by Silvio Micali, an MIT professor who won the Turing Award for his work in cryptography. Algorand is a decentralized permissionless blockchain protocol that anyone can use to develop applications and transfer value. The Algorand protocol is powered by a novel consensus algorithm that …
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Will the Metaverse(s) change humanity as we know it? Will the Metaverse(s) be the ultimate augmentation of human perception? Will it become an agora for our dreams (and, of course, nightmares), able to transform human perception entirely? Has it already started? To start with the latter question: Yes, the groundwork has already been laid. Sensors …
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Interaction between the cryptocurrency industry and Capitol Hill is becoming ever more intensive as efforts to regulate crypto grow in tandem with its popularity. The surge in crypto industry lobbying last year was given some concrete parameters in February by crypto analytics startup Crypto Head. It released a report showing that the crypto companies that …
A popular crypto analyst is eyeing breakouts for altcoins that compete with leading smart contract platform Ethereum (ETH). The pseudonymous trader known as Altcoin Sherpa tells his 169,500 Twitter followers that he expects big things from Cosmos (ATOM), an ecosystem of blockchains designed for both scalability and interoperability. The trader says he’s impressed by the …
The Senate of Virginia in the United States unanimously approved a bill amendment request that now allows traditional banks operating in the Commonwealth of Virginia to provide virtual currency custody services. Delegate Christopher T. Head introduced the bill (House Bill No. 263) back in January 2022, seeking an amendment to allow eligible banks to offer …
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Since the sanctions were imposed on Russia, whether cryptocurrencies could provide relief has been discussed by many. While some argue that they can behave as a bypass from the sanctions, others claim that it will be useless as ruble trades are rare and sanctions don’t entirely isolate Russia. David Carlisle, the director of Policy and …
The Central Bank of Brazil and Fenasbac, the National Federation of Associations of Central Bank Servers, decided to select nine projects to monitor and support their different proposals for the application of a hypothetical Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital real. Projects from companies and organizations like Aave, Banco Santander, and Mercado Bitcoin …
Israel’s central bank says the public’s adoption of the digital shekel is not expected “to materially affect the banking system.” The bank, however, warns that any issuance of such digital currency will likely result in a decline of the volume of the public’s deposits. Increase in the Banking System’s Interest Expenses Israel’s central bank, the …
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The FC Barcelona, a soccer club with a large fanbase in Spain and Europe, has revealed its plans to take advantage of the rise of the metaverse and NFTs in the cryptocurrency market. Joan Laporta, president of the club, explained how it plans to occupy all of these markets to bring more engagement from fans …
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The king of all Ethereum (ETH) whale wallets just added another big stack to its expanding trove of crypto holdings. Whale-tracking bot WhaleStats reports that Light, the biggest Ethereum wallet on record, scooped up 500,000 tokens of ETH layer-2 scaling solution OMG Network (OMG) for a whopping $2.06 million. The latest buy puts Light’s OMG …
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed below some critical support zones into the weekend after a late sell-off cost bulls the $40,000 mark. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Upper range support levels crumble for BTC Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView painted a lackluster picture for BTC/USD Saturday, the pair lingering near $39,000 after seeing lows …
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While some crypto analysts believe that Russia could evade the economic sanctions imposed on it through the use of crypto, new data from Chainalysis suggests otherwise. Russia’s crypto transaction volume drops According to the data, crypto transactions volume across exchanges based in Russia has plunged by 50% within the past week. The firm says that …
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According to Footprint Analytics, as of Feb. 25, there were 372 DEX protocols, totaling a TVL of $62.3 billion, above 30% of the total of DeFi. The top 5 DEXes by TVL are Curve, Uniswap, Sushiswap, PancakeSwap, and Balancer. Many DEXes have similar models, but their token economies are not identical. Curve is the largest, …
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press release PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, March. 5, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list Apollo Inu (APOLLO) on March 9, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the APOLLO/USDT trading pair will be officially available for trading at 21:00 (UTC+8) on March 9, 2022. There are many content …
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G7 countries and the European Union are examining ways to stop the use of cryptocurrency by Russia to evade sanctions. “We should take measures to prevent listed persons and institutions from switching to unregulated crypto assets,” said Germany’s minister of finance. G7 and EU Seek to Prevent Crypto Use to Evade Sanctions The Group of …
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