The crypto community is pushing back against amendments to the crypto provisions of the White House’s infrastructure plan — which seeks to raise $28 billion for infrastructure funding through expanded taxation on …
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Ethereum blockspace demand could see millions of ETH burnt in 2021
London was deployed on Aug 5 ushering in the long-awaited EIP-1559 and its upgrades to the transfer fee mechanism. Part of the base fee now gets burn as a result …
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Bitcoin returns to range high after considerable increase
It could be in the process of completing its corrective retracement after the original drop. If true, BTC could get rejected by the area and fall after. BTC reached a …
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Ethan Allen is changing its Ether stock ticker to avoid confusion with Ethereum (ETH)
Ethan Allen Interiors, the American furniture retailer, is changing its stock ticker to avoid confusion with ether, the crypto asset used to pay transactions fees on the ethereum computing platform. The company’s trading …
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Bakkt to pilot payments via Bitcoin in physical US stores
Bakkt, the digital asset marketplace that powers the Bakkt App, has announced a partnership with Quiznos, a major quick-service restaurant (QSR), to launch its first physical location trial, which will …
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Swisscom will become a Chainlink (LINK) node operator
Switzerland-based telecommunications company Swisscom has said it will join Chainlink’s oracle network as a node operator. In a Thursday announcement, the telecommunications firm said it would be entering the decentralized …
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JPMorgan opens Bitcoin fund to wealthy clients
JPMorgan Chase has partnered with the Bitcoin-focused institutional-grade platform New York Digital Investment Group to offer the passively managed Bitcoin fund in-house, CoinDesk reports citing two sources close to the matter. Advisers …
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Africa’s appetite for digital currencies is growing
Africa’s appetite for digital currencies is growing significantly. Private cryptocurrency providers are also increasing on the continent and even central banks are making sure they are not left behind, by exploring …
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EIP-1559 has already burned $1 million worth of ETH
$1 million worth of ETH has been burned in under three hours since the London hardfork and the implementation of EIP-1559 earlier today. Ethereum’s EIP-1559 update has already burned $1 million worth …
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SEC’s Gary Gensler crumbles when asked if Ethereum (ETH) is a security
According to Twitter user @NeilJacobs, when quizzed on the securities status of Ethereum, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler refused to answer the question. “BREAKING: When asked to comment …
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