A proposal for Polkadot’s first parachain auctions was approved by its community today. These parachains are said to be the “last piece of core functionality” needed for Polkadot to realize …
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Financial leaders from the G7 issue central bank digital currency guidelines
Group of Seven advanced economic nations has been discussing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) this week, concluding that they should “do no harm” and meet rigorous standards. Finance leaders from …
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Elon Musk to highlight the importance of running Dogecoin (DOGE) nodes
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to support Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus in his quest to make members of the community run their own nodes. In his tweet, which has …
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The Governor of Texas has announced his intention for the state to become the home of Bitcoin
There has been a lot of buzz going around regarding Texas and Bitcoin. Although when did it start and what does it really mean? Let’s dive in on an article …
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Global regulations for stablecoins can help catalyze crypto adoption. Why?
With the rapid rise of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, stablecoins — cryptocurrencies that aim to maintain a stable value relative to another asset or pool of assets — have come under increasing heat …
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Vladimir Putin: ‘Cryptocurrency could possibly serve role as settlement unit’
Vladimir Putin offered an undecided take on cryptocurrencies at the Russian Energy Week conference in Moscow. The Russian President said that cryptocurrencies could find use as a settlement unit, but …
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Polkadot (DOT) parachains are coming in the middle of December
Polkadot’s much-awaited parachains are set to go live on the network later this year, its developers said in a post on Wednesday. The community can expect ‘Auctions’ from the proposed date …
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Tesla is already $1 billion in profit from holding Bitcoin (BTC)
Tesla’s bold foray into the Bitcoin market has been paying off in 2021 as BTC’s price has been rallying in October to hit over $58,000 on Oct. 14. Tesla currently holds …
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Billionaire Barry Sternlicht bought Bitcoin and Ethereum for inflation protection
Despite saying that it is “crazily volatile,” the American billionaire Barry Sternlicht admitted he has personally invested in bitcoin. Apart from it, he also has some holdings of the second-largest …
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Vladimir Putin on crypto and Bitcoin: “It’s still early”
The 69 year old president of Russia’s Federation, Vladimir Putin, said it is too early to talk about the use of bitcoin or crypto in payments for commodity contracts. Asked …
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