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Andorra green lights Bitcoin and Blockchain with Digital Assets Act
An analysis of Andorra’s Digital Assets Act and the potential confusion surrounding Bitcoin, blockchain and crypto according to crypto business owners.
Rethinking approaches to regulation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Turning away from voluntary, fragmented utilization of innovations and decentralized technologies will result in changing approaches to their regulation.
The new philanthropic frontier: How Web3 could democratize donations
A philanthropic DAO would transform fundraising, grant distribution and nonprofit management into a truly transparent and democratic process.
The creator economy: How we arrived there and why we need its Web3 upgrade
The past, present and future of the creator economy: Looking back at the past is a great way to get real insights into what is happening today and why exactly in that way.
Time to accumulate? 5 sectors to watch during crypto winter
Crypto prices have dropped to multiyear lows, raising the question of which assets from which subsectors are ready for accumulation.
DeFi for financial services: Alex Tapscott’s ‘Digital Asset Revolution’
Alex Tapscott’s new book breaks down key DeFi concepts for business leaders.
Blockchain-based platform reinvents omnichain interoperability through validated event data
Any data that includes time is considered time-stamped, yet, no project until now has thought to use blockchain technology for something far more fundamental: to transact with event data.
Ethereum devs confirm the perpetual date for The Merge
Ethereum’s transition journey from PoW to PoS journey could take up to years as it began with the launch of Beacon Chain in December 2020 and has seen several delays on the way.
ECB report likens PoW to fossil fuel cars, PoS to electric vehicles
European Central Bank researchers anticipate a clash between the green transition policies and Bitcoin investors.
Crypto mixers' popularity booms as illicit addresses push volumes to ATH: Report
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis highlighted that 10% of all funds coming from illicit addresses are sent to crypto mixers.
Indian blockchain firm 5ire secures $100M to fund sustainability-focused project
An Indian development firm looks to create a bridge between sustainability and blockchain technology with a proprietary layer-1 protocol incentivizing the use of United Nations sustainable development goals.
34% of gamers want to use crypto in the Metaverse, despite the backlash
According to Globant, 34% of gamers are interested in conducting crypto transactions in the Metaverse, while 16% have purchased NFTs in the past.
Celo network back online after almost 24-hour outage
It was the first time the Celo mainnet had gone down in more than two years.
Ankr Network’s 2.0 upgrade aims to improve Web3 decentralization
Ankr is one of the largest remote procedure call (RPC) endpoint providers in the crypto space, which are critical for Web3 dApps that connect with blockchains.
3 reasons why Polygon (MATIC) is up 100%+ during a bear market
Steady adoption and internal growth back MATIC’s 118% gain, even as most altcoins struggle to hold on to their short-term gains.
UK’s government-backed Millicent Labs demos a retail full-reserve digital currency
The issuer says the currency avoids pitfalls of central bank digital currency and stablecoins while bridging blockchain and traditional financial technology.
More than 2.6 million users signed up for the City of Shenzhen's digital yuan airdrop
The city has about 18 million residents in its prefecture-level area.
Bill Murray's biographical NFT project set to be premiered by Coinbase
"Anecdotes, observations, advice, memories, Murray-isms" are coming to the world of NFTs as acclaimed icon Bill Murray prepares to launch an inaugural NFT series with Coinbase.
What is a crypto airdrop and how does it work?
Crypto airdrops are a marketing strategy used by startups to give tokens to existing cryptocurrency traders for free or in exchange for minimal promotional work.
BNB Chain launches DApp platform with 'Red Alarm' to warn users about scams
DappBay's Red Alarm is a contract risk scanning tool that helps users identify high-risk projects to avoid rug pulls and frauds.
Will Ethereum ever surpass Bitcoin? Crypto community answers
From predicting that ETH will overtake BTC in 2030 to firmly rejecting the thought, crypto Twitter offered their takes on the topic of ETH becoming crypto’s top dog.
Blockchain-based solutions aim to address US disaster relief
Various blockchain solutions are being used by organizations and enterprises to create efficiencies for U.S. disaster relief efforts.
Mastercard partners with Indonesian crypto gateway to drive financial inclusion
Navin Jain, an executive at Mastercard Indonesia, said that Mastercard will support Fasset’s efforts to drive financial inclusion in the country.
Polygon selected to participate in Disney’s 2022 Accelerator Program
Ethereum scaling solution Polygon has been selected to participate in Disney’s Accelerator Program to further Polygon’s development of Web3 experiences.
China's central bank to expand deployment of e-CNY
Over 4,567,000 merchants across the country now accept the e-CNY as payment.
Playboy to launch in The Sandbox metaverse: Nifty Newsletter, July 6–12
A Web3 startup has also created a subscription model that uses nonfungible tokens to offer lifetime Netflix and Spotify membership.
Why Alex Tapscott quit his high-paying job to write a book about Bitcoin
A report that argued for decentralized models to help scale Bitcoin eventually became the basis for the book proposal.