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Hyperledger announced new members at commencement of global forum

The group said the addition of its newest members will introduce a diversity of innovations and accelerate the development of decentralized technologies.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau says investing in crypto is not an escape from inflation

Canada's inflation rose to 40-year highs this year while Bitcoin's price plummeted in the same period.

Ethereum is eating the world — ‘You only need one internet’

“Is there a need for more than one internet? And we know the answer is ‘Hell no.’”

Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb adds space station-building to resume

Stellar's CTO and co-founder is now building a team of industry experts and engineers to pioneer a new frontier of space exploration.

Mean Girls set to make Web3 comeback as “crypto-collectibles”

Newly filed trademarks from Paramount Pictures suggest elements of the teen cult classic may come back in the form of "crypto-collectibles" and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Merge 'jitters' sees outflow from Ether-based investment products

CoinShares' head of research James Butterfill said the outflows come despite "the improved certainty of the Merge."

Tokenization of illiquid assets to reach $16T by 2030 — Report

A large chunk of the world's wealth today is locked in illiquid assets, notes the report's authors.

GameFi fundraising jumps 135% in August, but is still down from June: Report

Web3 games and Metaverse projects have raised $748 million in funds last month.

Tether USDT stablecoin goes live on Near Protocol to boost DeFi presence

Tether USDT is now live on 11 blockchain networks, including the Near Network, Polygon, Kusama, Ethereum, Omni and others.

Starbucks announces new NFT experience for coffee members

The nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are minted on a proof-of-stake blockchain built by Polygon.

Plaintiffs file for Dave Portnoy’s dismissal from SafeMoon lawsuit

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy highlighted that he told people that the project may be a scam before he made his investment.

Aussies already lost $242M to investment and crypto scams in 2022

People over 55 and under 64 years of age represent the largest age bracket who have fallen prey to scams.

Exchanges criticized for 'nothingburger PR' posts on upcoming LUNC tax burn

KuCoin, Gate.io and MEXC Global were in the crosshairs of community members as they expressed their support for the upcoming on-chain LUNC transaction burn.

Crypto insurance a ‘sleeping giant’ with only 1% of investments covered

With over $2 billion lost in decentralized finance this year, there exists a huge market opportunity for crypto insurance providers, according to an executive.

Google gets in on Ethereum Merge excitement with nifty easter egg

The new feature has been added with just days left until the long-awaited Ethereum Merge.

Ethereum Merge makes network more vulnerable to attack — Security expert

The security expert said that while PoS isn’t “theoretically” as secure as PoW, he admits it still has “sufficient practical security.”

What is PAX Gold (PAXG) and how does it work?

PAX Gold is a cryptocurrency and gold hybrid that bridges the gap between the two investment options. It offers the security and stability of cryptocurrencies.

Liquid staking is key to interchain security

Liquid staking allows larger proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains to help secure smaller ones, conferring benefits to the industry as a whole.

Binance removes 3 stablecoins, Russia eyes cross-border crypto payments and UK exudes crypto positivity: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 4-10

How does high-frequency trading work on decentralized exchanges?

High-frequency trading allows cryptocurrency traders to take advantage of market opportunities that are usually unavailable to regular traders.

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