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‘Solana killer’ Aptos soared to $100 on Binance before plunging
Aptos , a blockchain created by former Meta employees, debuted on Binance this week and soared to $100 before plunging to around $8. The...
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South Korea to launch blockchain-based digital ID scheme by 2024
The South Korean government is working on a blockchain-based digital ID for its citizens that could launch as soon as 2024. According to...
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China’s digital yuan breaks £12.4bn in transaction volume
China’s CBDC project – the digital yuan – has seen more than 360 million transactions completed with a total value of 100 billion...
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Reserve Bank of India goes in-depth on its CBDC plans
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a 51-page report outlining the proposed features of its in-development central bank digital...
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Jeroen van Megchelen, CTO, Ledger Leopard: On Web3 solutions for enterprises
Jeroen van Megchelen, CTO at Ledger Leopard, sat down with The Block to discuss enterprise blockchain solutions, accessibility to Web3, and...
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New BlackRock ETF invests in 35 blockchain companies
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) providing European customers with access to...
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BIS declares cross-national Asian CBDC pilot successful
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has declared a multinational central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot a success. More than...
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One million Australians to buy crypto for the first time in next year
Around one million Australians will buy into cryptocurrency for the first time over the next 12 months, according to the Annual Australian Crypto...
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Blockchain Expo: Maturing blockchain industry paves the way for enterprise adoption
A session at this year’s Blockchain Expo Europe highlights that blockchain is reaching a stage of maturity that paves the way for enterprise...
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Zack Gall, EOS Network Foundation: On forking to a new protocol
Zack Gall, VP of communications at EOS Network Foundation, spoke with The Block ahead of EOS’s upcoming talks at Blockchain Expo Europe...
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What to look out for at Blockchain Expo Europe and NA 2022: Mastercard, UNICEF, Walmart and more
Umar Farooq, CEO of Onyx, JP Morgan’s digital assets business, made an interesting comment at a seminar held recently by the Monetary Authority of...
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Canada’s Conservative Party elects pro-crypto Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre, a staunch crypto advocate and Ontario Member of Parliament, has won the Conservative Party of Canada’s (CPC) leadership race by...
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Nigeria plans to create a crypto-friendly free zone with Binance
The Nigerian government is in discussions with crypto exchange Binance regarding a potential crypto-friendly economic zone similar to Dubai’s...
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OpenSea will not support forked NFTs after ETH Merge
With the Ethereum Merge scheduled for 15 September, NFT marketplace OpenSea has said it plans to focus its support on NFTs that are on the...
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Jeremy Epstein, RDX Works: On the ‘practically unlimited scalability’ of Radix
Radix claims it will offer “practically unlimited scalability” with its novel consensus algorithm, Cerberus . In 2019, Radix set a record...