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Everything That’s Going on With Pi Network: From Start to Latest Controversial Listing
Pi Network is a controversial cryptocurrency project that has been making rounds across the crypto industry over the past few weeks after the token was listed on some crypto exchanges, including the popular trading platform Huobi.
Since its…
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Hashkey Capital Raises $500 Million for Its Third Fund, Despite Crypto Market Downturn
On Tuesday, global asset manager Hashkey, which focuses on crypto and blockchain investments, announced that it has closed its third fund at $500 million. The company’s “HashKey Fintech Investment III” is dedicated to…
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Dogecoin (DOGE) Rival Shiba Inu (SHIB) Gives Big Update on Details Behind New Shibarium Project
Dogecoin (DOGE) rival Shiba Inu (SHIB) is offering more details on the status of the much-hyped Shibarium project.
In a new blog post, the project says that the beta version of the SHIB ecosystem’s proposed layer-2 scaling protocol is…
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Spanish Airline Vueling to Accept Cryptocurrency as Means of Payment
Vueling, a low-cost Spanish airline, has announced it is exploring the functionality of blockchain and NFT (non-fungible token) technology to accept cryptocurrency as a means of payment for its services. The company enlisted the aid of…
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Ethereum Validator Count Surpasses 500,000 Ahead of Upcoming Shanghai Hard Fork
According to statistics, the number of Ethereum network validators on the Beacon chain exceeded 500,000 as of Jan. 12, 2023. The validator milestone comes as Ethereum core developers prepare for the Shanghai hard fork. Five days ago,…
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Polygon (MATIC) Braces for New Hard Fork Designed To Boost Performance and Scalability
Blockchain scaling solution Polygon (MATIC) is gearing up for a new hard fork that aims to boost the chain’s performance and make it more efficient.
In a new blog post, the Polygon team says that while the project has achieved many of…
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Onchain Researchers Discover $63M in Ethereum From Harmony Bridge Attack Moved, Hackers Attempt to…
On Jan. 15, 2023, onchain researchers discovered that funds stolen during the Harmony bridge attack had been moved. The suspected thieves, who are allegedly associated with the North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group, moved 41,000…
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Bradesco, One of Brazil’s Largest Banks, Launches Tokenized Credit Notes in Blockchain Pilot
Bradesco, one of the largest banks in Brazil and the third biggest in all of Latam, has entered the cryptocurrency world by issuing its first tokenized credit notes. The operation, carried out in partnership with Bolsa OTC, tokenized almost…
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Bitcoin Network’s Mining Difficulty Rises to All-Time High, Making Block Discovery More Challenging
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty printed a record increase on Jan. 15, 2023, rising 10.26% to 37.73 trillion at block height 772,128. The network’s difficulty is now at an all-time high. This means, on average, it takes 37.73…
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Ukraine’s Tascombank Pilots Stellar-based E-hryvnia
Tascombank, one of the oldest banking institutions in Ukraine, has completed the pilot testing of a digital currency based on the Stellar network. The bank believes that its electronic money platform represents an economically viable…
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