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Namibian University Set to Offer Master’s Degree in Blockchain Technology in 2024
A Namibian university is set to offer a master’s degree in blockchain technology starting in the year 2024, a senior employee with the institution has said. The university is already “infusing” blockchain…
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Cardano Vasil Hard Fork Postponed to Allow for More Testing
A The Input-Output Global (IOG) team has said it will postpone sending the Vasil hard fork update proposal because it still needs to solve seven outstanding bugs that are currently ranked as non-severe. While acknowledging that the news…
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Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Comments on XRP Lawsuit, Calls It ‘Regulation Through Enforcement’
Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson doesn’t think highly of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against Ripple.
The SEC sued Ripple in late 2020, alleging the payments firm sold XRP as an unregistered…
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Sberbank to Conduct First Digital Asset Transaction on Own Platform
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is going to carry out the first transfer of digital assets on its own dedicated platform within a month, a top executive revealed this week. The announcement comes after earlier this year, the bank…
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Ukraine Joins European Blockchain Partnership as Observer
Ukraine has been granted observer status in the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP). Officials in Kyiv hope the move will facilitate the implementation of blockchain technologies by the Ukrainian government and lead to the adoption of…
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Immutable Raises $500 Million to Support Web 3 Gaming and NFT Projects
The Australian NFT scaling platform – Immutable – introduced an inaugural $500 million developer and venture investment fund. The financing will be distributed to companies developing the Web3 ecosystem and non-fungible token…
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France Could Deploy Blockchain Ticketing for Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Report)
The French Government’s Olympics committee is willing to run the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with minimum security risks for fans. As such, the organization might incorporate blockchain technology into its ticketing system and provide…
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Human Rights Advocates Insist Bitcoin ‘Provides Financial Inclusion’ — Refutes Claims in Critics’…
Human rights defenders from 20 countries have insisted that bitcoin “provides financial inclusion and empowerment because it is open and permissionless.” Together with stablecoins, the cryptocurrency offers…
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Huobi Launches Blockchain and Web3 Investment Arm Ivy Blocks
Huobi, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the creation of a new investment arm to tackle decentralized finance and Web3 projects. Ivy Blocks, as it was named by the exchange, will focus on finding projects in seed stages to…
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Ripple Competitor and MoneyGram Roll Out Zero-Fee Money Transfer Service Using USDC Stablecoin
Ripple challenger Stellar (XLM) is teaming up with money transferring service MoneyGram to launch a new global crypto-to-cash protocol featuring stablecoin USD Coin (USDC).
According to a recent press release, the duo plans to create a…
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