The Coin Leaks

[ad_1] There’s more to crypto than just assets, Bank of England deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe reminded the Association for Financial Markets in Europe conference in London on Sept. 28. The distributed ledger technology (DLT) behind crypto assets has far-reaching implications for traditional markets and interoperability.  DLT will touch on trading, clearing, settlement and custody as it …

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[ad_1] This week the $20,000 resistance is proving to be stronger than expected and even after Bitcoin price rejected at this level on Sept. 27, BTC bulls still have reasons to not give up.  According to the 4-month-long descending triangle, as long as the $18,500 support holds, Bitcoin price has until late October to determine …

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[ad_1] Dan Morehead, founder and CEO of Pantera Capital, reportedly said the hedge fund was planning to raise $1.25 billion for a second blockchain fund. According to a Sept. 28 Bloomberg report, Morehead said Pantera aimed to close the blockchain fund by May. The fund will reportedly invest in digital tokens and equity in an …

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[ad_1] From all-time highs to massive price dips, the crypto market can be tricky to navigate, which is why traders need cool merchandise that can get them all the treats this Halloween. Cointelegraph is here to assist and has dropped a Halloween collection to help hodlers express their belief in the industry’s bright future when …

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[ad_1] As more countries make progress in terms of developing and implementing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), Ghana’s central bank aims to keep up and complete its research on CBDCs with the goal of financial inclusion, according to Kwame Oppong, the head of fintech and innovation at the Bank of Ghana. In an interview with …

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[ad_1] Solana ecosystem developer Coral has closed a $20 million investment round backed by some of crypto’s biggest venture funds, setting the stage for launching its new interactive wallet later this month.  The investment round was co-led by FTX Ventures and Jump Capital with additional participation from Multicoin Capital, Anagram, K5 Global and other investors, …

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[ad_1] Institutional investment is pouring into the crypto world, notably the nonfungible token (NFT) scene. In a reaction to the influx, MetaMask Institutional announced another addition to its custodial services offerings for institutional-level clients. MetaMask’s partnership with NFT management and storage service Cobo aims to create a “one-stop platform” for large corporations dealing with digital assets. …

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[ad_1] Thailand’s largest crypto exchange Bitkub has come under regulatory scrutiny from the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over falsifying and creating artificial trading volume on its platform. Thai SEC ordered legal action against the crypto exchange and two individuals alleging the crypto platform was involved in wash trading, a process where investors buy …

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[ad_1] An Ethereum arbitrage trading bot managed to hit the jackpot and lose it all on the same day in an ironic turn of events in decentralized finance (DeFi).  In a Twitter thread, Robert Miller, who works at the research firm Flashbots, shared how a Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) bot with the prefix 0xbadc0de was …

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[ad_1] Web3 is the buzzword that’s on everyone’s lips — but when you put the mania aside for a moment, there’s a burning question that needs to be asked: Can these projects fully replace Web2… and what stands in the way of this happening?  The likes of Google and Facebook have made a killing during …

What is necessary for Web3 to fully replace Web2? Read More »