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L2 Scaling Startup Optimism Reveals Governance Collective, Native Token, and ‘Many Airdrops’
The layer two (L2) Ethereum scaling project Optimism has announced the launch of Optimism Collective, “a large-scale experiment in digital democratic governance” managed by the newly created Optimism Foundation. In addition to…
Bank of Spain Report Warns About Cryptocurrency Usage and Its Effect on Financial Stability
The Bank of Spain has issued a new report that touches on the subject of the popularity of cryptocurrency usage and the possible effects it might have on the financial stability of the nation. In the document, the bank explains that these…
Argentinian Tax Agency Supports Creation of Global Crypto Report System to Avoid Evasion
The AFIP, the Argentinian tax agency, is supporting the creation of a centralized system that serves as a registry for cryptocurrency holders. According to statements from its head, this would make it easier for tax agencies all over the…
National Assembly of Panama Advances Discussion of Cryptocurrency Law Project
The National Assembly of Panama has advanced a cryptocurrency law project that seeks to regulate cryptocurrency activity to give more clarity to the sector in the country. The proposal, which was approved in the first discussion, was…
Mining Report Shows Bitcoin’s Electricity Consumption Decreased by 25% in Q1 2022
At the end of May last year, Tesla’s Elon Musk convinced bitcoin industry leaders to form a Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) and in mid-July, the BMC launched its public services and website. On April 25, 2022, the organization published…
Kraken Becomes First Global Crypto Exchange Fully Licensed by Abu Dhabi Global Market
Abu Dhabi Global Market has awarded a full financial license to crypto exchange Kraken. “Kraken will be the first global virtual assets exchange group in the UAE to offer investors the ability to invest, trade, withdraw and deposit…
Quik․com’s Limited NFT Domains Minting is Now Live
Buzzwords like NFTs, Web 3.0, and blockchain domains have infatuated everyone in the tech and crypto of late. The term Web 3.0 is now a part of everyday conversation. However, you won’t seem serious about it until you own an NFT…
South Korean Music Sharing Platform Registers NFT Music Theft Prevention Patent
A South Korean music sharing platform, Koong World, recently announced the registration of a non-fungible token (NFT)-based music theft prevention patent. Using this patent, the music sharing platform aims to “solve the problem of…
Buenos Aires Confirms It Plans to Allow Citizens to Pay Taxes With Cryptocurrency
Horacio Larreta, the head of the government of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, confirmed that the city will allow its citizens to pay some taxes with cryptocurrencies. This is part of a digitization plan that the city has named…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Back Above $40,000 as Bulls Re-Enter
After falling to multi-week lows to start the week, BTC rebounded back above the $40,000 level on Tuesday. Today’s surge in price comes as ETH also rallied, climbing beyond the $3,000 point for the first time in three days.
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