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UAE Launches ‘Financial Infrastructure Transformation’ Program; CBDC Among 9 Key Objectives
14.2.2023
On Feb. 12, 2023, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) announced the launch of a new initiative called the “Financial Infrastructure Transformation Program,” which has nine key objectives. One of these objectives is the research and development of a central bank digital...
Shopify launches suite of blockchain commerce tools for merchants
11.2.2023
Shopify NFT merchants can now use the tokegating tools to dictate which token holders can and cannot gain access to exclusive products, NFT drops and benefits
Crypto Association in Turkey Vows to Block Exchanges That ‘Victimize Traders’
29.1.2023
A new organization has been established in Turkey with the aim to monitor and help develop the country’s crypto sector, local media reported. Its first task will be to address recent problems with some cryptocurrency exchanges and boost confidence in the industry as a whole. New Entity to Deal With...
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Proposes ‘Stealth Address’ System to Enhance Blockchain Privacy – Here’s How it Works
24.1.2023
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new “stealth address” system for Ethereum that would dramatically improve and simplify the workflow for achieving privacy for ordinary users.
According to a blog post published by Buterin over the weekend and titled An incomplete guide to stealth...
7 ways to address the dev talent shortage in the crypto industry
24.1.2023
The crypto industry isn’t unique in facing a developer shortage, but it can develop some unique solutions to the problem
NFT-delivered court orders an answer to blockchain-related litigation: Lawyers
24.1.2023
Despite whether the defendant sees the court notice, getting served by NFT ‘limits what the defendant’ can do with the funds according to legal experts
Ethereum Could Benefit From Stealth Addresses Implementation, Says Vitalik Buterin
23.1.2023
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a research post that suggests using stealth addresses to enhance privacy-preserving transfers. Buterin detailed that stealth addresses can be implemented fairly quickly today on Ethereum and would significantly boost user privacy on the blockchain...
Vitalik Buterin divulges the 'largest remaining challenge' in Ethereum
23.1.2023
While the concept of stealth addresses appears complex in theory, Buterin previously described it as a “low-tech approach” compared to other Ethereum privacy solutions
New Bitcoin Address Momentum Looking Bullish, What This Means For BTC Price
19.1.2023
A shift in new Bitcoin address momentum is sending a signal that the world’s largest cryptocurrency might be in the beginnings of a new bull market, data from crypto analytics firm Glassnode reveals. According to Glassnode, the 30-Day Simple Moving Average (SMA) of New Addresses has now been above...
Metamask Wallet Users Warned to Be on the Lookout for Address Poisoning Attacks
15.1.2023
To avoid becoming victims of an address poisoning attack, Metamask wallet users should ditch the practice of copying and pasting wallet addresses, the crypto wallet app support team has warned. Metamask users should instead “develop a habit of thoroughly checking every single character of...
Polygon Announces Upcoming Hard Fork to Address Gas Spikes and Chain Reorganizations
15.1.2023
The Ethereum scaling blockchain, Polygon, has revealed plans to initiate a hard fork on Jan. 17, 2023. According to the team, the network upgrade will “reduce the severity of gas spikes” and “address chain reorganizations (reorgs) in an effort to reduce time to finality.”...
Scam alert: MetaMask warns crypto users about address poisoning
12.1.2023
The scammers will use wallet addresses generated from vanity address generators and match the first and last characters of their victim’s wallet address
Nomad exploit wallet address transfers $1.5M to Tornado Cash
9.1.2023
The wallet address related to the $190 million hack transferred more than 1200 Ether to the sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash
Binance joins association to address compliance with global sanctions
6.1.2023
The crypto exchange has come under scrutiny from policymakers amid multilateral sanctions on Russia and U.S. sanctions on Iran
Unreported Transactions Linked to Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Revealed by Onchain Investigation
5.1.2023
According to onchain research, wallets connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder of FTX, transferred a significant number of previously unreported transactions across various blockchains. The transfers were discovered by Conor Grogan, a director at Coinbase, and while most of...
14th Anniversary of Bitcoin’s Genesis Block: A Look Back at the Birth of Cryptocurrency
3.1.2023
14 years ago on Jan. 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto launched the Bitcoin network and block zero at approximately 1:15 p.m. (ET) on a Saturday afternoon. Satoshi’s technology allows “online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial...
Ancient Bitcoin Block Rewards See Decrease in Spending After Record Activity in 2020 and 2021
2.1.2023
In 2021, a number of 2010 block rewards were spent after the bitcoins sat idle for more than a decade. Furthermore, in 2020 and 2021, an early miner from 2010 spent strings of 20 ancient block rewards. In 2022, however, only 17 block rewards from 2010 were spent. Alongside this, on March 10, 2022...
MicroStrategy to offer Bitcoin Lightning solutions in 2023
29.12.2022
MicroStrategy’s Lightning Network solutions include Satoshi-powered incentives for marketing and website cybersecurity
MicroStrategy to offer Bitcoin Lightning solutions in 2023
29.12.2022
MicroStrategy’s Lightning Network solutions include Satoshi-powered incentives for marketing and website cybersecurity
Researchers use zero-knowledge to address privacy, AML concerns in stablecoins
15.12.2022
Organizations led by German fintech etonec designed a system that takes advantage of zk-SNARK to provide untraceable transactions within regulatory limits