Crypto

Signs of rising crypto adoption in Indonesia

Signs of rising crypto adoption in Indonesia

Cryptocurrency investments in Indonesia have seen considerable growth between 2020-2022, with 4% of the country’s population having invested in crypto. In 2021, crypto transaction volumes surpassed $34 billion, according to Indonesia’s Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency. This growth has formed a new mindset toward crypto investment, especially in the mainstream …

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NFTs, Web3 and the metaverse are changing the way scientists conduct research

NFTs, Web3 and the metaverse are changing the way scientists conduct research

Scientists can leverage blockchain tools, such as smart contracts and tokens, to improve collaboration in scientific endeavors between different stakeholders. This so-called decentralized science movement, or DeSci for short, combines blockchain and Web3 technologies to improve scientific research. A primary goal of DeSci is wider participation and funding when approaching …

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Yuga Labs fetches $450M in funding, Charles Hoskinson’s prediction falls short and spot BTC ETFs incoming?: Hodler’s Digest, Mar.20-26

Cointelegraph Magazine

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Crypto industry fires back after …

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Bitcoin network difficulty reaches all-time high as miners pursue 2M BTC

Bitcoin network difficulty reaches all-time high as miners pursue 2M BTC

Just when the Bitcoin (BTC) miners helped release the 19th millionth BTC in circulation on Friday, the BTC network’s mining difficulty reciprocated by reaching an all-time high of 28.587 trillion.  Bitcoin’s network difficulty correlates to the computational power required to mine BTC blocks, which currently demands an estimated hash rate …

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SEC rejects ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF application

SEC rejects ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF application

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has officially disapproved the application for the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In a Thursday filing, the SEC rejected a proposed rule change from the Chicago Board Options Exchange, or Cboe, BZX Exchange to list and trade shares of the …

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Kuna CLO breaks down Ukraine’s digital asset law

Kuna CLO breaks down Ukraine’s digital asset law

While many parts of Ukraine are still facing threats from Russia’s military, some residents, industry leaders and government officials are turning to digital assets for help in relocating people, funding humanitarian aid projects and getting supplies to its own soldiers. On Feb. 17, exactly one week before Russian forces began …

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Companies adopts crypto back rewards for card purchases

Companies adopts crypto back rewards for card purchases

Receiving cashback from your credit and debit card purchases has been a long-time benefit for credit card users. However, crypto entered the scene as projects start to implement crypto back rewards for card purchases.  Back in 2021, BlockFi launched a Visa-backed Bitcoin rewards card as a way to welcome users …

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