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Bitcoin Mempool Overwhelmed With 134,000 Unconfirmed Transactions Amid Price Volatility – Blockchain…
Amidst the buzz surrounding bitcoin’s latest price surge, a significant number of transactions are currently clogging up the mempool. As of writing, 134,986 unconfirmed transactions await confirmation, and block times are…
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Gary Gensler links crypto with cash in viral 2018 video — Crypto Twitter reacts
The crypto community is calling out the hypocrisy of Gary Gensler, the head of the United States securities regulator, after a 2018 video emerged of him stating that cryptocurrencies are on par with commodities or cash and are not…
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‘Crypto is dead in America’: Tech billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya
Regulators in the United States have choked out the cryptocurrency sector to the point of death, according to Bitcoin (BTC) bull and billionaire tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya.“Crypto is dead in America,” he boldly claimed in an…
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Solana launches emissions dashboard to spur blockchain carbon footprint transparency
The Solana Foundation, in collaboration with data platform Trycarbonara, announced the launch of a real-time tracking dashboard to measure carbon emissions on the Solana blockchain. 1/ Today, the Solana Foundation is leading the charge…
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Toy Manufacturer Mattel to Launch P2P Marketplace for Virtual Collectibles on NFT Platform –…
On April 20, the American toy manufacturing company Mattel announced an update to its virtual collectibles platform, which will go live on April 27. The peer-to-peer platform, called Mattel Creations Virtual Collectibles, will…
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Games and tokenization are driving NFT industry maturation
From tokenizing investment assets to game avatars, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have an array of applications that go beyond digital art, with more projects coming online despite the market downturn in 2022.At the NFT.NYC 2023 conference,…
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African Blockchain Business Funding Rose 429% in 2022 — Report – Blockchain Bitcoin News
In 2022, African blockchain businesses raised a total of $474 million, a 429% increase from what was raised in the year earlier, the latest CVVC African blockchain funding report has revealed. The custody and exchanges category…
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DePIN will become one of this decade’s most important crypto investments
The advent of blockchain technology has revolutionized several industries, ranging from finance (DeFi) and gaming (GameFi) to Web2 brands such as Nike for digital fashion and Starbucks for Web3 customer loyalty. However, one area that…
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UK may have crypto regulation within a year, says senior minister
The United Kingdom could lay out digital asset regulation within 12 months, a British lawmaker claimed, saying the country wants to capitalize on the benefits that blockchain can bring to the private sector and economy.In an April 17…
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Video of SEC chair praising Algorand resurfaces after recently deeming it a security
A four-year-old video of United States Securities an Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Genser giving praise to smart contract platform Algorand (ALGO) is circulating on Twitter following the SEC declaring ALGO is an unregistered…
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