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Coinbase launches zero trading fee subscription service

Coinbase’s new subscription service, “Coinbase One,” is expected to roll out across 35 countries in the near future. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is set to launch its subscription service called “Coinbase One” across 35 countries. Initially, only customers in the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland will have access to Coinbase One. According to the May 18…
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Bitcoin Miami panel rejects ‘fight’ rhetoric against regulators

Panelists at a discussion on “Fighting the Anti-Crypto Army” sought to dismiss the idea that working with lawmakers to regulate crypto should be framed as a fight. A trio of speakers in attendance at Industry Day, May 18, during the Bitcoin 2023 event in Miami held a discussion on government regulation and how the cryptocurrency…
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Today in Crypto: Bank of Canada Opens Public CBDC Consultation, Solana’ Saga Phone Available for Orders, 32% of Family Offices Investment in Digital Assets, Binance NFT to Support Bitcoin Ordinals

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________… Read More: Today in Crypto: Bank of Canada Opens Public CBDC Consultation, Solana’ Saga Phone Available for Orders, 32% of Family Offices Investment in Digital Assets, Binance NFT to Support Bitcoin Ordinals  Read…
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MakerDAO launches Spark Protocol, a new DeFi lending solution for DAI users

The initial iteration of the Spark Protocol will function as a lending platform, offering supply and borrow functionalities for cryptocurrencies ETH, stETH, DAI and sDAI. MakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that operates on the Ethereum blockchain and issues stablecoin DAI, has announced that it has launched the Spark Protocol, a lending solution for DAI users.  Announcing…
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Emerging tech to create “new ethics” for humankind: MEWS 2023

Stephen Castell commented that emerging technologies like blockchain, the metaverse and AI will usher in a new set of ethics and human species. In recent years, emerging technologies have been pervasive in many major industries around the world, whether it’s blockchain technology used to help combat climate change or artificial intelligence (AI) projected to drive economic…
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Will compromise on anonymous crypto appease US regulators, spur adoption?

Asking exchanges to identify users might seem like a minor inconvenience, but could it drive DeFi firms overseas, and would crypto users even care? Cryptocurrencies were designed to be anonymous or pseudonymous, so there is an inherent tension when protocols come up against jurisdictional authorities.  In the United States, the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector has…
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Interest rate hike speculation triggers outflows from crypto investment products: Report

According to CoinShares, digital asset investment products saw outflows totaling $72 million last week, as investors brace for the Fed’s forthcoming rate decision on May 3. On May 2, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its latest “Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report,” which stated that the digital asset market experienced bearish sentiment for the…
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Bitcoin hash rates threaten blockchain decentralization

The blockchain industry is facing a massive power imbalance — just like the traditional finance industry. Blockchain technology was introduced in 2008 as a decentralized, secure, transparent system for managing digital transactions. Its primary aim was to provide a solution to major problems with traditional transactional systems, including trust, security, decentralization and efficiency. Blockchain has…
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Decentralized file-storage pricing differentials persist despite market growth: Report

Depending on the metrics, the cost of decentralized file storage can be very low or significantly higher than Web2 counterparts. According to a new report published by Singaporean venture capital firm Foresight Ventures, the cost of decentralized file storage on blockchains such as Filecoin, Arweave, Swarm, StorJ and Sia currently ranges from near zero to…
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Utah DAO Act: How the law was made and what it means for decentralized business

How the Utah DAO Act went from an idea to a piece of legislation — and the challenges along the way. In March, the Utah State Legislature passed the Utah DAO Act, granting legal recognition and limited liability protections to decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) in the state. DAOs by default are not recognized as legal…
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