The vice chair of an influential markets watchdog in Europe has called for a ban on proof of work mining.
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Mythical Games Buys 3D Gaming Platform Polystream, which allows users to stream real-time 3D content and engage with content without downloading it.
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The auction will start on Wednesday, January 19 at 5 p.m. EST and end at the same time on Friday the 21st.
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Personal finance company SoFi has won conditional approval in its bid to create a nationally chartered bank.
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Quick Take
- The CityCoins protocol launched its first city token, MiamiCoin, last August.
- Since then, it’s generated millions for Miami — but now the city has to navigated the legalities of accessing and using the funds.
Pentera, a crypto investment firm, could close $1 billion in funding this year.
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Despite definite hostility towards crypto mining’s track record, Congress is interested in the industry’s plans for its future.
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Byte Trading, a crypto market maker specialized in derivatives, has raised $7 million in a seed funding round.
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NFT marketplace OpenSea has confirmed its acquisition of Dharma Labs.
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Quick Take
- In the “Web3 Building Blocks” (W3BB) series, we dive into the mechanics and developments behind major areas of Web3 as part of a larger effort toward a general categorization system of Web3
- Here, we look at three interrelated concepts about digital identity: self-sovereign identities (SSIs), decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and verifiable credentials (VCs)
- We also discuss their relationships with organizations and governance in web3, connecting this piece to the one prior
