TfL has been monitoring crypto advertising since 2018, but only recently decided to take a harder line on approvals.
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Quick Take
- There are two main types of sharding for blockchains: state and network
- State sharding is typically more difficult to execute but scales blockchains more sustainably than network sharding
- Contrary to the belief that shard chains are fully functional, most shard chains are currently mainly utilizing a single shard for smart contracts to reduce the technical complexity
- The eventual growth in shard chains can serve as a useful precursor for the development of Ethereum 2.0 shard chains
Kazakh officials assure crypto miners that they will be able to continue operating as long as they report to regulators.
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Aave has launched its permissioned DeFi platform for institutions. Fireblocks is the first whitelister.
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Quick take:
FLEX has grown from $0.05 in December 2020 to more than $5 today, representing 100x+ growth
Assets under custody hit $1.2 billion
CoinFLEX’s repo market went from millions to billions of dollars per day in volume
flexUSD market cap reached $370 million and has paid out $17 million in interest to holders
CoinFLEX’s automated market maker (AMM+) hit $100 million in assets
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Tarantino and his partner SCRT Labs plan to auction seven chapters of the ‘Pulp Fiction’ script despite legal resistance from Miramax.
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Alan Howard and Tiger Global participated in the round, along with existing investors such as DCG and Northzone.
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OpenSea, the leading NFT marketplace, was originally eyeing to raise at a $15 billion valuation, according to sources.
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The UK’s marketing regulator on Wednesday said it had banned two adverts from Crypto.com following a complaint.
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Kevin O’Leary explains why WonderFi, a DeFi project he backs, is acquiring Canadian crypto exchange Bitbuy for $162 million.
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