Fireblocks plans to maintain its standing as “the biggest player in crypto-native markets” but also wants to go after institutional players.
The pool’s hash power has dropped from 5,000 to barely 20 PH/s.
The Vietnamese government has partnered with Singapore-based blockchain platform TomoChain to archive student records on a public blockchain.
Alongside the halving, Zcash has rolled out its Canopy upgrade that replaces the Founder’s Fund with built-in funding for development.
CME Group’s cash-settled bitcoin futures have hit an all-time high open interest of $1 billion.
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Quick Take
- ‘Fiat Freeway’ is a weekly column providing the latest updates on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and Stablecoins.
- Pieces thus far have focused on the ECB’s ‘digital euro’ initiative and the Fed’s classification of CBDC literature to date.
- This week’s column starts with an overview of Norges Bank’s third CBDC report, which considers the potential impact CBDC issuance would have on bank funding markets and overall financial system stability.
- Lastly, a look at Norges Bank Deputy Governor Ida Wolden Bache’s presentation on CBDC and real-time payments at ‘Finance Norway’s Payments Conference.’
Quick Take
- A compilation of The Block’s coverage of U.S. specific CBDC developments in 2020
IBC Group, a Dubai-based boutique investment firm, is staking $10 million worth of ether (ETH) to support the Ethereum 2.0 launch.
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The Mayer Multiple indicator suggests the bull market is still far from peaking, even as bitcoin closes in on its all-time high.
Customers registered with the Liquid exchange may have had their data exposed to bad actors, the company said Wednesday. Also see: Over $280M Drained in KuCoin Crypto Exchange Hack
