The Lightning Network has been hailed as the solution to bitcoin’s scalability challenges and, so far, the off-chain payments solution has managed to gain substantial traction.

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Tech and political oligarchs in Russia are expressing their full displeasure over the proposed blanket ban on crypto. (Read More)

South Korean blockchain corporation ICONLOOP, announced today it has signed a strategic partnership with the ICON Foundation and 2bytes to establish ‘SPERA’, the blockchain-based interchain NFT game platform, and has released a teaser site showcasing the new platform. ‘SPERA’, which is planned to be fully set up within the year, is an interchain NFT game […]

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Russia’s apex bank plan to impose a blanket ban on crypto activities like trading and mining has been met with stiff resistance from opposition members and the country’s tech community.

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The Open Network (TON) is the third-generation proof-of-stake blockchain designed for lightning-fast transactions. As the boom of blockchain technology-based projects has been continuously increasing in today’s digital era, TON is a project that is ultra-cheap, both user-friendly and service provider-friendly, as well as fully operational. Launched in 2018 by the pair founders of Telegram Messenger, [...]

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Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has criticized Bank of Russia’s proposal to impose a blanket ban on a range of crypto-related activities. Such move would stifle high-tech development and chase away blockchain specialists, Durov says. Durov Speaks Out Against Bank of Russia Push for Crypto Ban The cryptocurrency ban proposed […]

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The New York-based multinational investment management corporation Blackrock has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a blockchain tech exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Ishares blockchain tech ETF aims to track the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) index called the Factset Global Blockchain Technologies Index. Blackrock Files to Launch a Blockchain ETF The investment […]

Cardano (ADA) is a third-generation blockchain. What does that mean? In a nutshell, it builds on all the lessons learned from other coins to create a layered and distributed computing platform that places a special emphasis on security and engineering rigour. Cardano was officially launched in September 2017 under the so-called ‘Byron’ bootstrap phase. It […]

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Pavel Durov, the executive director and founder of Telegram, one of the world’s most popular messaging apps, has said a proposal to ban cryptocurrency mining and crypto-related transactions via Russian financial services would lead to an inevitable outflow of IT specialists. The ban, which Russia’s central bank has touted, would also destroy a number of […]

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The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock has filed for the registration of the iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF that will track the investment results of the NYSE FactSet Global Blockchain Technologies Index. According to a Friday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the ETF will track companies involved in ‘(a) cryptocurrency mining, (b) cryptocurrency trading and exchanges, or (c) crypto-mining systems.’ The underlying index is also composed of ‘(i) blockchain technology companies, (ii) cryptocurrency mining, (iii) cryptocurrency trading and exchanges, (iv) crypto-mining systems, and (v) video multimedia semiconductors,’ per the filing. The proposed fund will not invest in crypto directly or indirectly via crypto derivatives but plans to invest at least 80% of its assets in stocks included in the index including 20% in futures, options, swap contracts, cash, and cash equivalents. The filing doesn’t come as a surprise as Salim Ramji, the head of BlackRock’s global ETF initially hinted on a blockchain-themed ETF during a December episode of Bloomberg’s ‘Trillions‘ podcast. At the time, he said that the company would hold its crypto ETFs to its high standards for liquidity and transparency. “As the regulatory environment becomes clearer, and as the underlying liquidity dynamics of that market become more to our satisfaction, that some of those dynamics will work in our favor,” he added. BlackRock’s move into crypto ETF’s already aligns with the company’s indirect investment in Bitcoin (BTC). The company has invested close to $400 million in Bitcoin (BTC) mining stocks throughout 2021. Earlier this month, the asset manager revealed that its Strategic Income Opportunities Fund (BASIX) and its Global Allocation Fund (MDLOX) could invest in cash-settled bitcoin futures traded on commodity exchanges registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). BlackRock has nearly 400 iShares ETFs trading in the US, with combined assets under management of roughly $2.4 trillion. The firm’s total asset under management (AUM) stands at about $10 trillion.

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