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Tech Groups Sue US Consumer Watchdog Over Digital Wallet Regulation On January 16, 2025, tech trade organizations TechNet and NetChoice filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), challenging its decision to regulate digital wallets and payment applications with the same rigor as traditional banks. Implemented in December 2024, the rule targets giants […]
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Base Targets $100 Billion in On-Chain Assets by 2025 Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain solution, Base, is shooting for the stars with a goal to manage $100 billion in on-chain assets by October 2025. Imagine a world where your digital assets move as swiftly as your thoughts — that’s the future Base is striving to build. $100 […]
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Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade: Insights from ACDE #203 and the Launch of Pectra Devnet 5 Ethereum kicked off 2025 with the launch of Pectra Devnet 5 just 30 minutes before the first All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call of the year. This meeting highlighted the upcoming Pectra upgrade, focusing on network efficiency and gas handling improvements […]
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OCBC and Garanti BBVA: Pioneering Blockchain and Crypto in Traditional Banking Can traditional banks revolutionize finance with blockchain and crypto? OCBC and Garanti BBVA are betting they can. Singapore’s OCBC is diving headfirst into the blockchain pool with a new service for tokenizing corporate assets, while Turkey’s Garanti BBVA is making its own splash in […]
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Merit Systems Secures $10 Million to Revolutionize Open-Source Economy on Solana Can blockchain technology change the way we fund and maintain open-source software? Merit Systems aims to find out, having recently secured $10 million in funding to advance the open-source economy infrastructure on the Solana blockchain. This significant investment, led by Polychain Capital and Coinbase […]
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Goodfood Market Corp. Invests $1 Million in Bitcoin Spot ETF: A Strategic Move into Crypto Goodfood Market Corp., a Canadian meal kit company, has made a bold entry into the cryptocurrency market by investing $1 million in a Bitcoin spot Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). This move underscores a growing trend of companies diversifying their reserves […]
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Tokyo Politician Takahiro Anno’s AI Plan: A Leap Towards ‘Digital Democracy 2030’ Takahiro Anno, a Tokyo politician and sci-fi writer, has unveiled a groundbreaking AI tool aimed at revolutionizing political governance under the vision of “Digital Democracy 2030.” Takahiro Anno proposes AI tool for political governance Goal to manage funds, aggregate public opinion, and influence […]
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Bitcoin State Of Mind: Texas Aims To Pioneer Strategic Reserve Texas is set to shake up the cryptocurrency landscape by establishing the nation’s first state-level Bitcoin reserve with Senate Bill 778 (SB 778), proposed by Senator Charles Schwertner. This initiative aims to position Texas as a blockchain leader, drive economic growth, enhance economic freedom, and […]
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Solana’s New Proposals Aim to Tackle Inflation and Boost Network Security Solana is taking significant steps to refine its ecosystem with proposals designed to manage inflation and enhance network security. These changes could impact your SOL holdings and the broader Solana community. SIMD-0228 adjusts token issuance based on staking rates. SIMD-0096 redirects priority fees to […]
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Phantom Wallet Secures $150 Million to Strengthen Its Position in the Solana Ecosystem Phantom Wallet, a leading cryptocurrency wallet focused on the Solana blockchain, has raised $150 million in a significant funding round led by Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. This investment aims to enhance the wallet’s features and expand its user base amidst the […]
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