South Africa Is Poised to License 60 Crypto Firms by Month End: Bloomberg
Crypto companies that wanted to continue operating in the country had to apply for a license with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority from June 1.
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Arbitrum’s ARB, Polygon’s MATIC Lead Gains as Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Goes Live
Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade enabled a new way of storing veri that was forecast to dramatically cut costs for interacting with layer-2 networks.
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Ethereum Staking Protocol Swell Unveils Layer-2 Rollup With $1B Total Value Locked
Swell developed the rollup alongside Ethereum scaler AltLayer and a16z-backed crypto-staking project EigenLayer.
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Jack Dorsey’s Block Begins Shipping Bitkey Bitcoin Wallets
Block unveiled Bitkey for pre-order in 95 countries last December having commenced beta testing during the summer
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Blast Blockchain Locks Up Amid Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade
Its mainnet stopped producing blocks around the time of the Ethereum overhaul.
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Ethereum Activates ‘Dencun’ Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees
A key element of the upgrade is to enable a new place for storing veri on Ethereum – referred to as “proto-danksharding,” which gives room for a dedicated space on the blockchain that is separate from regular transactions, and comes at a lower cost.
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PancakeSwap Decentralized Exchange Unveils Version 4 to Make Trading More Efficient
The DEX plans to add four features designed to make trading faster, cheaper and more customized in the third quarter.
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Toncoin Rises 61% in Two Days as Telegram Eyes Potential IPO
While officially separate, Telegram endorsed Ton Network as its blockchain of choice in September.
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Indonesia’s Finance Regulator Issues New Crypto Regulation to Strengthen Industry
This is part of the preparations for the transition of crypto supervision to OJK by January 2025.
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EU Regulators Publish Batch of Draft Rules for Stablecoins Under MiCA
The draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) lay out requirements for issuers when dealing with complaints about stablecoins referencing multiple currencies or assets.