Crypto Observers Warn of Risk Aversion as Oil Prices Top $93
WTI crude oil has surged 30% higher this quarter, a rally that could feed into inflation, forcing central banks to keep rates elevated for longer than expected.
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Coinbase Receives Regulatory Approval to List Perpetual Futures Trading to Users Outside US
The company has been looking to expand globally and announced its international exchange in May this year.
Ethereum Developers Try for Second Time to Launch New Holesky Test Network
The original planned launch date of Holesky, on Sept. 15, was supposed to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Ethereum’s historic “Merge” transition. But things didn’t go so smoothly. Now developers are trying again.
IOTA Network to Debut ShimmerEVM’s Smart Contracts and Tokens
Users can also send SMR tokens (and in the future NFTs and custom Native Assets) to the ShimmerEVM through Firefly.
Buenos Aires Releases Blockchain Digital Identity Solution Powered by Matter Labs’ ZK Proofs
Citizens of Buenos Aires can access the identity solution, the QuarkID wallet, where they can store their birth and marriage certificates, according to the city government.
Bitfinex to Enhance Clients’ Assets Security Using Zodia Custody’s Interchange Product
Zodia’s Interchange allows clients to keep their assets on its platform, while their holdings are mirrored and available on an exchange for trading.
First Mover Americas: MakerDAO Exchange Balance Jumps; CZ Denies He Owns CommEx
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 28, 2023.
EU Seeks More Data on Crypto’s ‘Significant’ Environmental Harm
The bloc’s executive arm is spending $842K on a study as it mulls what to do about energy-hungry proof-of-work technology
Listed Bitcoin Miners Could be the Ultimate Bet for 2024: Matrixport
Investors could see outsized gains by buying a diversified portfolio of publicly listed mining companies, the report said.
Central Banks Successfully Test Cross Border Trading of Wholesale CBDC Using DeFi
The Bank for International Settlements alongside the central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland tested out using wholesale CBDC to conduct cross border trading.