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Beijing underground rolls out full integration of CBDC for payments
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12 August, 2021

Beijing underground rolls out full integration of CBDC for payments

The city’s railway announced last week that the digital yuan, or e-CNY, would be available immediately at 428 stations across...
Advisory and FAQs: Raising the hard cap setting in Bitcoin SV Node software in anticipation of multi-gigabyte blocks
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11 August, 2021

Advisory and FAQs: Raising the hard cap setting in Bitcoin SV Node software in anticipation of multi-gigabyte blocks

As demand for capacity on the mainnet continues to grow, miners have signaled that they intend to raise the block...
Poly Network attack: Here’s what happened to biggest DeFi hack in history
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11 August, 2021

Poly Network attack: Here’s what happened to biggest DeFi hack in history

The Poly Network allows users to swap tokens across multiple blockchains, including Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and others. Poly...
CoinGeek Backstage: Simit Naik on the exciting projects under development at nChain
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11 August, 2021

CoinGeek Backstage: Simit Naik on the exciting projects under development at nChain

On this episode of CoinGeek Backstage, Simit Naik talks about Switzerland’s emerging reputation as a center for blockchain, and the...
Proof of work vs proof of stake
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11 August, 2021

Proof of work vs proof of stake

Dr. Craig S. Wright clears up proof of work vs. proof of stake in this week's "Bitcoin Class with Satoshi"...
BitMEX enters $100M settlement with US regulators, but founders still not out of trouble
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11 August, 2021

BitMEX enters $100M settlement with US regulators, but founders still not out of trouble

The derivatives trading platform allegedly violated U.S. regulations when it offered investment products without acquiring the necessary license and failed...