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Using DNS To Coordinate Bitcoin Payments

Matt Corallo proposed a little more than a week ago a BIP for the coordination of making Bitcoin payments. Making bitcoin payments has always presented something of a challenge in terms of coordination, both on-chain and off-chain with protocols like Lightning, for different reasons. When it comes to digital systems like email or payment systems

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Mastercard’s Latest Crypto Loyalty Scheme Aims to Plug Google Pay Gaps

The Swoo wallet partnership is targeted at emerging regions like Africa and Southeast Asia, and specifically at parts unreached by Google Pay.A pilot in January saw 17,000 participants avail themselves of the 5% crypto cashback scheme.Payments giant Mastercard (MA) is working with Swoo Pay, an emerging markets-focused mobile payments app, to offer loyalty rewards in

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Hong Kong’s Central Bank Issues Guidance for Firms Offering Crypto Custodial Services

Hong Kong's central bank issued guidance for firms interested in offering custodial services for digital assets.Among the requirements, the HKMA wants firms to hold clients' digital assets in client accounts segregated from the firm's own assets in the event of an insolvency.Hong Kong's central bank issued guidance for authorized institutions interested in offering custody services

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$200M in Liquidations as Ethereum (ETH) Jumps to $3K for the First Time in Almost 2 Years

Bitcoin’s price has increased to $53,000, but ETH continues to outperform the largest digital asset and has skyrocketed to $3,000 for the first time in almost two years. These price increases have left over-leveraged traders in a bad situation, with the total liquidations rising to nearly $200 million. The cryptocurrency market has been on a

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Ether Hits $3K for First Time in Nearly 2 Years Amid Rising ETH ETF Excitement

The price of ether (ETH), the native token to the Ethereum network, rose past $3,000 for the first time since April 2022 on Tuesday, continuing a recent hot streak.Ether's price rose about 1.6% over the past 24 hours and has risen over 12% in the past week, outpacing other cryptocurrencies, according to data from CoinGecko.Bitcoin's

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COTI Successfully Deploys Garbled Circuits on Blockchain Ahead of V2 Launch

Web3 infrastructure development firm COTI announced the successful demonstration of garbled circuits on the blockchain ahead of its privacy-centric Ethereum-based layer-2 network COTI V2 launch in April. According to a press release sent to CryptoPotato, COTI deployed the Garbled Circuits in collaboration with its partner Soda Labs, creating a mechanism that performs the computations using

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SpiderSwap, AI Are the Latest Solana Meme Coins to Surge, Will Smog Token Explode Next?

Meme coins continue to prove their staying power in the Solana ecosystem, with SpiderSwap (SPDR) and AI (AI) both rocketing this week. This pattern has made meme coin enthusiasts question whether Solana-based tokens could achieve higher returns than their Ethereum-based peers this year. Meanwhile, one newcomer, Smog (SMOG), is combining an eye-catching dragon theme with

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The New Gaming Web3 Gem Supported by Ubisoft, Aiming for 100M Players to Protect the Environment

[PRESS RELEASE – Bordeaux, France, February 20th, 2024] My Lovely Planet, backed by gaming giants such as Ubisoft and Unity, aims to bring together a community of 100 million players for a concrete environmental impact. This French startup is revolutionizing gaming and web3, aiming to save the planet by bringing together a community of 100

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Fandomdao is Live – Pioneering Fan Engagement Through Charitable Innovation

[PRESS RELEASE – SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, February 20th, 2024] Fandomdao, the highly anticipated social platform renowned worldwide for its innovative fusion of charity and fan engagement through the “Fandomdao Challenge,” officially went live on February 20th at 7:00 AM UTC. Anchored by altruism and fan empowerment, Fandomdao is poised to usher in a new era of

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Was Justin Sun The Mysterious Ethereum Whale Who Bought $160M in ETH?

Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, could be the individual behind the $160.7 million in ETH acquisition based on the associated address. Ethereum has recently been surging and headed toward the $3,000 mark owing to recent whale activities, spot ETH ETFs, and the upcoming Dencun upgrade. Crypto Transactions Traced to Wallets Linked to Sun According