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The market capitalization of Chainlink has surpassed Bitcoin Cash, as the DeFi market continues to prosper with TVL exceeding $24 billion. 1934 Total views 7 Total shares Chainlink (LINK), the oracle-focused blockchain protocol, surpassed Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to become the eighth-biggest cryptocurrency as of Jan. 18.The market capitalization of Chainlink now hovers at $9 billion…

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has remained stagnant in the $9,300–$9,500 range for seven days with low volatility. Traders expect the top cryptocurrency to see a huge price movement in the near term. However, prominent crypto traders are divided on whether Bitcoin will see a resumption of a bearish trend by revisiting the $7,000s in…

The European Securities and Markets Authority argued that DeFi was still too small to pose any sizeable risks to overall financial stability, but should be monitored. 108 Total views 3 Total shares Decentralized finance (DeFi) is yet to pose a meaningful risk to overall financial stability but does require monitoring, according to the European Union’s financial

The long-awaited cryptocurrency regulation framework released by President Joe Biden’s Treasury Department this month attempted to outline a plan for managing the burgeoning crypto industry. Unfortunately, the department’s assessment failed to embody more substance than a mere mission statement.While Biden’s administration appears to be taking a “whole-of-government approach” toward overseeing the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector…

U.S. retail giant Walmart and its division Sam’s Club, a membership-only retail warehouse club, will require suppliers of leafy greens to implement a farm-to-store tracking system based on blockchain tech, Reuters reported September 24.The end-to-end traceability system is based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) developed by computing giant IBM. According to the report, Walmart will…

In protest of the upcoming implementation of EIP-1559, some Ethereum miners are organizing to redirect hash power to a 1559-opposed pool for 51 hours. 1725 Total views 17 Total shares Some Ethereum miners are trying to drum up support for a demonstration of force to show their opposition to the impending implementation of EIP-1559.Amid the…

South Korea’s incoming crypto investor protection laws will see local exchanges review over 1,300 listed tokens over the next six months.

OK Group, the conglomerate behind cryptocurrency exchange OKEx, is investing approximately 10 million RMB ($1.4 million) into Yun Qu Technologies, a blockchain startup based in Wuhan.The announcement was made on April 8 on China’s state news network, Xinhuanet. Yun Qu is headquartered in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The investment was being discussed…