Bank of Canada says no to retail CBDC in reshuffling of priorities
Regulating and speeding up payments without a CBDC are more important to the Canadian central bank.
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Digital identity platform integrates with zkSync for on-chain KYC
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BREAKING: Square rebrands to Block as focus shifts to blockchain
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a16z exec: Stablecoin regulatory clarity needed to avoid ‘FTX-level issue’
Chris Dixon is bullish on stablecoins but says Europe is currently leading the United States in protecting consumers and investors.

Ethereum leads crypto’s $2.24B liquidation amid tariff wars
Over 730,000 traders faced liquidations as Ether led the market plunge. Analysts compared the impact with the FTX collapse and COVID-19 crash.

Argentina’s crypto adoption hopes dim after Milei’s LIBRA memecoin scandal
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Ethereum tops $3.3K as analysts tip ETF approvals this week
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Kraken pledges $150,000 to Ethereum devs in latest Gitcoin Grants Round
This is a first for the traditionally Bitcoin-centric exchange. 1308 Total views 17 Total shares The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange announced that it would match $150,000 in donations to support open-source Ethereum projects on Gitcoin.Gitcoin is a developer-funding platform relying on a hybrid model of sponsored donations and direct community support. Through its quadratic funding model,…