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The Ethereum Foundation has announced April 12 as the date of deployment of the much-anticipated Shanghai and Capella upgrade, together dubbed as Shapella.The upgrades will enable withdrawals from Ethereum 2.0 staking contracts. The staking contract was first launched in December 2020. It only accepted one-way deposits of ETH, which will change after the upgrade.To date,…

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Rakuten Wallet has launched trading a year after acquiring Everybody’s Bitcoin.Three trading pairs go liveConfirmed in a press release on Aug. 19, Rakuten Wallet, which is a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, said spot trading of three cryptocurrencies — Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) — was now live. In…

A research firm’s head recently claimed Bitcoin’s capped supply could be changed. 972 Total views 4 Total shares Bitcoin’s (BTC) price rise has brought all sorts of comments out of the woodwork. Although many carry a bullish tint, some folks still doubt crypto as a new store of value class. David Rosenberg, the chief economist…

The latest initiatives led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore aim to develop foundational capabilities to scale tokenized markets. 290 Total views 1 Total shares The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has introduced five additional industry pilots into the Project Guardian to test various use cases around asset tokenization. Project Guardian is a collaborative initiative led

The global food and agriculture industry is a trillion-dollar sector that is growing exponentially. According to findings from the World Bank, agriculture alone accounted for 4% of global domestic product, or GDP, f the United States in 2018. The report further noted that agriculture could account for more than 25% of GDP in developing countries. Meanwhile,…

A consortium of big crypto companies, including Coinbase, has just launched a new certification scheme for Ethereum node operators called NORS. 

The Netherlands’ financial regulator has approved the blockchain-powered real estate crowdfunding platform Max Crowfund. 2100 Total views 19 Total shares Max Crowdfund, a blockchain-powered real estate crowdfunding platform connecting property developers and investors, has received approval from the Financial Markets Authority in the Netherlands.With approval from the AFM, Max Property Group — the platform’s parent…

Despite Twitter releasing 140 NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain, Twitter's CEO continues to reject the altcoin as an investment. 992 Total views 3 Total shares Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has again rejected the idea of him buying into Ether (ETH) despite the social media platform's activities with Ethereum-based nonfungible tokens (NFTs).On Wednesday, the social media…