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Binance’s BNB Chain is set to undergo two hard forks in August 2023 to reduce the possibility of a malicious blockchain reorganization and increase compatibility with other Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain networks.The Plato and Hertz upgrades are scheduled for Aug. 10 and Aug. 30, respectively, following extensive testing. The Plato upgrade, which has already taken place,…

After launching TRUMP futures trading last week, FTX plans to release five additional 2020 presidential election-based futures products.“What we’re about to come out with is just similar contracts for the top five Democratic candidates,” an FTX representative told Cointelegraph in an interview. 2020 Reelection futures expand offeringFTX plans to launch a Bernie Sanders (BERNIE) futures trading…

Digital asset manager IDEG is launching what it claims are Asia’s first Bitcoin (BTC) trusts.The two new funds — Asia Bitcoin Trust I and Atlas Mining Trust I —  were officially announced in a press release on Dec. 8, confirming an earlier disclosure from the firm in Hong Kong in late November. Coinbase Custody will act…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled the roadmap for what he described as the “coherent whole” Ethereum 2.0 in a keynote presentation at the Devcon4 conference in Prague Oct. 31.Dubbed ‘Serenity,’ the project encompasses multiple projects Ethereum developers have been working on since 2014.“Ethereum 2.0 is [...] a combination of a bunch of different features that…

As fears of disinformation and election tampering take hold of citizens across the globe, many are left to wonder if there’s a solution that can quell voter concerns. A recent study by global communications firm Ketchum found growing distrust among individuals around voting machines (59%), issues with voter databases (60%), interference through technology (63%) and…

Australian actress Margot Robbie, who is playing the lead in the new Barbie movie, has caused quite a stir within the crypto community after stating that simply talking about Bitcoin (BTC) gives off Ken vibes.In the last 24 hours, the crypto community on Twitter, including Microstrategy's Michael Saylor and prominent Youtuber Layah Heilpern, showed a…

SFC reportedly held discussions with the country's crypto ETF issuers about providing staking services via licensed platforms

In this week’s newsletter, read about how nonfungible tokens (NFTs) hosted on the FTX exchange are now showing blank images. Check out how NFTs can solve diamond certification fraud and how the NFT space is held back by oversupply. In other news, find out how celebrities are facing a class-action lawsuit. And don’t forget this…