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Interest in staking ether (ETH), or locking coins in the Ethereum network to earn passive yield, has surged since Ethereum implemented the Shapella or Shanghai upgrade on April 12.Data tracked by Glassnode show more than 4.4 million coins have been deposited into the staking contract since April 12, taking the tally to 22.58 million."The surge…

opinion Every quarter, CoinDesk Research surfaces the key data, trends, and events with its State of Blockchains reports. As our research efforts evolve and expand, we hope to provide amplification to perspectives within the crypto community. We reached out to analysts, builders, and lawyers to understand the industry from their unique vantage point. Let’s dive…

Dec 28, 2020 at 1:39 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 28, 2020 at 2:08 p.m. UTCMarathon Patent Agrees to Buy 70K ASIC Miners From Bitmain for $170MNasdaq-listed Marathon Patent Group (MARA), one of the largest enterprise bitcoin mining companies in North America, said it’s entered into a contract with Bitmain to purchase 70,000 Antminer S-19 ASIC miners…

South Korea will require companies that own or issue crypto to disclose their holdings in financial statements from 2024 onwards, according to draft rules released by the country's financial regulator on Tuesday. Under the new rules, companies will need to disclose information about the quantity, characteristics, business models and accounting policies regarding the sale of…

feature Three blockchain technology companies have joined a multi-industry consortium dedicated to protecting members against the threat of patent assertion entities (PAEs) – more commonly known as patent trolls. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Peer Mountain, MARKNetwork and IBISA have signed on to LOT Network, which was formed in 2014 by Google, software maker Red Hat…

Tomi's aim is to "kick off a clean slate for the internet," using its DAO governance model to promote freedom of speech and access to uncensored information, in contrast to the "government and corporate surveillance and censorship" of the world wide web, it said on Tuesday.

As many as 28 Virtual Digital Assets (VDA) or crypto service providers have registered themselves with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).The Indian Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Parliament’s Lower House in a written reply to a question on Monday.In March, India’s Finance Ministry mandated that crypto businesses will have to register

news Daily trading volume for the world’s largest cryptocurrency bitcoin exceeded $11 billion Friday, the most observed in a 24-hour period since April 25 of last year. At that time, the average price of bitcoin was $8,845, while today the crypto asset is listed for less than half the price, currently trading at $3,951 as…

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