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France’s economy and finance minister has repeated his criticism of Facebook’s digital currency Libra, saying he cannot allow its existence.Le Maire: France has “clear position” on LibraIn an opinion piece for the Financial Times on Oct. 17, Bruno Le Maire claimed Libra would take power over currency away from national governments.His comments echo similar reservations from…

Binance Smart Chain became quite popular as an Ethereum alternative during the latter's peak of network congestions and gas fee issues. 422 Total views 3 Total shares Decentralized blockchain ecosystem Binance Smart Chain (BSC) today announced that it is taking a new name, BNB Chain, in a bid to reflect its connection with the native…

Microsoft, Tencent and 16 other Web2 giants have partnered with Consensys on its mission to decentralize the Infura network — the key point of access to Ethereum for much of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.The partnerships aim to increase decentralization on the Infura network — key to preventing outages of the Web3 services that leverage

“If the law has clauses related to money laundering activities — Anti-Money Laundering activities — that’s very important for us," said Panama President Laurentino Cortizo. 399 Total views 15 Total shares Laurentino Cortizo, the president of Panama, has said he won’t sign off on a crypto bill recently approved by the country’s National Assembly without…

The proposal drew mixed reactions from the community where some criticized the strategy for buying more CRV even as others are looking to shed exposure. 251 Total views 1 Total shares Amid growing uncertainty around Curve exposure for many decentralized finance protocols, Aave Chan founder Marc Zeller has proposed that Aave Treasury buy $2 million…

Bitcoin (BTC) price appears on the verge of closing another week pinned below the $11,000 resistance but given the major events of the week, things could have been so much worse. Cryptocurrency daily market performance snapshot. Source: Coin360The top-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap held its ground as KuCoin revealed more than $150 million worth of assets…

The Linux Foundation and the American Association of Insurance Services are co-launching a blockchain-based platform to help the insurance industry. 464 Total views 2 Total shares The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit technology consortium that supports the Linux operating system, is backing a new blockchain-based project for the insurance industry.On Monday, the foundation announced the launch of the…

The Spanish stock exchange is moving forward with further tests of its planned blockchain-based system to finance small- and medium-scale enterprises. 1153 Total views 14 Total shares Spanish stock exchange Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, or BME is set to test its blockchain infrastructure for small- and medium-sized enterprise financing following a successful pilot run back…

Coinbase says that a 15-day notice-and-comment period for FinCEN’s new crypto rules is not enough. 1200 Total views 8 Total shares Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, is advocating extension for the industry’s feedback deadline to newly proposed crypto rules by the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN.In a…