Hashing It Out: Layer-2 challenges and enterprise adoption with LightLink CEO

The proposal may help Argentinians in the export business avoid heavy taxes from foreign currency payments. A member of the lower house of the Argentine National Congress has introduced legislation that would allow certain workers in the country to receive some or all of their salary in crypto.In a Tuesday tweet, Argentine Chamber of Deputies…

Some Russian banks have been increasingly concerned about the potential implications of the digital ruble after the first pilots started in August. 117 Total views 3 Total shares Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and blockchain technology are likely to displace traditional banks, according to a lawmaker in Russia.Anatoly Aksakov, head of Russia’s parliamentary financial committee

Major United Kingdom energy company OVO has invested in blockchain firm Electron through its recently launched technology division, Kaluza. The development was announced in an OVO blog post published on March 12.Kaluza —  an intelligent grid technology company that provides software and hardware products to the energy sector — has reportedly made an investment in…

The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has highlighted Bitcoin’s (BTC) utility after funds worth almost $1 billion changed hands for less than $4 in fees.Bitcoin fees too small to comprehendAs blockchain monitoring resource BitInfoCharts confirmed on Oct. 14, the transaction at wallet and storage provider Xapo involved a total of 112,027.29 BTC.Previously, Bitstamp had transferred…

With the crypto world still reeling from the FTX collapse, Brazil recently passed legislation that legalized cryptocurrency use for payments in the country. How to reconcile this with all those declarations in the West that crypto is having its “Lehman moment”? Brazil may have inadvertently revealed a cleft between the developed world and emerging markets with…

Despite the turbulence that broke out in the crypto market this summer, there is an important long-term marker that should be considered in any complex assessment — the combination of adoption and regulation. The latest report by EUBlockchain Observatory, named “EU Blockchain Ecosystem Developments,” tries to measure this combination within the European Union, combining the…

Manta Network will use newly raised funds to further scale DeFi use cases by boosting blockchain privacy. 1422 Total views 18 Total shares Manta Network, a privacy layer project for the Polkadot ecosystem, has completed a new funding round to continue scaling decentralized finance (DeFi) use cases by boosting blockchain privacy.Announced Tuesday, Manta Network’s latest…