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New Ethereum (ETH) being generated through mining is at its lowest rate ever, Etherscan data reveals on Feb. 11.According to Etherscan, on Feb. 10, 13,370 new ETH have been created, down from over 20 thousand in December 2018 and an all-time-high of over 39 thousand reported on July 30, 2015. The recent sharp decrease in…

South Korea’s central bank plans to recruit additional digital currency experts to build on its existing research into central bank digital currency (CBDC). Along with its own research, the bank also plans to discuss the developments of CBDCs with the Bank of International Settlements and other international organizations.While the larger economies are mulling launching or…

A new exhibition targeting the intersection of art and blockchain will open this spring at the Centre Pompidou, home of the first collection of modern art in Europe. 192 Total views 6 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTParis's leading contemporary art museum, the Centre Pompidou announced on Feb.…

British mobile banking firm Revolut is negotiating with investors to raise at least half a billion dollars next year, Reuters reports on Nov. 12.Since the end of 2017, Revolut’s app has allowed its users to complete transactions in cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC) and Ether (ETH).According to Reuters, Revolut plans to raise the funds…

It’s a different kind of Space Race. 667 Total views 10 Total shares Filecoin, a blockchain-based decentralized storage project, is officially launching its testnet- Space Race to test out the network before the mainnet launch.As promised, Filecoin will start its testnet launching competition. It encourages global miners for the next three weeks to be competing…

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm and high-profile crypto investor Andreessen Horowitz has raised $2.75 billion for two new funds, according to a company announcement published on May 1.The lion’s share of the new capital will go toward a specialized $2 billion late-stage venture fund (LSV Fund I), headed by Andreessen Horowitz general partner David George.The…

The US President said during a press conference that he would consider allowing Edward Snowden to return from his 7-year ‘exile’ in Russia. 1103 Total views 19 Total shares Edward Snowden may be able to return to the United States if Donald Trump chooses to grant the whistleblower a presidential pardon.According to an Aug. 15…

It is an update to the original 100M ecosystem funding proposal, which Terra developers say did not fit the community's needs. 202 Total views 2 Total shares On Monday, developers of the Terra ecosystem, which consists of Luna Classic (LUNC) — formerly known as Terra (LUN, TerraUSD (USTC), and Luna 2.0 (LUNA), proposed a revised…

Update (July 7 at 9:33 PM UTC): This article has been updated to include Coinbase's response. Coinbase’s users have been turning to Twitter to report scams and phishing attacks involving the company’s services and applications in recent weeks, including claims that scammers are using the crypto exchange’s domain name.The most recent case was disclosed on July 7…