International agencies report on tokenization to G20 officials

Leading DeFi protocols are rushing to implement Layer 2 to ease the burden of high gas fees. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are racing to implement Layer 2 scaling solutions as Ethereum gas fees skyrocket and the network struggles under the demand.Popular DeFi platforms including Uniswap, Aave, and Synthetix are gettin closer to rolling out the…

The United States faces a growing threat of transnational cybercrime, particularly against its financial system. In what may be the largest prosecution of its kind in U.S. history, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged Texas tech billionaire Bob Brockman in a 39-count indictment with evading $2 billion in taxes. The businessman used encrypted devices…

Stephen Moore — the economist who advised Trump on his tax cut policy and made an aborted Trump-backed bid to join the United States Federal Reserve board — has joined a cryptocurrency project that aspires to function as a new type of central bank.The development was reported by U.S. business news site Fox Business Network…

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekBulls keep running as Bitcoin notches a new 2020 high at $15,950…

Bitcoin reclaimed the $60,000 price level for the first time in 14 days, amid a month that is typically perceived as bearish for Bitcoin.

Since failing to close above the $2,000 mark, Ether (ETH) price has faced a steep 16.8% correction, but this was not enough to give bears an edge in the August $1.27 billion monthly options expiry.Ether USD price index, 12-hour chart. Source: TradingViewCurrently, there are mixed feelings about the network’s upcoming change to a proof-of-stake (PoS)…

Bitcoin can scale as an adopted store of value using second-layer solutions, but not on-chain with its current technology says Abra’s CEO. 588 Total views 16 Total shares Bill Barhydt, CEO and founder of the Abra digital finance wallet and exchange app, said he sees Bitcoin’s (BTC) blockchain struggling when it comes to on-chain mass…

Four legal claims were dismissed by the court, while three others were allowed to proceed. 424 Total views 12 Total shares

Recently published data from glassnode shows there are currently more than 1,800 Bitcoin (BTC) whales. From a macro perspective, this increase in the number of whales can be considered bullish.The term whale is used within the crypto industry to describe an individual investor that holds a large amount of BTC. Typically, whales are early Bitcoin…