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The privacy-based cryptocurrency could see a return to the Japanese market if the group running Dash Japan is successful. 1306 Total views 28 Total shares A $30,000 proposal submitted by the group running Dash's Japanese website has just received approval to continue their efforts to get the token relisted in Japan.According to an April 27…

Solana price is pushing toward new highs as an increasing number of DApps, DeFi projects and stablecoins build platforms on the network. 2943 Total views 22 Total shares The arrival of institutional investors and the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) has been an incredible boon for the entire cryptocurrency sector but it has also highlighted…

Chinese social media giant and payment service provider WeChat banned cryptocurrency transactions in its payments policy. Dovey Wan, founding partner of crypto investment firm Primitive, tweeted the news on May 7.The tweet contained a screenshot of the policy changes, which intimates that users who engage in cryptocurrency trading will have their accounts terminated.Wan expressed concern…

With its forthcoming digital yuan, China will aim to rival the U.S. dollar, not Bitcoin, say experts. 924 Total views 41 Total shares Having learned what it needs from the cryptocurrency space and blockchain, China will aim to rival the U.S. dollar, not Bitcoin (BTC), with its highly-anticipated digital yuan.Matthew Graham, a veteran investment banker…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that this week the government will pay half a Petro to Venezuelan retirees and public workers as Christmas bonus.With a total of 4,500,000 retirees and 3,500,000 public workers, Maduro said in a speech on Dec. 15 that he expects to deliver half a Petro to more than 8 million Venezuelans…

Osmosis joins investment firm Paradigm’s other DeFi portfolio members such as Maker, Synthetic, Uniswap, Optimism, FTX, Coinbase and BlockFi. 1015 Total views 25 Total shares Osmosis, a decentralized exchange, or DEX, on the Cosmos blockchain, raised $21 million dollars in a token sale led by VC fund Paradigm along with a consortium of investors that…

Bhutan uses Himalayan rivers to generate energy used to mine Bitcoin, local reports reveal. 1386 Total views 24 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTBhutan is bullish on Bitcoin (BTC). Following the revelation that the small Himalayan kingdom has been quietly accumulating crypto, the country is also mining Bitcoin. Moreover,…

London-based global funds network Calastone announced that it switched its entire system for fund trade clearing services to its blockchain Distributed Market Infrastructure (DMI) in a press release published on May 20.Per the release, the migration of the company’s over 1,800 customers over 41 markets “represents the largest community of global financial services organisations connecting…

Coming every Saturday, 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 WeekBitcoin bulls attack $57,000, and altcoins rally as April comes to a…