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Thailand’s central bank assesses the chances of bringing centralized and decentralized together. Thailand’s central bank is looking at smart contracts and decentralized finance (DeFi) implementations for its national digital currency, the digital baht.Vijak Sethaput, senior developer for the Bank of Thailand’s (BoT) central bank digital currency project Inthanon, discussed the country’s CBDC progress in an…

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that crypto investment scams are increasingly targeting British investors, in an official warning published August 17. The watchdog warns that fraudsters often use celebrity images, slick websites or “prestigious” City of London addresses as a smokescreen through which to lure prospective investors. It adds: “Scam firms can…

Top Stories This Week US lawmakers file ‘SEC Stabilization Act’ to fire Gary Gensler United States Representative Warren Davidson has introduced the “SEC Stabilization Act” into the House of Representatives. One of the bill’s main provisions is to fire Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. The bill would remove Gensler from office and…

AOC and guests explored the conditions that led to the GameStop short squeeze and the ramifications of the institutional response to it. 1049 Total views 6 Total shares Hundreds of thousands tuned in to a Twitch stream today as U.S. congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez discussed Robinhood’s controversial decision to suspend trading in GameStop after the short…

Privacy-centric cryptocurrency monero (XMR) plans to switch to a new proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm in October. The new algorithm follows an agreement with Arweave, which will fund an audit of the new algorithm, an Arweave spokesperson told Cointelegraph via email on May 23.Arweave, which has launched a permanent and decentralized internet, said that monero will implement…

Hong Kong-based computer hardware manufacturer Sapphire has announced a new graphics card for mining the recently-launched GRIN Coin, according to an official press release published on Jan. 22.The SAPPHIRE RX 570 16GB HDMI Blockchain Graphics Card is one of the first of a “new family” that will support mining of the new GRIN Coin.GRIN, which…

As the launch of Bancor V2 draws close, the team is inviting the community to take a look at its code and report any vulnerabilities they may find.On Friday, the project released the code for the Bancor V2 smart contracts, which feature a variety of improvements that help both the users and liquidity providers of…

The crypto market is growing at a rapid pace, with governments and various regulatory bodies actively trying to study and keep up with the growth. While many policymakers around the globe have come to realize that banning the crypto market is not an option, many are yet to come up with a formidable framework to regulate…

The virtual world is celebrating in style with "live" DJ sets and a new club reveal 629 Total views 6 Total shares User-owned virtual world Decentraland is celebrating its one-year anniversary true to form with a virtual party open to all. “Relive the past 12 months of events, competitions, exhibitions, gatherings and more with messages from…