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⁠Key Short-Term Scalability Feature Still Needs Research, Says Vitalik Buterin Stateless clients research promises to make blockchain nodes lighter without sacrificing validation, but there are stumbling blocks in their…

⁠Book Review: Digital Is the Cash "Digital is the Cash" is a short, accessible read, looking at cryptocurrency from a vaguely African perspective, with a strong preference for Dash.

⁠Kazakhstan Sets Eyes on Top-3 Spot for Global Bitcoin Mining The post-Soviet country’s cheap electricity has been attracting Bitcoin miners, but will it manage to elbow out Russia and the United States?

⁠Accomplice in Alleged $722M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty to Charges One of four men charged with defrauding investors of over $722 million through a long-running cryptomining scheme has pleaded guilty to charges a…

⁠Tether Blacklists 39 Ethereum Addresses Worth Over $46 Million Just after 100,000 in USDC were blacklisted by Centre, Tether blacklists 46 million Tether in Ethereum addresses.

⁠HBZ Investors Urge Court to Block Smart Contract Destruction A class-action lawsuit seeks to prevent e-scooter firm Helbiz from destroying the smart contract underpinning its ERC-20 token.

⁠Switching Bitcoin to 100% ASIC Mining Could Increase Security 2000X ASIC miners are the best option for Bitcoin network security well into the future, new research has found.

⁠Uniswap’s Daily Volume Nudges $25M Despite Scam Token Concerns Uniswap’s daily volume has rallied to nearly $25 million despite the spotlight on imposter tokens trading on the exchange.

⁠Monetary Historian: Libra Will Never See The Light Of Day UC Berkeley professor Barry Eichengreen says there are too many obstacles in the way for Libra to ever get off the ground

⁠MIT Crypto Group Researcher Says PoW Attacks Not Always Obvious James Lovejoy, a research assistant for Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, crypto and blockchain group the Digital Currency Initiative, explain…

⁠Smart Contracts ‘Have Limited Potential’ Without IoT Sensors Smart contracts in the trade sector will need to rely on IoT sensors to live up to their full potential new research suggests.

⁠DLT Voting Would Likely Benefit Democrats: UNSW Professor Using DLT in elections could increase turnout and thwart Republican lawsuits over mail-in voter fraud says UNSW professor Richard Holden

⁠Community Asked for Input to Guide Australia's Blockchain Roadmap The Australian Government wants YOU to join working groups to help guide the National Blockchain Roadmap

⁠New York Court Rejects Bitfinex Appeal Over $850M in Lost Funds Bitfinex’s claim that New York does not have jurisdiction over the off-shore exchange has been rejected by the Supreme Court

⁠Islanders Demand Return of ‘.IO’ Domain From Colonizers The former islanders of the Chagos Archipelago have accused the UK government of stealing the ‘Indian Ocean’ domain name

⁠Successful Ransomware Attacks Decline in 2020 A report by Emsisoft showed a decline in successful ransomware attacks during the COVID-19 outbreak

⁠Chinese Police Dismantle $14M Crypto Scam Chinese police busted a crypto scam in Wenzhou that amassed $14+ million

⁠South Korean National Assembly to Discuss Crypto Transaction Transparency South Korea legislature will address money laundering and transparency in crypto transactions

⁠Court in China Implementing Blockchain for Court Reform Chinese courts want to use blockchain technology as a new way to record hearings

​​What Challenges Affect the Cost of Running a Cryptocurrency Exchange The high costs involved in launching and operating a cryptocurrency exchange are significant and few can afford them, but that may be about to change…

⁠A Record Number of Bitcoin Were Recently Withdrawn From Exchanges On July 8, a record number of Bitcoin were removed from custodial exchanges, with Coinbase leading the charge.

⁠Bad Day for Stocks Sends Bitcoin Price Below Key $9.3K Support Bitcoin price dropped below $9,200 as stocks were rattled by the U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Trump’s tax returns.

⁠Alchemy Aims to Transform Blockchain Development with New Build Tools New dev tools promise to make blockchain development open to more engineers, as well as faster and more efficient.

⁠Dogecoin Margin Trading and Saving Accounts Now on OKEx The announcement follows a Dogecoin marketing campaign that caused the coin’s price to surge 124% in two days.

⁠Hold More Gold Than Bitcoin, Says BTC Bull Mike Novogratz Michael Novogratz, who predicted BTC to hit $20,000 by the end of 2020, advises investors to own more gold than Bitcoin.

⁠Orchid Labs CEO Says New VPN Seeks to Enhance Privacy Rights U.S.-based company launched a VPN app for iOS users after witnessing a surge in VPN services demand across the world.

⁠Ripple Teams Up With Santander on International Payments Massive retail bank Santander has teamed up with crypto and blockchain company Ripple.

⁠Low Ether Volatility: No Trader Interest or Calm Before the ETH Storm? Although Ether has seen its transaction volumes surge and active addresses skyrocket, its price has failed to spike in the past month.

⁠Former Swiss President Sees the Country Leading in DLT and Technology of the Future Former Swiss President and new board member of CV VC talks the unique attitudes towards law that make Switzerland a hub for crypto.