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⁠Bitcoin Mining Firm Layer1 Accused of Copyright Infringement Layer1 — a Bitcoin mining firm backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel — was accused of copyright infringement.

⁠Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum 2.0 Presents a ‘Much Harder’ Challenge Than We Thought Vitalik Buterin says it’s likely that some Ethereum applications may fail, while others succeed — but he accepts it as integral to how the…

⁠Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits Record Average High With $12K Price in Sight Bitcoin’s seven-day average hash rate passes 129 EH/s for the first time as the price continues to meet resistance at the $12K level.

⁠Donald Trump: ‘I’ll Start Looking at’ Pardoning Edward Snowden The US President said during a press conference that he would consider allowing Edward Snowden to return from his 7-year ‘exile’ in Russia.

⁠The Pandemic is Prompting Asian Countries to Adopt Blockchain Asian countries have found ways to use blockchain amid the pandemic.

⁠Former Florida Tax Collector Used Public Funds for Blockchain Company A different kind of scam.

⁠31% of BlockFolio Users Say Know Nothing of DeFi It turns out, DeFi is still a mystery.

⁠Standard Chartered Conducts First Blockchain Trade in Bangladesh Bangladesh is now on the blockchain map.

⁠DeFi is the Future Says CZ but Centralized Exchanges Remain More Popular The idea is strong, but until decentralized exchanges become more user-friendly, centralized exchanges will still be popular.

⁠Top Three Reasons Why Enterprise Blockchain Projects Fail Why do enterprise blockchain implementations fail, and what can enterprises do to increase their chances of success?

⁠A Community-Governed DeFi Platform Makes Crowdfunding Decentralized A community governed DeFi project sets a new standard for crowdfunding.

⁠Blockchain-Backed Social Media Brings More Choice for Users Could blockchain fight against state-sponsored censorship in a post-coronavirus era?

⁠Two Attacks on ETC Network Leave Community Needing a Solution, Fast Multiple Ethereum Classic blockchain attacks leave significant discussions on what actually happened.

⁠The Importance of Developing the Decentralized Finance Space Developing the DeFi space is perhaps the most important task that lies ahead for the crypto community in the coming years.

⁠Lukka Co-CEO Explains How Blockchain Data Saves on Taxes Why is blockchain reference data important? How can it help save on taxes? Lukka co-CEO Robert Materazzi explains.

⁠Blockchain Phones and Bitcoin Watches: Revisiting the Crypto Tech Hype Blockchain smartphones and crypto-storing watches: Which innovative devices have actually gone from concept to reality?

⁠Former Prudential Securities Chief Executive Ball Bats for Bitcoin Bitcoin is both a long-term safe haven and short-term speculative asset, Ball said.

⁠Major South Korean Chat App Bets Big on NFT-Based Stock Trading The race for blockchain adoption is on in South Korea.

⁠Hong Kong Authorities Apprehend Bitcoin ATM Thieves Who Stole $30,000 Showing up in person to steal cash from a digital asset machine?

⁠Why Cryptocurrency Is More Than a Hedge Against US Dollar Inflation Precious metals used to be the best way to protect your portfolio from natural value deterioration, but Bitcoin is changing the game.

⁠California Moves Forward with Digital Asset Bill Originally seeking to define digital assets, the bill now orders for a study to look at the impact of digital assets if these were securities.

⁠Decentralized Exchanges Maturing, but High Demand Reveals Limitations The growth of decentralized exchanges in 2020 has been phenomenal, but there is a hard ceiling with current technology.

⁠Can Belarus Use Crypto to Bypass Sanctions? Experts are Skeptical Sanctions could be coming to Belarus. Can the crypto-friendly country beat it with Bitcoin or Ethereum?

⁠Good Stablecoin Rules in the EU Pave the Way for CBDCs and a Digital Euro In the EU, getting laws right on Libra could be the best way to speed up a digital euro from the European Central Bank.

⁠Indian Crypto Exchange WazirX to Enter DeFi Amid Uncertain Regulations Indian crypto exchange WazirX plans to attract current users and institutional investors with its market maker protocol.

⁠The Blockchain Paradox: Decentralization Through Centralized Institutions Institutional adoption of blockchain can offer great benefits, as truly decentralized control often comes from the roots of centralization.

⁠Educating Congress on Tech Is The Next Frontier for This Blockchain Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Soto talks about the point where crypto education meets solid policy and what’s standing in the way.

⁠Unraveling the Blockchain and Crypto Gaming World One Click at a Time The latest wave of incoming blockchain-enabled games promise AAA experiences for gamers, potentially exposing 2.5 billion people to crypto.

⁠Samsung Phone Support for Gemini Exchange Can Further Crypto Adoption Samsung and Gemini’s joint efforts may help to overcome some of the roadblocks facing the global adoption of cryptocurrencies.

⁠Blockchain Tracing the Cannabidiol Supply Chains Will Help Define Legal Standards Policymakers in Europe and the U.S. are pushing to use blockchain technology to ensure a safer, regulated cannabis market.