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⁠‘No single digital currency will dominate the world’ Bank of Japan now says Japan's policymakers appear disconcerted by the advancement in China's CBDC iniative.

⁠Escalating DeFi scams tarnishing the crypto yield farming market niche With DeFi scams multiplying by the day, industry stakeholders urge investors to prioritize due diligence before investing in any project.

⁠Bitcoin price must hold $11,000 for October rally to continue The price of Bitcoin is likely to see a retest of $12,000 in the short term.

⁠Libra picks former HSBC brass as CFO The G7's recent rejection of Libra doesn’t seem to have slowed them down.

⁠The Bahamas central bank wants to make its digital 'Sand Dollar' global The Bahamas’ digital currency is currently used domestically.

⁠Bitcoin price metric suggests $15K surge after US elections — report The MVRV ratio is firmly sticking to its 2-year uptrend, with support in place for fresh all-time highs, says Stack Funds.

⁠Yearn Finance's founder says he 'doesn't build for speculators' Andre Cronje's "I test in prod" statement is not as bad as it seems.

⁠Bancor updates DEX to try a new approach against impermanent loss There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, however.

⁠Bankless society ‘inevitable’ due to crypto, says Morgan Creek CEO People will be able to “bank themselves” with crypto.

⁠Ebang aims to set up digital financial platform in New Zealand The Nasdaq-listed company is moving ahead with its ambitious expansion plan.

⁠Global shipping leaders join IBM and Maersk blockchain platform Two leading global container carriers have joined the TradeLens platform to digitize their supply chain.

⁠Finance Redefined: Can DeFi and on-chain governance change human nature? Oct. 7-14 Decentralized community governance isn’t always so decentralized.

⁠3 reasons Bitcoin price got rejected at $11,500 — and what comes next The price of Bitcoin rejected $11,500 in a swift price drop alongside rising shorts on BitMEX and slumping U.S. stocks.

⁠Pro Super Smash Bros player to receive salary in XRP More gamers around the world are moving into crypto.

⁠Zenit St. Petersburg are creating collectible blockchain cards of their players Russian Premier League soccer champion Zenit St. Petersburg is the latest high-profile club to enter the blockchain gaming world.

⁠Deadline for Mt. Gox trustee rehabilitation plan extended again The Mt. Gox trustee rehabilitation plan is purportedly coming in mid-December.

⁠Bitcoin and Ether now account for 44% of the value locked in DeFi Despite $4B worth of BTC and ETH being locked in DeFi over the past five months, the two top coins still account for less than half of the sector’s TVL

⁠Algorand’s new accelerator program in Europe to issue grants up to $500K Algorand taps Europe as the second region for its blockchain accelerator program after Asia.

⁠Twitter's Jack Dorsey urges Bitcoin donations to fight police brutality in Nigeria The CEO of Twitter and Square has urged Bitcoiners to join the fight to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria

⁠More than half of all Ethereum hasn't moved in 12 months Multi-year Ether accumulation has been growing in 2020 but things may soon change with the launch of staking.

⁠Alarming growth of difficult-to-detect ‘Lemon Duck’ crypto mining botnet A crypto mining botnet called Lemon Duck is spreading through Windows 10 computers, infecting users through fake Covid-19 emails.

⁠‘Blockland’ book review: Part gonzo, part Bitcoin-thriller, 100% recommended This mythologized take on the cryptocurrency industry is part holy scripture, part gonzo journalism and 100% recommended.

⁠Five mega exchanges hold 10% of Bitcoin's entire supply The Bitcoin ecosystem continues to be dominated by a handful of platforms and companies.

⁠Crypto.com slashes staking rewards as user numbers top 5 million Crypto.com’s five million user milestone has been overshadowed by 70% reduction in staking rewards for its native CRO token.

⁠One billion ZIL staked in first few hours as Zilliqa embraces DeFi A billion ZIL have been staked in a few hours as Zilliqa embraces staking rewards, governance tokens, and a new DEX .

⁠BitMEX charges send ‘a message’ to global exchanges: Crypto Mom The SEC Commissioner said the recent legal action taken against BitMEX shows the need for the international industry to take AML regulations seriously

⁠NYC court has no right to hear 'international' case argues Bancor firm Lawyers argued the complaint was “based on a man in Wisconsin using an exchange in Singapore to purchase tokens issued by a Swiss entity.”

⁠Surging Bitcoin futures volume highlights increasing institutional interest Futures volume and open interest spiked at derivatives exchanges after Bitcoin price hit $11.7K, highlighting increasing participation from ins…

⁠Bitcoin futures impact price more than spot markets: Wilshire Phoenix The information in the report appears to confirm what many in the industry already believed to be true.

⁠OECD calls out countries for their inconsistent rules on crypto taxation The report suggests giving preferential tax treatment to PoS over PoW-based crypto assets.