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PYMNTS DeFi Series: Unpacking DeFi and DAO
December 16, 2021

Welcome to the seventh installment of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Over the coming days, we’ll be looking at every part of DeFi — the biggest, hottest, most rewarding and risky part of the blockchain revolution. At the end of it, you’ll know...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bank of Thailand to Define ‘Red Lines’ for Crypto Industry; Beijing Court Finds...
December 16, 2021

Idaho Central Credit Union, the biggest credit union in the state, will offer bitcoin services, a report from Bitcoin Magazine says.  This will allow clients to buy, sell and hold BTC within their accounts.  The feature was made possible from a partnership between the credit...

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ConsenSys Teams With Mastercard to Debut Tool Aimed at Scalability on Ethereum Blockchain
December 16, 2021

Ethereum blockchain software company ConsenSys, in conjunction with Mastercard, has debuted a tool used to make blockchain technology scalable on the Ethereum Mainnet or for private use, according to a Thursday (Dec. 16) press release. ConsenSys Rollups is a modular software solution for permissioned blockchain...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Are DeFi’s Top 10 Uses?
December 15, 2021

Welcome to the sixth installment of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Over the coming days, we’ll be looking at every part of DeFi — the biggest, hottest, most rewarding and risky part of the blockchain revolution. At the end of it, you’ll know what...

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Smart Contracts Get Weather-Savvy With AccuWeather on the Blockchain
December 15, 2021

Leading weather service AccuWeather is now an oracle. That doesn’t mean it gets its predictions from ancient Greek hermits. Instead, it will supply cryptographically verified information that blockchain platforms and projects can use to set off smart contracts that do anything from paying off crop...

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Bitcoin Daily: Gwyneth Paltrow Crypto Miner Firm TeraWulf Drops 20% on First Day of Trading;...
December 14, 2021

TeraWulf, which has seen investments from Gwyneth Paltrow, has seen falling shares during its public Nasdaq debut on Tuesday (Dec. 14), Bloomberg reported. TeraWulf’s objective is to offer more environmentally-conscious ways to process crypto transactions. The firm went public after a merger with Ikonics, an...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: What is Staking?
December 14, 2021

Welcome to the fifth of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Over the coming days, we’ll be looking at every part of DeFi — the biggest, hottest, most rewarding and risky part of the blockchain revolution. At the end of it, you’ll know what...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: What is Yield Farming and Liquidity Mining?
December 14, 2021

Welcome to the fourth of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Over the coming days, we’ll be looking at every part of DeFi — the biggest, hottest, most rewarding and risky part of the blockchain revolution. At the end of it, you’ll know what...

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Asian VCs Invest $100M in Assembly Blockchain
December 13, 2021

Several large Asian venture capital firms and crypto hedge funds plan to invest $100 million on further developing apps on the new Assembly blockchain, Reuters reported Monday (Dec. 13). LD Capital, Signum Capital, Huobi Ventures, UOB Venture Management, HyperChain Capital and Du Capital were among...