The Block: Bitcoin miner Argo saw a 291% revenue increase in 2021

The Block: Mapping Out Flow Blockchain Ecosystem

Thursday, 28 April 2022 20:19

Quick Take Flow is a Layer-1 blockchain developed by the NFT gaming studio Dapper Labs The surge in popularity of NBA Top Shot, the collection of NFT-converted NBA highlights, put Flow blockchain and the NFT market into broad daylight The Block has mapped 199 projects across 15…

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The Block: Former Google CEO calls idea of a more decentralized Web ‘very powerful’

Thursday, 28 April 2022 20:24

Eric Schmidt, who worked at Google for nearly two decades, said that he's particularly interested in Web3. The post Former Google CEO calls idea of a more decentralized Web ‘very powerful’ appeared first on The Block.

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The Block: Robinhood’s net revenues are down, but crypto is becoming a bigger piece of the pie

Thursday, 28 April 2022 20:39

Transaction-based revenues are down, but trading platform Robinhood's crypto business is still a major driver of its revenue. The post Robinhood’s net revenues are down, but crypto is becoming a bigger piece of the pie appeared first on The Block.

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CoinTelegraph: FTX executive Wetjen calls CFTC application an opportunity for the agency to innovate

Thursday, 28 April 2022 20:45

Former CFTC head Giancarlo said a “central bank mindset” is holding crypto back, and Wetjen saw the need for more entrepreneurialism in regulatory agencies.

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Decrypt Media: Robinhood’s Crypto Revenue Rises in Q1 Despite Overall Downturn

Thursday, 28 April 2022 20:46

The stock and crypto trading service’s overall revenue dropped 18% last quarter, but its crypto business is headed in the other direction.

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Decrypt Media: House Bill Aims to Give CFTC Authority to Regulate Crypto Exchanges, Stablecoins

Thursday, 28 April 2022 21:01

The Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2022 builds off the Commodity Exchange Act to "fill gaps" in crypto regulation not fully addressed by either the CFTC nor the SEC.

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ZyCrypto: A Deep Dive Into Metamask’s Glory and Shortcomings; Are There Better Non-Custodial Wallets?

Thursday, 28 April 2022 21:04

Metamask, the world’s leading non-custodial wallet, has been on a steady growth curve as more crypto users embrace the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Launched in 2016, this non-custodial wallet was primarily designed to enable the storage of ERC-20 tokens. Today, Metamask touts over 10 million monthly active…

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CoinTelegraph: US needs 'electronic tokens' with functionality of cash — Software Freedom Law Center legal director

Thursday, 28 April 2022 21:07

Software Freedom Law Center legal director Mishi Choudhary supported tokens that were not quite CBDCs nor cryptocurrencies, but with cash-like privacy features many users may want.

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ZyCrypto: Edward Snowden Reveals He Secretly Played A Pivotal Role In The Creation Of Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency Zcash

Thursday, 28 April 2022 21:10

Renowned NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden helped create the anonymity-centric cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC). Snowden, a former U.S. intelligence contractor who leaked National Security Agency (NSA) documents indicating that the agency was spying on citizens, was one of the six participants who had one of the Zcash multi-signature private…

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