The Block: Ethereum’s ‘London’ hard fork: What it is and why it matters

Decrypt Media: What We’ve Learned About SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s Stance on Crypto

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 16:10

Gary Gensler has publicly opined about cryptocurrency a lot during the last few days. Here’s everything we know.

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The Block: Grayscale hires David LaValle as global head of ETFs

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 16:18

Grayscale continues to hire ETF specialists as it continues its progress in turning its trust products into ETFs. The post Grayscale hires David LaValle as global head of ETFs appeared first on The Block.

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cryptodaily.co.uk: BTC/USD Probing Buying Pressure in Technical Trading: Sally Ho's Technical Analysis 5 August 2021 BTC

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 17:00

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) remained volatile early in the Asian session as traders worked to discern market sentiment following recent gyrations above and below the psychologically-important 40000 figure. The pair peaked around the 42605.64 level in late July, its strongest print in several weeks and one that secured an…

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cryptodaily.co.uk: ETH/USD Looks to Expand Recent Gains: Sally Ho's Technical Analysis 5 August 2021 ETH

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 17:15

Ethereum (ETH/USD) worked to retain recent gains early in the Asian session as traders sought to add to recent upside progress that saw the pair trade well above the psychologically-important 2500 figure for the first time in several weeks. Traders initially pushed ETH/USD as high as the…

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The Block: Senators propose exclusion of miners, software developers in infrastructure bill’s crypto ‘broker’ definition

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 18:10

A trio of U.S. senators is proposing a legislative exclusion for crypto companies, including miners and software developers, from a tax reporting provision in a long-in-the-making bipartisan infrastructure bill. The Wyden-Lummis-Toomey amendment, made public Wednesday, comes days after it first emerged that the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill included…

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Decrypt Media: Senators Move to Exempt Bitcoin Miners From Tax Provision in Infrastructure Bill

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 18:51

Senators Ron Wyden, Cynthia Lummis, and Pat Toomey have proposed an amendment to a crypto provision seeking to garner $28 billion in taxes.

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The Block: AccuWeather brings weather data to smart contracts by running a Chainlink node

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 20:32

AccuWeather announced Wednesday that it's launching a Chainlink node to place its weather APIs directly onto blockchain-based smart contracts. The post AccuWeather brings weather data to smart contracts by running a Chainlink node appeared first on The Block.

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ZyCrypto: Looking To Pull An El Salvador, Spain Considers Bill To Allow Mortgage Payments In Crypto

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 20:46

Cryptocurrency and blockchain are becoming quite mainstream as of this year and it’s likely that just about any financial transaction will be able to be completed via the use of crypto in the next few years. Of course, there are bodies pushing against the integration given the…

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cryptodaily.co.uk: Circle Partners With Unstoppable Domains to Simplify Stablecoin Payments

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 21:00

Circle, the global financial technology firm and principal developer of the USD Coin ($USDC), has partnered with Unstoppable Domains, a blockchain domain name provider. The partnership is aimed at introducing simplified usernames for stablecoin payments. The USD Coin is a digital dollar-pegged stablecoin with a market capitalization…

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