Franklin Templeton joined the metaverse with a new thematic ETF. The global investment firm has launched The Franklin Metaverse UCITS ETF that tracks the Solactive Global Metaverse Innovation Net Total Return Index. The new ETF will list on the Deutsche Börse Xetra (XETRA) on Sept. 7, and the Borsa Italiana and London Stock Exchange (LSE)…

The Ethereum Merge could flood the crypto industry with out-of-work miners, impacting not only Ethereum but all PoW coins. This is likely to force many crypto miners to give up and abandon their expensive mining rigs amid plunging profits. As Cointelegraph reported, the transition of the Ethereum blockchain from a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus is likely…

Decentralized and traditional finance can thrive in tandem to fund renewable energy and other pressing needs, but only with clear standards and rules – Michael Casey, CoinDesk chief content officer, shared his opinion with International Monetary Fund (IMF). The cryptocurrency industry is in the throes of a crypto winter. Tokens like bitcoin and Ethereum’s ether…