Token release revision fails to halt Starknet’s declining activity
    02 Mar 2024
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    Starknet’s network activity continues to fall despite revisions to its controversial token unlock schedule. For the second time since Starknet announced its provisions airdrop on Valentine’s Day, active users fell below 100,000 addresses, reaching around 43,000 on March 1, according to Starkscan data. Meanwhile, transactions per second declined to 1.90 from the peak of 12.3 observed on airdrop day….

    South Korea’s ruling party backtracks on spot Bitcoin ETF election promise
    01 Mar 2024
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    South Korea’s ruling People Power Party has indefinitely delayed its proposal to ease cryptocurrency restrictions, including lifting the ban on local spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as per local sources. According to a report by local media outlet Chosun Biz, the party’s reversal of pledges could be linked to challenges in aligning with the government and financial…

    Blast launches Ethereum L2 mainnet unlocking $2.3B in staked crypto
    01 Mar 2024
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    Around $400 million in Ether (ETH) has been taken out of the Ethereum layer-2 network Blast after the launch of its mainnet on Feb. 29 at 9:00 pm UTC — unlocking nearly $2.3 billion in staked crypto previously locked up on the network. The optimistic rollup blockchain scaler gives users up to 5% annual percentage yield…

    SEC’s Hester Pierce wants more decentralization in the financial system
    01 Mar 2024
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    United States Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Pierce has advocated for more decentralization in the U.S. financial system, along with a softer approach to crypto regulation and enforcement. Hester Pierce, also known as ‘Crypto Mom,’ closed her fireside chat with CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos at the ETHDenver conference on Feb. 29 by stating that decentralization…

    Privacy-focused Aleo says KYC leak is copy and paste error
    29 Feb 2024
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    Decentralized blockchain platform Aleo has released a statement regarding the recent Know Your Customer (KYC) information exposure. The zero-knowledge (ZK) platform blamed the leak on a copy/paste error in email metadata. Aleo said in a post on social media platform X that the KYC information leak affected about 10 participants from its recent Aleo Learn and Earn…

    Ongoing distrust in banks is holding back the fintech ’revolution’
    29 Feb 2024
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    A crypto and fintech “revolution” could solve the lack of financial inclusion in developing countries — but it first needs to gain the trust of the unbanked, according to a payments firm executive. During a panel session at the Web Summit Qatar on Feb. 27 — Juan Pablo Ortega, a founder and CEO at online…