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0 CommentsThe EOS Foundation plans to hardfork the EOS blockchain on September 21. This Proof-of-Stake blockchain is set to rebrand to EOSIO as the project tends to distance itself from notorious developer Block.one. In response, the EOS token has rallied more than 24% over the past 24 hours. In a tweet on August 17, the EOS…
EU banks exposed to crypto might face caps and hefty capital requirements due to proposed amendments to a financial-services law published on August 17. Lawmakers of the European Green Party want to anticipate international standards by legislating heavy capital requirements for lenders. The plans, presented by Green Party lawmaker Ville Niinistö, seek to anticipate capital…
In anticipation of the Merge, Ether’s price has surged, and the higher yields foreseen by derivatives traders would further enrich the Ethereum ecosystem. Ethereum’s Merge seems poised to make staking the blockchain’s ETH tokens more rewarding than ever, derivatives traders believe. Yields are seen jumping to 8% from around 4% now, according to interest-rate swap…
Polkadot’s DeFi protocol Acala is struggling to edge back its native stablecoin aUSD to the dollar peg after the community voted to burn 1.29 billion of aUSD. Following a smart contract exploit that dropped the aUSD’s value, a new governance vote aims to bring the token back to its peg. These “extra” tokens were minted…
The Macalinao brothers used a web of bogus identities to create the illusion of a dev community, juicing value on the Saber protocol and Solana blockchain. Now they’re moving to Aptos. An investigation by Danny Nelson and Tracy Wang published on CoinDesk. Something about Sunny Aggregator felt off-kilter to the cryptocurrency user known as Saint…
Targeting anti-money laundering, the European Union is building a new regulator — “Anti-Money Laundering Authority” (AMLA) — that will direct oversee crypto businesses. Many negotiations remain before the AMLA launch, but all signs are that it’s underway. The EU is set to create a brand new regulator focused on direct crypto oversight. Although the crypto…
