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The Royal Society Studies Evolution And Cryptocurrencies

The cryptocurrency market is a hyper-volatile ecosystem. A new study attempts to describe it using ecological modeling.Royal Society Open Science, a peer-reviewed open-access scientific...

Vitalik Announces Ethereum Foundation Subsidy Programs To Tackle Scalability

The Ethereum Foundation announced two subsidy programs to spur scalability development.The subsidies will reward teams working on sharding and second layer protocols.Sharding aims to...

Overview Of Ethereum’s Developments In Closing 2017

Ethereum's Q4 developments in 2017 focused on scalability to handle more complex applications and increased transaction volume.Casper, a proof-of-stake mechanism, and sharding were key...

Grand Mufti Of Egypt Issues Fatwā Against Cryptocurrency

The highest ranking Islamic official in Egypt has stated that virtual currencies are incompatible with Sharia Law.Local sources in Cairo are reporting that Egypt's...

Convergence Of Bitcoin And Financial Market Threatens Stability, Says ECB Board Member

Yves Mersch is worried that bitcoin may threaten financial stability as “market infrastructures such as stock exchanges enter this business.”The ex-governor of the Luxembourg...

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Brazil mandates 24-hour hold on crypto transfers over $10k

Brazil's central bank will require virtual asset service providers to place holds of up to 24 hours on transfers...

Senate Files Motion to Advance Crypto Clarity Act

Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed a motion to proceed on the Clarity Act early Saturday, initiating the procedural...

Crypto finally sheds ‘get rich quick’ label: Nansen CEO

Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik says crypto is shifting from "toy world" reputation to real-world assets like tokenized stocks and...