Tokenization could bring mass adoption to crypto — or trigger disaster: Opinion

Tokenization is having a breakout year, but providers must learn from the past to prevent another FTX or Celsius-level crisis, writes Philipp Pieper of Swarm.

• 2023-08-02
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Bitcoin Taught Me a Valuable Lesson at Austin’s Airport

The principle of transacting with minimal information is an important one and (spoiler alert) it doesn’t happen because you used a blockchain. Galen Moore is the global communications lead at Axelar. My first embarrassment was on CoinDesk TV, where the handsome George Kaloudis and I had the pleasure of interviewing Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Jones.

• 2023-08-01
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Solana Wants to Lead the Crypto Gaming Charge—Here's How

At the PlayGG event, the Solana Foundation shared its strategy for changing the rough narrative around blockchain games.

• 2023-07-29
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Crypto isn’t fixing the remittance travesty—but it could: Opinion

Blockchain technology has the potential to slash transaction fees, speed up money transfers and lift up the world’s poor. Why aren't we doing that yet?

• 2023-07-28
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This Diamond-Packed Apple Watch Cuff Is Authenticated by an NFT

La Maison Steel debuted the luxury Apple Watch accessories on Tuesday in Paris. They feature an embedded NFC chip tied to a Polygon NFT.

• 2023-07-06
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Digital Arms in Partnership With Barrett Firearms to Launch Historic Barrett M82A1 NFT Drop

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Digital Arms and Barrett Firearms are thrilled to announce the launch of the Barrett M82A1 Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection on 28th June. This innovative pa...

• 2023-06-28
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Crypto is sweeping South and SE Asia. Here’s why it matters to the rest of the world

Five countries in South and Southeast Asia now rank in the global top 10 for cryptocurrency adoption, embracing DeFi and defying government attempts to discourage crypto use. Is this a harbinger of larger trends to come?

• 2023-06-27
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Crypto Feeds on AI Hype as Tech Offers New Uses for Blockchain

(Bloomberg) -- New lawsuits filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission against Coinbase Global Inc. and Binance Holdings Ltd. have raised serious questions about the future of crypto.Most Read from BloombergPrigozhin Turns Forces Back in Deal With Kremlin to Drop ChargesThe Wagner Mutiny Foreshadows a Russian DefeatRussia Latest: Kremlin Says It Gave Prigozhin Deal to End MutinyWagner Chief Marches on Moscow in Mutiny Challenging PutinGoldman Sachs Is Cutting About 125 Managing Directors

• 2023-06-25
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Ava Labs is the Latest Crypto Network to Launch an AI Chatbot

AvaGPT uses ChatGPT's API to quickly answer Avalanche network queries with immediate access to the source material.

• 2023-06-21
• Ava Labs Avalanche blockchain Manager Kieran McShane

SEC’s DeFi Rulemaking Do-Over Falls Short

In April, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reopened the comment period for proposed set of rules that would redefine various blockchain protocols as U.S. regulated securities exchanges, a second try at reining in decentralized finance (DeFi) from early 2022. Alongside the SEC’s enforcement-first mindset, this attempt at rulemaking serves as compelling evidence that new U.S. legislation – (perhaps something like the recently published market structure bill sponsored by House Fin

• 2023-06-13
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