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14/11/2024

The Ethereum Foundation aims to roll out several major upgrades over the next few years to improve Ethereum’s consensus layer. Developed five years ago, the current consensus no longer aligns with today’s realities and needs updating.

18/10/2024

The token represents an important step towards decentralization. It empowers token holders to make key decisions regarding the governance of the protocol.

16/10/2024

Or maybe everyone understands it now?

Bitcoin hit its lowest search interest level on Google last week. The simplest reason—that it might be losing its popularity—is not the right one.

25/09/2024

While other countries work on CBDC, U.S. might get its digital dollar in a completely different way

USDC's Circle has been making bold moves at home and abroad to secure the SEC's approval of its IPO. The combination of the digital dollar and going public strategy means this major stablecoin issuer introduces a new paradigm to money technology - a public seigniorage.

12/09/2024

Does Bitcoin need smart contracts?

The project seeks to introduce the first Bitcoin L2 solution that allows interaction with Bitcoin DeFi directly from users’ Bitcoin wallets.

18/07/2024

PayPal is struggling to get people to use its stablecoin, PYUSD, and is now offering extra rewards to try and make it more attractive!

Learn more:

🔗 https://www.observers.com/paypal-pushes-its-stablecoin-incentivizes-holding/

Despite PayPal’s dominant position in the payments business, its stablecoin project, PYUSD, has stalled. Numerous integrations have not managed to attract users. The company is now subsidizing the stablecoin’s yield on DeFi platforms. Can this become a standard feature of private money?

17/07/2024

TON Applications Chain is creating a new Layer 2 network to integrate Ethereum developers into the TON ecosystem seamlessly.

This project is backed by The Open Platform (TOP) Labs, which co-built Notcoin and Wallet earlier.

🔗 Details: https://www.observers.com/whos-on-top-of-the-new-ton-layer2/

TON Applications Chain will allow Ethereum developers to access the TON ecosystem. The project is backed by The Open Platform (TOP) labs, which co-built Notcoin and Wallet earlier.

16/07/2024

German startup OPAGO PAY has developed a payment service that makes it easy for EU merchants to accept as a fiat currency.

No more tech or legal hurdles, just seamless crypto payments.

🔗 Read: https://www.observers.com/opago-is-enabling-eu-merchants-to-accept-bitcoin-payments-as-easy-as-fiat/

15/07/2024

Crypto Weekly Review:

This week's drama on Twitter hit new heights as conspiracy theories flew and the German government caught flak for selling seized Bitcoins!

Get a lowdown on all the things you missed in crypto last week:

🔗 https://www.observers.com/sunday-review-14-07-2024/

Beware of the fake news - disinformation experts warn. The web is flooded with incorrect information and conspiracy theories following the assassination attempt of former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania this Saturday. With both left and right weaponizing the incident for polit...

14/07/2024

🏦Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup: CBDCs might not be the future of money, but they're still important!

Canada says we don't need to use CBDCs, but they're crucial for a stable economy.

Meanwhile, Europe is making progress on the digital euro, while Israel and Taiwan are playing the waiting game.

Check out our full Roundup:

🔗 https://www.observers.com/banking-and-cbdc-weekend-roundup-13-07-2024/

"Even if CBDC is not used, we still need it for interlinking", conclude Canadian researchers. Meanwhile, the digital euro overcomes a key technical hurdle, as Israel and Taiwan say they won't launch CBDC until someone else does first.

14/07/2024

Ethereum ETFs are FINALLY almost here!

After what feels like FOREVER of back-and-forth with the SEC, we could soon be trading Ethereum ETFs.

But will they be as hot as ETFs?🤔

Read: https://www.observers.com/excitement-grows-as-launch-of-ethereum-etfs-nears/

11/07/2024

Telegram's TON is building a bridge for Ethereum developers to join the TON party with a new Layer 2 network called TAC.

Read more to see how this could explode the ecosystem!👇

🔗 https://www.observers.com/not-only-for-scaling-telegrams-ton-builds-layer-2-to-capture-ethereum-brains/

11/07/2024

Supreme Court just clipped the SEC's wings on - win for crypto enthusiasts?

See what this recent decision means for the future of crypto👇

🔗 https://www.observers.com/sec-continues-to-pursue-its-anti-crypto-agenda-while-scotus-addresses-regulatory-boundaries/

09/07/2024

's new Blinks feature lets you trade directly from your favorite sites—imagine buying memecoins straight from your X feed!

Blinks are for everyone, everywhere.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.observers.com/how-blinks-are-transforming-user-experience-on-solana/

08/07/2024

Tether's USDT stablecoin is gaining increasing attention in China, but not for positive reasons.

Kidnappers and criminal groups are demanding as ransom.

Here's what's happening.

🔗 https://www.observers.com/kidnappers-and-criminal-gangs-turn-to-tether-in-china/

07/07/2024

Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup:

The Bahamas piles pressure on commercial banks to embrace its struggling Sand Dollar, while the UK's new government makes encouraging noises on CBDCs and tokenization.

Here’s what you missed last week in banking and

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The Bahamas piles pressure on commercial banks to embrace its struggling Sand Dollar, while the UK's new government makes encouraging noises on CBDCs and tokenization.

06/07/2024

The Digital Euro Association just released a report saying the new EU stablecoin regulations might be hurting innovation.

Read to see why and what they propose:

🔗 https://www.observers.com/digital-euro-association-publishes-a-review-of-the-stablecoin-regulation-in-the-eu/

05/07/2024

A crypto Ponzi scheme case judge said the little-known digital currencies $OHM and $KLIMA are considered commodities, raising questions about how the SEC might classify them.

Read👇

🔗 https://www.observers.com/climate-coins-deemed-commodities-in-a-ponzi-scheme-case-2/