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Cryptoverse: Ethereum Upgrade to Unlock $33 Billion
Date: April 11, 2023
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Investors are finally set to gain access to more than $33 billion of ether this week under a planned revamp of the blockchain. A new software upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain, dubbed Shapella, will let market players redeem their “staked ether” – coins they have deposited...
Dwf Labs Backs the Development of Sensorium’s web3 Platform With Senso Token Purchase
Date: April 6, 2023
Sensorium, the company behind the world’s first AI-driven metaverse Sensorium Galaxy, announced today that it has secured a seven-figure purchase of SENSO tokens from DWF Labs. This initiative is aimed at supporting the development of a new decentralized platform that will further expand Web3 use cases for the company’s flagship product. DFW Labs, a leading...
Cryptoverse: Bitcoin Traders Like Their Options
Date: April 5, 2023
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Even as bitcoin flies high, investors are keeping their options open, judging by a record race to derivatives. Open interest for bitcoin options and futures has spiked over the past month as fear has stalked global banking, hitting an all-time high of 433,540 contracts on March...
Bitcoin Falls 4.5% to $26,916
Date: March 23, 2023
(Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped 4.5% to $26,916 at 20:07 GMT on Wednesday, losing $1,276 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 7% from the year’s high of $28,936 on March 22. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dropped 4.67 % to $1,722.6 on Wednesday, losing $84.3...
Utilizing the Validation Agent Framework to Support Greater Financial Inclusion for Indian SMEs
Date: March 21, 2023
Mohan Ramaswamy, Co-Founder & CEO at Rubix Data Sciences Rubix Data Sciences became GLEIF’s first Validation Agent in India in March 2022. One year on, Mohan Ramaswamy, Co-Founder & CEO of Rubix, sat down with GLEIF to discuss how this new role in the Global LEI System is enabling Rubix to support greater financial inclusion...
NatWest Limits Customers’ Crypto Transfers, Citing Scam Concerns
Date: March 15, 2023
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s NatWest has imposed new limits on the daily and monthly amount customers can send to cryptocurrency exchanges, seeking to protect consumers from “crypto-criminals”, the bank said on Tuesday. From Tuesday customer transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges will be limited to 5,000 pounds ($6,088) per 30-day period, with no more...