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[ad_1] PayPal intends to continue its push into the crypto industry by integrating its newly launched stablecoin PYUSD with the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. PayPal’s senior vice president of blockchain, crypto, and digital currencies, Jose Fernandez da Ponte, said during an appearance on the Unchained Podcast that the firm wants its stablecoin to be useable…

[ad_1] Crypto lawyer James Murphy called the amicus brief filed by 6 law scholars to support Coinbase  ‘devastating’ for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a post on August 12, Murphy noted that the amicus brief “Absolutely Shreds the SEC’s “investment contract” theory.” The amicus brief was filed by a group of “law…

[ad_1] On blockchain networks like Ethereum, decentralized validation underpins the entire ecosystem. Yet paradoxically, the highly-technical process of constructing the blocks that store transactions may be quietly accruing influence in the hands of just a few. According to an analysis by Ethereum researcher Thomas Thiery, block building has evolved into a high-stakes strategic arena. Specialized…

[ad_1] Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, is breaking all records in 2023. In its Q1 assurance report, Tether gained an all-time high reserve surplus of $2.44 billion, and a net profit of $1.48 billion This raised many eyebrows because the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, had only $1.2 billion net income…

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[ad_1] Quick Take The market anticipates continuity in the Federal Reserve’s pause for the remainder of the year, as suggested by current trends. The resurgence of Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) inflation rates has activated a reevaluation of these expectations. Prevailing market sentiments are pricing in 125 basis points worth of…

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[ad_1] Quick Take Latest data from the UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD) reveals an interesting pattern of Bitcoin’s trading behavior. The URPD, which illustrates the prices at which the current set of Bitcoin UTXOs were generated, indicates a particular concentration between the $28.9k and $29.4k range, surpassing the prior position at $16.5k. This shift signifies…

[ad_1] U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis filed an amicus brief on August 11 supporting Coinbase’s motion to dismiss against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. Drawing attention to the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which aims to regulate crypto, the Senator said that there are already ongoing debates in Congress on crypto regulation. Therefore,…

[ad_1] The Lightning Network is a Layer-2 solution designed to address Bitcoin transactions’ scalability and speed issues. It creates off-chain payment channels that allow users to conduct transactions almost instantly and at a fraction of the cost compared to traditional on-chain methods. By enabling multiple transactions to occur off-chain and only recording the final balance…