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Matter Labs chief product officer Steve Newcomb emphasized to Cointelegraph that the launch of its L3 prototype will significantly improve the performance of its L2 solution. 254 Total views 7 Total shares

Localcoin ATM will also be expanding its range of cryptocurrency offerings and launching a wallet app. 54 Total views 1 Total shares Canadian fintech corporation WonderFi, a firm backed by billionaire Kevin O’Leary, recently announced a strategic partnership between Bitbuy and cryptocurrency ATM provider Localcoin ATM.The partnership, announced on Sep. 18, will shore up Localcoin’s

Today, Oct. 31, marks eleven years since the publication of the Bitcoin white paper by the still-mysterious person or group pseudonymously identified as Satoshi Nakamoto.A revolutionary textBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System — published on Oct. 31, 2008 —  outlined a tamper-proof, decentralized peer-to-peer protocol that could track and verify digital transactions, prevent double-spending and…

Despite missing a response deadline, Sam Bankman-Fried says he’s willing to testify at a U.S. Senate hearing into the collapse of FTX. 1201 Total views 8 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTFormer FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has indicated that he’s willing to testify at a United States Senate…

Ripple-powered payments app MoneyTap has now gone live, according to an official tweet October 3. The consumer-focused service was co-developed by Ripple and Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings.According to the product’s website, MoneyTap will use Ripple’s blockchain solution xCurrent to enable domestic bank-to-bank transfers in “real time.” Account holders at three participating Japanese banks…

HTX recovers from devastating $30M hack, Hong Kong plagued by crypto exchange scandals, e-CNY gains adoption from foreign banks, and more. by Zhiyuan Sun 4 min November 30, 2023 Share Share Share Share Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Yet another crypto scandal in Hong Kong  Scammers

Just before the turn of the 19th century, Carl Benz announced what is now widely considered as the world’s first commercial automobile. At the time, it would have been impossible to predict how this one product could spur the development of a multi-trillion-dollar industry over the course of the next century — but it did.From…

Cryptocurrency exchange HitBTC has yet to respond to accusations it deliberately froze account withdrawals on Jan. 1, days prior to entrepreneur Trace Mayer’s Proof of Keys event.In a series of tweets, Mayer joined names such as crypto advocate John McAfee in voicing concern and even suspicion about HitBTC after users reported being unable to withdraw…

Hitachi Solutions will be the first company in Japan permitted to conduct sales of blockchain software technology company ConsenSys’ product PegaSys Plus starting on April 1.According to a March 30 press release, Tokyo-based Hitachi announced it would work in collaboration with U.S.-based ConsenSys to provide PegaSys Plus to the Japanese market. An Ethereum (ETH)-based blockchain…