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Hardware wallet industry to outstrip crypto exchanges: Report

[ad_1] The crypto hardware wallet industry could be growing at a faster pace than cryptocurrency exchanges, data from several studies suggest.The current bear market has accelerated the development of the cold wallet industry, while many centralized crypto exchanges were scrambling to maintain operations. According to a report by business intelligence firm Vantage Market Research, the revenue of global crypto trading platforms amounted to $330 million in 2021.Released on July 21, the
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Korean crypto startup Uprise to compensate investors after disastrous LUNC short trade

[ad_1] South Korean crypto investment company Uprise plans to compensate investors for damages incurred during its futures bet on Luna Classic (LUNC) — a token that was built on the ruins of the failed Terra ecosystem. Uprise is making arrangements to compensate 40% of the loss incurred by customers tied to its disastrous short bet on the token, according to the Korean newspaper Soul Economic Daily. The short position was placed
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Sell the news? Cardano price risks 20% drop despite Vasil hard fork euphoria

[ad_1] Cardano (ADA) has dipped this July 21 as the market favors mounting selling pressure around its most reliable resistance levels in 2022 over a major upcoming hard fork.ADA price could plunge 20% by early AugustADA's price fell 5% intraday to $0.476. The downside move came as a part of a broader retreat that started a day after it briefly climbed above its 50-day exponential moving average (50-day EMA; the red
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US authorities arrest former Coinbase manager, alleging insider crypto trading

[ad_1] United States authorities have brought charges against three people for wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to commit insider trading using crypto, one of whom was a former product manager at Coinbase Global.In a Thursday announcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, in conjunction with the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said it had filed an indictment
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Bitcoin bulls miss key resistance flip as BTC price sheds 8%

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) extended losses on the July 21 Wall Street open after a key resistance level failed to hold as new support.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewDollar rises to squeeze risk assetsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dropping to $22,340 on Bitstamp after the opening bell, down 8% from its local top. The pair's progress had seen a challenge from Tesla, which revealed that it had sold
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What are the long-terms goals for the Ethereum blockchain? Vitalik Buterin explains live at EthCC

[ad_1] On Thursday, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, shared his long-term vision for the namesake blockchain live at the annual Ethereum Community Conference, or EthCC, in Paris. As told by Buterin, Ethereum is currently at an inflection point, or period of rapid change, before the ecosystem's capability will eventually settle down. Currently, the foremost priority for Ethereum is building an easy-to-use light client for consensus layer, execution layer, and layer-two solutions
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Turkish crypto exchange joins COPA to fight against ‘patent trolls’

[ad_1] Major Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk has joined the crypto patent alliance (COPA) to team up with prominent firms in their mission to provide open access to patents and empower the adoption of crypto technologies. COPA aims to abolish patents as it's perceived as an obstacle to innovations within the sector. The nonprofit favors a more communal approach when it comes to intellectual property. Its members include prominent crypto firms like
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Crypto.com rolls out Google Pay integration as Big Tech continues to embrace crypto

[ad_1] Global cryptocurrency wallet and exchange platform Crypto.com added Google Pay as a payment option for Android users to buy cryptocurrencies on July 21. Google Pay is estimated to have over 100 million users that could make use of the latest payment gateway to cryptocurrency markets.Users that have set up their Google Pay accounts to be linked with a credit or debit card will be able to choose the payment
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Web3 platforms launch the Open Metaverse Alliance

[ad_1] Blockchain-based metaverse and Web3 platforms have decided to form an Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (OMA3) to overcome the interoperability challenges of the industry. Four core principles of the Alliance are said to be transparency, inclusiveness, decentralization and democratization. The joint organization was established by Alien Worlds, Animoca Brands, Dapper Labs, Space, Superworld, The Sandbox (SAND), Upland and Voxels. As the official announcement specifies, the means to overcome interoperability challenges
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FTX CEO and Solana co-founder offer advice for building Web3 ecosystems

[ad_1] The blockchain ecosystem is constantly evolving, yet there always seems to be one overarching sector dominating at a given time. For example, decentralized finance (DeFi) projects received an impressive amount of venture capital funding in 2021, making it the most invested sector last year. Findings further show that nonfungible tokens (NFTs) were the second most invested sector, while Web3 and infrastructure ranked third. Now, Web3 is proving to be the