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The ‘godfather of crypto’ risked lifetime in jail, laying foundation for Bitcoin – Cointelegraph Magazine

[ad_1] Widely credited as the inventor of digital cash, David Chaum is sometimes known as the “father of online anonymity” or the “godfather of cryptocurrency,” whose work inspired the near-mythical group called the Cypherpunks from which Bitcoin emerged. Beginning his studies in computer science in the late 1970s, when encryption was classified at the same level as nuclear technology, Chaum quickly realized that the technology would be crucial to ensure the
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Demand for widely used euro stablecoin is huge, says DeFi expert

[ad_1] The market capitalization of Tether (USDT), a United States dollar-pegged stablecoin, is currently over $65 billion. USD Coin (USDC), another stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar, clocks in near $55 billion. Some reports estimate that the total market cap of dollar-backed stablecoins is over $160 billion.Despite this success of dollar-based stablecoins, there has not been a euro stablecoin that is even remotely comparable in size. By the end of
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A new frontier to teach religion?

[ad_1] The world is in the midst of a digital revolution, and with it, the way we think about value is shifting. The application of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to represent and transmit religious values and principles is one of the most fascinating manifestations of this new perspective.NFT is a very new technology, but there's a lot of excitement about its potential. There's a lot of enthusiasm for the possibilities that
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Morgan Stanley encourages investors to buy battered El Salvador Eurobonds

[ad_1] The Bitcoin (BTC) bet has somewhat backfired for the small nation as the top cryptocurrency trade at a 70% discount from its top. At a time when the Latin American nation is struggling with its debt, Morgan Stanley has given a buy call for the battered Eurobonds.Simon Waever, the global head of emerging-market sovereign credit strategy at Morgan Stanley, told investors in a Tuesday note that El Salvador’s bonds
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Solana price enters correction territory after 80% monthly gains

[ad_1] Solana (SOL) ticked modestly lower on July 20 after testing a critical technical resistance, suggesting further pullback moves in the coming weeks.SOL price eyes 50% wipeoutSOL's price decreased by over 4% to $44 after failing to breach a multi-week ascending trendline resistance. Interestingly, this resistance level comes as a part of what appears to be a bearish continuation pattern dubbed the "bear flag."A previous test of the same resistance
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Human protocol introduces blockchain coordination layer for data contribution

[ad_1] On Thursday, decentralized infrastructure project Human Protocol said it was launching a new blockchain coordination layer to handle routing functionality among third-party vendors to power data contribution on the network. The feature, known as Routing Protocol, sits atop Human to enable the discovery of network generators, fee agreements, consensus job standards, proof of balance, and governance support for network upgrades.The Human protocol started via an on-chain bot blocker called
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Human protocol introduces new blockchain coordination layer for data contribution

[ad_1] On Thursday, decentralized infrastructure project Human Protocol said it was launching a new blockchain coordination layer to handle routing functionality among third-party vendors to power data contribution on the network. The feature, known as Routing Protocol, sits atop Human to enable the discovery of network generators, fee agreements, consensus job standards, proof of balance, and governance support for network upgrades.The Human protocol started via an on-chain bot blocker called
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Retrenched staff ponder future in the job market

[ad_1] Bleak market prospects continue to afflict the cryptocurrency ecosystem as prominent firms face the tough reality of reducing their workforce to ensure their long-term viability. Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has established itself as an industry leader in its category. Still, its own success has not been enough to weather the potential length of the so-called crypto-winter.The company announced that it would reduce its employee numbers by 20% in July to
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Polygon zero-knowledge EVM rollup aims cheaper Web3 transactions

[ad_1] Polygon, a Web3 infrastructure on the Ethereum blockchain, announced the launch of Polygon zkEVM or zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine, a Layer-2 scaling solution aimed at reducing transaction costs and improving scalability. The new zero-knowledge (ZK) scaling solution, Polygon zkEVM, operates in full compatibility with existing Ethereum (ETH)-based smart contracts, developer tools and wallets using zero-knowledge cryptography protocol, a.k.a. zk proof. Polygon uses zk proof to club multiple transactions into groups