In an academic paper, researchers from the University of Luxembourg have unveiled a novel approach to enhance the communication efficiency of Ripple’s XRP Ledger. The research, supported by the Luxembourg National Research Fund and Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), delves into the intricacies of Named Data Networking (NDN) as an overlay to optimize the
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Stronghold Digital Mining, a Pennsylvanian crypto-mining company, is currently seeking approval to produce up to 15% of its energy using shredded tires, at its Panther Creek plant in Nesquehoning. Local environmental activists are preparing to oppose the initiative.  We are calling on state regulators and DEP with @earthjustice @pennfuture to deny a permitting request from
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The crypto community received the decision it had been hoping for when the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Grayscale Investments’ Bitcoin spot ETF application. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejection of the application was overturned. The decision was “a slaughterfest of the SEC arguments,” Cinneamhain Ventures founder Adam Cochran
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News headlines have recently covered how China’s struggling economy poses significant risk to global growth. Economic activity and the flow of credit in the region are weakening and analysts are not convinced that the Chinese government’s interventions are a sufficient fix for what appear to be structural problems.  For instance, industrial output in July increased
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The Federal Reserve is seemingly running interference with congressional efforts to regulate stablecoins, according to a letter recently sent to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The letter came from Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Patrick McHenry and subcommittee chairs French Hill and Bill Huizenga. The legislators were objecting to two Fed
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance continues introducing more restrictions for Russian customers on its peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform. Binance P2P has banned Russian residents from using fiat currencies other than the Russian ruble, Binance announced on its Telegram channel on Aug. 27. Binance’s Russian clients residing outside the country have also been banned from using currencies like
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