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More Than 77 Crypto Projects Claim to Be Backed by Physical Gold
The last few years have seen the creation of blockchain projects that claim to have tokens backed by physical gold. In October, Coinshares and Blockchain.com launched a digital gold token (DGLD) backed by physical gold that uses…
Telegram Attacks Apple, Musk on Crypto, WEF Debrief: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 20–26
Catch up on all the gossip from the World Economic Forum, and find out what Elon Musk *really* thinks about cryptocurrencies. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that…
Indian PM Awards Crypto App Creator as Supreme Court Deliberates on Ban
While the Indian Supreme Court hears arguments regarding a ban on banking services for crypto business, the prime minister awarded a crypto app developer. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi awarded young entrepreneur…
Bitcoin Gold 51% Attacked – Network Loses $70,000 in Double Spends
The Bitcoin Gold (BTG) network suffered another set of 51% attacks on January 23-24, as roughly 29 blocks were removed in two deep blockchain reorganizations (reorgs). Reports indicate that more than 7,000 BTG was double spent as the chain…
Dubai Launching Crypto Valley in Tax-Free Zone
A Dubai government authority has announced that it is launching a crypto valley in the country’s free zone there is no personal or corporate income tax. With the help of its partners from the Swiss crypto valley, Dubai…
What Are Lightning Wallets Doing to Help Onboard New Users?
Jan 26, 2020 at 15:42 UTCUpdated Jan 26, 2020 at 15:48 UTCThe best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. Earlier this week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss Lightning Network technology and two innovative…
WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance
Jan 26, 2020 at 15:22 UTCUpdated Jan 26, 2020 at 15:23 UTCDavos 2020 image by Aaron Stanley for CoinDeskThe World Economic Forum has created an international consortium to design a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including…
Top 5 Cryptos This Week (Jan 26): HEDG, DASH, BSV, ETC, XTZ
The next few days will decide whether cryptocurrencies will fall in tandem with equity and crude oil due to coronavirus or will they buck the trend. The coronavirus outbreak that started in China has gradually spread to a number of…
Financial Institutions Use Stablecoins to Shake Things Up in 2020
There is more talk about stablecoins in the crypto universe and big-time financial institutions, govs and startups are launching their own digital assets. Could 2020 be the year of stablecoins? For most people, the word…
One Wallet Owns 27% of Ether Behind MakerDAO’s Sai Stablecoin
Of all the value locked in MakerDAO’s collateralized debt positions backing the old DAI decentralized stablecoin, 27% belongs to a single Ethereum address. Of all the Ether (ETH) locked in the collateralized debt…
