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Crypto exchange Binance restores euro services after new fiat partners

Euro payments, deposits, and withdrawals are back on for European Binance users months after the severance of services by PaySafe.

'He broke his word' — Ex-ConsenSys staff sue founder over employee equity deal

ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin has been named in a new lawsuit filed in New York by over two dozen former ConsenSys employees.

'He broke his word' — Ex-ConsenSys staff sue founder over employee equity deal

ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin has been named in a new lawsuit filed in New York by over two dozen former ConsenSys employees.

Coinbase open sources code for layer-2 network Base

Layer-2 network Base has announced the open sourcing of its code repositories and smart contracts as part of its quest to build "in the open.”

Metaverse tech gets US greenlight to use speedier 6GHz frequency

The United States Federal Communications Commission made the decision amid a flurry of mixed reality devices that are hitting the market.

SEC moves to dismiss lawsuit against Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen

The civil lawsuit against the Ripple executives had been ongoing since December 2020.

Circle launches Web3 development platform for Web2 developers

Circle announced the launch of a new platform that uses pre-vetted templates to make building Web3 apps easier for traditional developers.

US Treasury plans to designate crypto mixers as money-laundering hubs: Report

The department previously targeted individuals connected to Tornado Cash, but its reported actions on mixers followed concerns suggesting Hamas was financed in part by crypto.

US surveillance and facial recognition firm Clearview AI wins GDPR appeal in UK court

According to court documents, the UK commissioner doesn’t have the authority or jurisdiction to cite or fine the “foreign” company for GDPR infractions.

Why the 2024 Bitcoin halving may play out differently than in the past

While the halving event is considered one of the main catalysts for Bitcoin bull markets, it may play out differently next year.

Why the 2024 Bitcoin halving may play out differently than in the past

While the halving event is considered one of the main catalysts for Bitcoin bull markets, it may play out differently next year.

Advocacy groups push back against Sen. Warren linking crypto with terrorism

The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation said the terrorist group Hamas had reportedly curtailed using Bitcoin as authorities could more easily track funds.

BTC price climbs to $28.6K as Bitcoin awaits 'very dovish' Fed Powell speech

Bitcoin may witness a "very dovish" move from Powell as high U.S. bond yields cause a stir, while BTC price passes $28,600.

Atomic Wallet freezes $2M in ‘suspicious deposits’ on exchanges

This was the result of a collaboration between Atomic Wallet, forensic companies and centralized exchanges following reports from users claiming unauthorized transactions from their wallets.

Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

What was once a passing interest of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, zero-knowledge-proof technology is now a major part of the crypto world.

Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

What was once a passing interest of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, zero-knowledge-proof technology is now a major part of the crypto world.

Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

From privacy coins to shiny iris-scanning orbs, zero-knowledge proofs have become synonymous with crypto, scalability and privacy.

In 2022, investors gave over $700 million in funding to companies pushing the envelope with zero-knowledge proofs. This year, ZK-proofs has arguably become one of the biggest blockchain trends, with several major Ethereum scaling protocols hitting mainnet.

ZK-proofs are a cryptographic protocol that allows one party to prove the truth of a statement to another party without sharing any of the statement’s contents. 

An often-cited example is proving to a bartender that you’re old enough to drink without showing your ID or even telling them your birthdate.

Well, it seems that Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, once found the technology pretty interesting.


Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

What was once a passing interest of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, zero-knowledge-proof technology is now a major part of the crypto world.

Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

What was once a passing interest of Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, zero-knowledge-proof technology is now a major part of the crypto world.

Big Questions: What did Satoshi Nakamoto think about ZK-proofs?

From privacy coins to shiny iris-scanning orbs, zero-knowledge proofs have become synonymous with crypto, scalability and privacy.

In 2022, investors gave over $700 million in funding to companies pushing the envelope with zero-knowledge proofs. This year, ZK-proofs has arguably become one of the biggest blockchain trends, with several major Ethereum scaling protocols hitting mainnet.

ZK-proofs are a cryptographic protocol that allows one party to prove the truth of a statement to another party without sharing any of the statement’s contents. 

An often-cited example is proving to a bartender that you’re old enough to drink without showing your ID or even telling them your birthdate.

Well, it seems that Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, once found the technology pretty interesting.


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