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Is payments giant SWIFT preparing for a blockchain-bound future?

Are TradFi and DeFi converging, moving toward a middle ground that includes tokenized assets, interoperability and regulation?

Wall Street disaster expert Bill Noble: Crypto spring is inevitable

“It’s 10% up or 10% down each day. I don’t have to wait five years in between crises. As a matter of fact, I only have to wait about 45 minutes.”

Man and Machine: Nansen’s analytics slowly labeling worldwide wallets

Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik sat down with Cointelegraph for an exclusive interview during Token2049.

Mastercard launches new crypto fraud protection tool

Mastercard’s new product allows banks to find and prevent fraud on crypto merchant platforms within its network.

Tether commercial paper exposure now under $50M, says CTO

Tether is also looking to become more transparent, having hired a new accounting firm to conduct regular audit and attestation reports to ensure its stablecoin is properly backed by the USD.

Covalent CEO: There’s an ‘unresolved backlog’ of unfilled Web3 data roles

The demand for on-chain analysts is set to further increase with Web3 data outgrowing Web2 data over the next 20-30 years, says Covalent's Ganesh Swami.

Binance signs MoU with Kazakhstan to fight financial crime

Binance claimed that its compliance infrastructure is among the best in the world which has helped them gain regulatory approval even in countries where they were deemed illegal until last year.

Robert Kiyosaki calls Bitcoin a ‘buying opportunity’ as US dollar surges

The best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad has tipped Bitcoin and two other commodities as buying opportunities, noting a U.S. dollar crash could occur by January.

Terra could leave a similar regulatory legacy to that of Facebook’s Libra

The algorithmic stablecoin ban has sparked a range of arguments in the crypto industry as it is being seen as a watershed moment.

Ethereum Merge spikes block creation with a faster average block time

some of the evident improvements experienced by the blockchain post-Merge include a steep increase in daily block creation and a substantial decrease in average block time.

Putin gives Snowden citizenship, Interpol elicits help in Do Kwon search and FTX US buys Voyager: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 25-Oct. 1

The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!

NFT space bridges passions for tennis legend Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova sat down with Cointelegraph at Binance Blockchain Week Paris to discuss her growing interest in NFTs and passion for bringing more women into Web3.

What is wrapped Ethereum (wETH) and how does it work?

wETH is the ERC-20 compatible and tradable version of ETH and can be used to interact with other ERC-20 assets.

What is regenerative finance (ReFi) and how can it impact NFTs and Web3?

NFT Steez chats with Celo ecosystem lead Mashiat Mutmainnah about the promise of ReFi and its capacity to promote environmental and social good.

Blockchain interoperability goes beyond moving data from point A to B — Axelar CEO Sergey Gorbunov

Axelar's co-founder shared his views on blockchain infrastructure and adoption at Converge22 in San Francisco.

Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes

Blockchain combined with decentralized storage could ensure data preservation and anonymity when reporting war crimes.

Central banks can push DeFi into mainstream: Swiss National Bank official

A combination of centralization and decentralization is a perfect mix for the development of crypto and DeFi, according to a Swiss National Bank official.

45% of ETH validators now complying with US sanctions — Labrys CEO

Labrys CEO Lachlan Feeney is trying to raise awareness amongst validators running Flashbots’ software that they may potentially be contributing to censorship within the Ethereum network.

Blockchain gamers surge as users attempt 'stacking crypto,' says DappRadar

Despite the FUD, blockchain games surged in active users in September, while God’s Unchained cracked the top 10 in terms of total NFT sales volume of all projects.

BlackRock’s newest ETF invests in 35 blockchain-related companies

“We believe digital assets and blockchain technologies are going to become increasingly relevant for our clients,” said BlackRock ETF product strategist Omar Moufti.

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