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The Cosmos community has approved a vote to add “replicated security (RS)” to its chain, with 99.99% of votes in favor of the motion. The much-awaited upgrade is set to go live on March 15, 2023, with the v9-Lamba upgrade.  RS is the first version of Cosmos’s Interchain Security (ICS) feature, allowing blockchains in the

USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle plans to use “corporate resources” to cover the shortfall on its reserves following Silicon Valley Bank’s shutdown, said the company in a statement on March 11.  According to Circle, USDC liquidity operations will “resume as normal when banks open on Monday morning in the United States,” enabling USDC redemption at

Dogecoin (DOGE) pared some losses versus Bitcoin (BTC) on March 10, a day after the DOGE/BTC pair fell to its lowest level since October 2022. Can DOGE price see an extended rebound ahead?  On the daily chart, the DOGE/BTC pair reached 331 sats, up 4.75% compared to the previous day’s low of 316 sats. The

Countries lead blockchain adoption for various reasons, including recognizing its potential to transform multiple sectors of the economy, promoting innovation and economic growth, and creating a favorable regulatory environment to attract blockchain businesses. Types of blockchain communities that lead blockchain adoption Blockchain communities refer to groups of individuals, organizations and companies involved in developing and

On March 7, United States Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned that interest rates might remain higher for longer than previously anticipated. This boosted expectations of a 50 basis point rate hike at the Fed’s March meeting to about 70%, from 30% a week earlier, according to FedWatch Tool data. The U.S. dollar shot up

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, took a swipe at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a tweet today, reacting to recent setbacks the agency has taken since Monday. The SEC has suffered three setbacks in court this week. “It’s only Tuesday, but shaping up to be a not-so-great week for the SEC (this

An alleged ethical hacker has drained $1.59 million from the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Tender.fi, leading the service to halt borrowing while it attempts to recoup its assets. Web3-focused smart contract auditor CertiK, and blockchain analyst Lookonchain, flagged an exploit that saw funds drained from the DeFi lending protocol on March 7. Tender.fi confirmed

In the legal dispute between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs, Judge Analisa Torres has issued an initial ruling, but it is not the summary judgment ruling. Instead, the judge has issued a 57-page ruling on both parties’ motions to exclude expert testimony from summary judgment (“Daubert” motions). At first glance,

A former Tornado Cash developer claims to be building a new crypto mixing service that aims to solve a “critical flaw” of the sanctioned crypto mixer — which he hopes will convince U.S. regulators to reconsider its position on privacy mixers. The code of a new Ethereum-based mixer, “Privacy Pools,” was launched on GitHub on

While the court case between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to await a ruling from the U.S. Southern District Court of New York, rumors have arisen in the XRP community that the judge in charge, Analisa Torres, is part of the “deep state.” Due to this, supporters of the

Stuart Alderoty, the chief legal officer (CLO) of Ripple Labs, has revealed in a new interview that the fintech company will immediately appeal if judge Analisa Torres grants summary judgment in favor of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Until now, it was not clear whether Ripple would take that step and bear the

On Episode 10 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Celo president Rene Reinsberg joins Elisha Owusu Akyaw (GhCryptoGuy) to discuss the regenerative finance (ReFi) movement, which focuses on the building blocks of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the principles of regenerative economics. Reinsberg also explains how Celo intends to stay relevant in the multichain world of

Polygon, a layer-2 scaling protocol for Ethereum, has launched a zero-knowledge decentralized identity solutionto the public nearly a year after announcing its development. The Polygon ID service uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs) that use cryptographic techniques to allow users to verify their identity online without having their sensitive information passed or potentially stored with a

In a new interview, Brooks Entwistle, senior vice president of customer success and managing director of APAC and MENA at Ripple, talked about the company’s efforts and goals in the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) space, revealing some interesting details. The exec explained that interaction with regulators around the world is “invaluable.” Unlike the U.S.,

Stacks is one of the first blockchains to enable a way for minting Bitcoin (BTC) Ordinals, which puts it in an excellent position to benefit from the hype. However, Ordinals have invoked an issue from the past where Bitcoin maximalist ideologies will be tested if the NFTs lead to network congestion. On top of that,

The legal battle between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to await a decision after the final briefs were submitted by both parties about a month ago. The latest development in the lawsuit was the intervention of Forbes journalist Dr. Roslyn Layton, who filed a motion to intervene to ask

Anatoly Yakovenko, the founder and CEO of Solana Labs, has denied claims that Solana’s network outages were being caused by a high volume of validator messages and its on-chain voting system clogging its consensus layer. While the Solana Foundation confirmed in a Feb. 27 post that the “root cause” of the recent 20-hour network outage

The cryptocurrency markets and the United States equities markets witnessed profit-booking this week as the macroeconomic data hinted toward continued rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin (BTC) is down more than 4% and the S&P 500 fell 2.7% to record its worst week of the year.  The CME FedWatch Tool shows a 73% probability

Bitcoin (BTC) is struggling to stay above $23,000 as the weekend approaches. The selling pressure increased after the personal consumption expenditures excluding food and energy rose 0.6% in January and 4.7% over the year, above market expectations of an increase of 0.5% and 4.4% respectively.  This could trigger fears that the United States Federal Reserve

Forbes journalist Dr. Roslyn Layton is receiving support for her motion to intervene in the lawsuit between Ripple Labs and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking public access to the Hinman speech documents. Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research (EMPOWR) has expressed its support for the motion. EMPOWR is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to