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• Thailand stock exchange to open digital asset trading... without crypto?
  Thailand’s stock exchange doesn’t want cryptocurrencies included on its new digital asset trading platform. The Stock Exchange of Thailand, or SET, is planning to launch a digital asset trading platform in the second half of 2021, but it will not include cryptocurrencies.The headline in The Bangkok Post “Digital asset trade imminent" appears at first glance […]
• Ford, BMW back blockchain 'birth certificates' to combat used car fraud
  A global automotive consortium is leveraging blockchain-based “birth certificates” to track the purchase and maintenance history of secondhand vehicles. The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, or MOBI, a non-profit consortium of the world’s top vehicle manufacturers including Ford and BMW, has launched an initiative to combat fraud in the secondhand markets with blockchain-powered “birth certificates.”The initiative […]
• Bitcoin node count hits new all-time high
  Amid increasing distrust of custodial solutions and recent upgrades to Bitcoin Core, more Bitcoiners are starting to run their own nodes. The number of Bitcoin nodes is at an all-time high, with 11,558 reachable nodes currently active, according to Bitnodes.io. Another Bitcoin network statistics tracker, coin.dance, calculates the total number of Bitcoin nodes at 11,613, […]
• Is $1 billion a day in volume the 'new normal' for Uniswap?
  Uniswap could be averaging $1 billion in daily trade volume soon with the majority of trades occurring between Ethereum and stablecoins. Leading decentralized exchange, or DEX, platform Uniswap continues to lead the sector as it nears an average of $1 billion a day trading volume for the month of January.Only two-thirds of the way into […]
• Asia accounts for almost half of global crypto trading: Messari report
  Crypto activity in Asia is equivalent to that in the U.S. and Europe combined. Research by Messari has delved into the Asian crypto landscape and revealed the region accounts for almost half of all digital asset trading, and boasts six of the top ten largest crypto unicorns.The report, penned by research analyst Mira Christanto, confirmed […]
• Ripple pins hopes on Biden administration as co-founder sells 28.6M XRP
  General counsel for Ripple Stu Alderoty predicted Joe Biden’s administration would likely “help level the playing field” for crypto. After ending 2020 facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Donald Trump’s administration, Ripple’s leadership is looking to the new year and a new U.S. President to bring a change in regulations […]
• 11 indicators that suggest Ether’s new ATH is just the beginning
  Many analysts predict that a parabolic ETH rally may be imminent, pointing to Ethereum’s surging DeFi ecosystem and network fundamentals. With Ethereum inching its way into new all-time highs over the past 24 hours, a number of onlookers believe Ether could quickly surge through the $1,400 price range.Ethereum’s robust fundamentals are strengthening the conviction that […]