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Crypto staking service provider, Lido, launched on Ethereum layer 2 networks Arbitrum Bridge and Optimism. Lido first revealed its plans to expand stETH across the growing layer 2 decentralized finance ecosystem in July this year. The move is expected to further improve Ethereum staking accessibility. According to the official tweet, the expansion of wstETH, which is essentially a “wrapped” version of the staking coin stETH, will allow traders to stake tokens directly on the...

Is the United States closer to developing a digital dollar? According to a new report, it could be. A Digital Dollar Could Be on Its Way The order for a digital dollar first “officially” came about when Joe Biden issued a crypto executive order earlier in the year asking federal agencies throughout the country to look at the benefits and risks of crypto assets. The order also paved the way for a digital dollar’s creation, though to be fair, this wasn’t necessarily Joe...

Bitcoin has gotten quite a few shakeups in the previous weeks largely due to activity from both Ethereum – the second largest digital currency by market cap and its number one competitor – after the Merge, and the Federal Reserve, which held another meeting about a week after it took place. Has Ethereum Weakened Bitcoin? It appears bitcoin can’t seem to receive a stable rest over the past several months. The currency has undergone some of its most bearish conditions, and...

Mt. Gox creditors could be one step closer to reclaiming their funds after nearly a decade of waiting. This is as the Rehabilitation Trustee has released a deadline for them to select their preferred repayment method. Nobuaki Kobayashi, the man in charge of the Mt. Gox rehabilitation process, published a new update for creditors on Thursday (October 6, 2022). In it, creditors were told that they had until January 10, 2023, to choose a payment option and register payee...

Stocks started off the week in a rally, with wide benchmarks like the S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, and Dow Jones posting gains. But the rally fell off with a sharp pullback Friday on new worries of increasing Fed rate hikes. The retracement was nearly enough to wipe out the gains from earlier in the week, but not quite. Stocks Yikes: Strong Jobs Data Could Mean More Fed Rate Hikes As Joe Rennison and Isabella Simonetti at the New York Times explain, new hires slowed some in...

BC.GAME announced the official launch of its new website, integrating better features and advantages for its users. Named the Crypto Casino of the Year, BC.GAME is one of the most popular crypto casino platforms. Now, in order to provide a better experience for users, it will launch a redesigned website, giving its players the best experience and satisfaction worldwide. In addition to the release, BC.GAME signed two new partnerships with AFA and Cloud9. The Redesigned...

My NEO Group, an international fintech organization, has struck an important partnership with an Estonian-based crypto on-ramp provider Guardarian. The reason for this collaboration is the upcoming release of NEO Dash – a web application set to integrate a number of fintech and online services into an all-in-one solution (https://myneodash.com). What is NEO Dash? NEO Dash is a web platform with a unique user experience. It offers community members incentives, discounts...

Bitcoin’s price went through a somewhat surprising dip yesterday when the US announced the September job reports, which were better than expected. Most altcoins are also in the red now, with the obvious exception of Ripple. XRP has stolen the show once again, surging by almost 7%. Bitcoin Lost the $20K Mark Ever since the October 3 crash to below $19,000, the landscape around the primary cryptocurrency was quite positive. The asset had bounced off that level and even jumped...

Trygve Slagsvold Vedum – the Finance Minister of Norway – urged the government to scrap its crypto program that allows domestic bitcoin miners to pay a reduced rate on electricity. In his view, the current market conditions and the ongoing energy crisis in Europe are key reasons for this amendment. BTC Miners Should not Be Treated Differently In 2016, the Norwegian government introduced certain energy benefits for data centers, including cryptocurrency miners, by enabling...

The US-based bitcoin miner – Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. – reportedly has exposure of more than $80 million in one of its hosting providers – Compute North. Two weeks ago, the latter joined the list of troubled entities affected by the ongoing crypto winter, filing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Multi-Million Exposure According to a coverage by Bloomberg, the cryptocurrency miner had invested $10 million in convertible preferred stock of Compute North. It had allocated an...