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Earlier this week, a pull request was submitted by an Ethereum DevOps engineer for the Ropsten testnet Merge configuration code that can be seen in the GitHub repository. For the uninitiated, the Ropsten testnet was created by Ethereum Foundation nearly five years ago and is considered one of the best replicas for the Ethereum blockchain. The Merge The merge, which marks the end of the PoW-style architecture, will essentially combine the two layers in a single PoS-based...

Tether’s USDT stablecoin is beyond fully backed, according to the latest assurance report provided by accounting firm MHA Cayman. The firm found that Tether’s total assets are worth at least $82,424,821,101, while its total liabilities (including issued stablecoins) amount to $82,262,430,079. The State of Tether’s Reserves The report’s figures match those in Tether’s unaudited Consolidated Reserves Report (CRR) as of March 31st, 2022. This ensures that Tether’s USDT...

South Korea’s National Tax Service has reportedly ordered Terraform Labs, its co-founder Do Kwon, and other executives to pay a 100 billion won ($78 million) fine for tax evasion penalties. The Genesis According to local reports, the tax agency first launched an investigation into Terraform Labs and its subsidiaries in June last year on suspicion of corporate and income tax evasion. The investigation found that two of the company’s subsidiaries were registered abroad in the...

More than 10 million people have now bought Bitcoin using Jack Dorsey’s CashApp, according to Block’s Q1 2022 shareholder letter. The app generated $624 million in gross profit for the company over that time, $43 million of which came from Bitcoin sales. Expanding Bitcoin Access The company states that it is focused on expanding awareness and access to Bitcoin among its customers, in order to bolster the network’s adoption. Block Head Jack Dorsey – who stepped down as CEO of...

The US arm of the cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, is going old school with the launch of its new stock-trading service for a limited number of users in the country. The new offering is being released through FTX Capital Markets, which happens to be a FINRA member broker-dealer. Push for Stock Trading According to the official announcement, the platform plans to expand its functionality to all US users over the next months. FTX Stocks will enable users to trade and invest in...

Ripple has announced a partnership with Lithuania’s FINCI to provide retail remittances and B2B payments through RippleNet’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL). Thanks to this partnership, FINCI’s customers can make seamless payments between Europe and Mexico, a PR from Ripple said. Ripple-FINCI Partnership FINCI is an online cross-border money transfer provider, while RippleNet’s ODL provides crypto-enabled international payments. ODL taps into global crypto liquidity to give...

Reports suggest that the Singapore-based company’s legal functions are now being managed by outside counsel. Shortly after the collapse of its flagship stablecoin UST, the legal team behind handling the Terraform Labs abandoned what many consider a sinking ship. As per their LinkedIn profiles, Terraform’s Chief corporate counsel Lawrence Florio, general counsel Marc Goldich, and regulatory counsel Noah Axler have all quit as of May 2022. The past few weeks have been extremely...

Switzerland-based investment product issuer – 21Shares – is launching two private funds tailored for US  accredited investors to gain exposure to crypto assets. The products will track top and mid-tiers cryptocurrencies available on US exchanges. Entering the US Market According to the press release by the firm, the two products – 21Shares Crypto Basket 10 Index Fund and 21Shares Crypto Mid-Cap Index Fund – will respectively track the performance of the “Vinter 21Shares...

CryptoCom has announced enabling Shopify merchants to leverage its payment solution  – CryptoCom Pay – on their online storefronts. According to the official blog post, the crypto trading platform stated that the latest move should help the e-commerce company expand its reach by facilitating more ways for customers to make purchases with cryptocurrencies. CryptoCom – Shopify To incentivize Shopify merchants to sign up for CryptoCom Pay, the crypto platform has also announced...

Mike Novogratz – billionaire investor and CEO of Galaxy Digital – has issued a statement addressing the recent meltdown of the Terra ecosystem. He highlights lessons he’s learned from the situation but reinforces his faith in the crypto economy as a whole. The Idea That Failed In a letter to shareholders and the crypto community, Novogratz lamented the loss of over $40 billion in wealth suffered by LUNA and UST investors alike. The UST stabilization mechanism meant to...