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The people who push it have the same financial incentives as those pushing any other token
Ether tokens have jumped nearly 50% from their lows but the crypto winter has not broken
Five issues that will determine the significance of the crypto world’s switch
Second-biggest blockchain upgrades to more energy-efficient processing system
Laying wager on rise in ether price becomes ‘one of most crowded trades in crypto history’
Ethereum’s switch to a greener system is seen by crypto enthusiasts as a long-awaited chance to prove critics wrong
Is crypto a cult?
New tech ventures want to use blockchain to clean up a messy carbon market — but critics fear more greenwashing
It ought to be OK to say that the purpose of business is to make money
Established institutions can provide a layer of security to a largely unregulated market
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Verifying transactions in a way that uses less energy would be a welcome development in the industry
Even after the crypto markets crashed this year, there are still a number of people …
Asset manager to offer investment vehicle only to institutional clients in the US
Will the ‘Merge’ shine a light on bitcoin’s carbon footprint?
Thousands of accounts hit in apparent hack that marks a setback for the blockchain
The business models of issuers will not survive unless they can pay or charge interest
Solutions in search of problems, trade-tech edition
FTSE 100 asset manager to explore issuing digital tokens to investors instead of traditional shares or fund units
Instead of guarding the internet from exploitation, the technology adds an extra layer of financialisation
Investment Association says utilising digital ledgers would cut administration costs
Advocates argue that the blockchain technology that underpins digital assets will withstand the recent fall in values
Non-fungible tokens may be disrupting art and gaming but a real revolution requires proper legal and regulatory debate
Because don’t be daft, honestly.
Justin Sun’s Tron pulls off a meme stock-style coin squeeze
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