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BTCS Nasdaq-listed company distributes capital in bitcoin — an asset with value, but no purpose
Results of a network upgrade in 2022 will appeal to eco-conscious crypto fans
Decentralised autonomous organisations, or DAOs, are being created for various purposes including city planning
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Banks are looking for new applications for digital ledger technology
Conservative corporate treasurers are being offered blockchain solutions to legacy problems
The two banks will cut out CLS from dollar, euro and sterling transactions
Crypto collaboration followed lobbying in the US to deliver a lifeline for those on the frontline
A new, tech-based breed of fund promises potential big savings for clients
Plus, we sit down with the chief of the most highly valued private company in the digital identity verification space
How do cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens, stablecoins and other assets work, and how does the underlying blockchain technology support them? Explainer articles spell out the essentials about digital assets, the risks and security, while features explore the history, what influences values and who owns the most
Exploring possible security risks and the options for safekeeping
The crypto timeline has taken surprising twists and turns over nearly two decades
Some early entrants have accumulated large fortunes, often benefiting from initial distributions
From ownership of city properties to high-end whisky, limited-edition gins and gold
Crooks are drawn to the anonymity of digital assets and the law struggles to keep up
Walls are already being built before the tech utopia becomes a reality
Fred Ehrsam is behind $2.5bn fund Paradigm One, to which investors jockeyed to commit money
Buying interest in options tracking cryptocurrency ‘exploded’ after launch of bitcoin exchange traded fund
Both ideas are about making a few people rich, not about building a decentralised paradise where everyone prospers
Investors that may have once dismissed it, ought now to consider taking part in it
Growth is likely to come from gamers but as the popularity of NFTs rises so does the potential for abuse
The only thing more dangerous to incumbents than disruption itself may be a failure to participate in it
While they rely on libertarian ideals of self-governance, nascent blockchain systems are vulnerable
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