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A new survey involving 300 contractors and 700 Americans explored the various perspectives in the field of crypto payments. It seems that in the construction sector, crypto adoption has a growing role.. but let’s look at the results. Crypto payments: the results of the survey on the use of cryptocurrencies in the construction sector Payments in crypto in construction: the perception based on generational belonging BTC at its new ATH Crypto payments: the results of the survey on the use of cryptocurrencies in the construction sector Apparently, crypto payments are increasingly making their way into the construction sector. This is…
Chiliz (CHZ) is a cryptocurrency that enables sports fans to engage uniquely with their favorite teams. Designed as a service token for Socios.com, Chiliz facilitates and enhances interactions between fans and clubs. This project not only allows fans to support their teams by purchasing exclusive digital assets but also gives them a say in club decisions and access to various opportunities. Binance Completes Distribution of 1000PEPPER to Chiliz (CHZ) Holders Binance successfully completed the distribution of the 1000PEPPER airdrop for Chiliz (CHZ) token holders. Thanks to this special airdrop, CHZ holders received an additional reward of 1000PEPPER tokens. Users can…
SEC Chair Gensler, an obstacle to the US becoming a crypto hub, is expected to resign soon just as past SEC chiefs have after elections and to be replaced by Brian Brooks. While Trump committed to fire Gensler on the first day of his second term, he legally cannot do so without justification until Gensler’s term ends in 2026. Conversations surrounding the next U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair have surged on social media, focusing on possible successors to Gary Gensler. Former Binance CEO, and board member of the Hedera Foundation, Brian Brooks has become a top contender on…
More than 24,000 United Nations staff are set to gain blockchain skills as the UN expands its academy, developed in partnership with the Algorand Foundation. The United Nations Development Programme is expanding its blockchain education academy to provide training to 24,000 personnel worldwide, the international organization announced in a press release on Nov. 19. The initiative, launched in collaboration with the Algorand Foundation, aims to equip UN personnel with blockchain skills to help them understand how the technology can contribute to building a “more sustainable and equitable future,” according to Doro Unger-Lee, head of education and financial inclusion at the…
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has donated 2 Bitcoins, worth $133,000, to help raise funds to build 1,000 schools in Honduras. Bukele has reportedly donated to Shin Fujiyama, a Japanese philanthropist who is committed to improving education for children in Honduras using his personal fund. 🇸🇻❤️🇭🇳 pic.twitter.com/AFWUXEdEv6 — Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) October 23, 2024 The Salvadoran government address has been buying 1 BTC per day since March 16. At present, the Salvadoran government holds 5,913 BTC. The decision to buy 1 Bitcoin every day is El Salvador’s persistent effort to adopt the cryptocurrency, even as the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Stuart Alderoty, chief legal officer at enterprise blockchain company Ripple, recently took a not-so-veiled dig at former SEC General Counsel Bob Stebbins. This comes after Stebbins recently emerged as one of the top picks to replace SEC Chair Gary Gensler. In his post, Alderoty pointed to the fact that Stebbins was involved in crafting the now-infamous Ethereum speech, which recognized the second-largest cryptocurrency as a non-security back in 2018. “Clayton 2.0” Stebbins has faced strong opposition from cryptocurrency advocates due to his association with former SEC Chair Jay Clayton. Clayton, of course, famously brought the lawsuit against Ripple during his…
The publicly listed Bitcoin miner from Wall Street, HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE) announced today (Thursday) a significant expansion of its BTC mining capabilities, ordering 5,000 new Avalon A15-194T ASIC miners from Canaan. It marks the second major purchase this month as the company positions itself for the Bitcoin price approaching $100,000. The latest acquisition follows a previous order of 6,500 Avalon miners earlier in November, bringing HIVE’s total new miner purchases this month to 11,500 units. The company expects these upgrades to boost its operational capacity to 6.4 exahash per second (EH/s) by the end of 2025, up from…
Asgard Upgrade, which will be the first significant technological update to the mainnet of the Layer-1 relational blockchain, will take place on December 3rd, according to Chromia, which has officially announced the date of the upgrade. Chromia Extensions are modular enhancements that are introduced with this upgrade. These extensions enable developers to add new features on top of the core platform, hence extending functionality while maintaining the strengths of the current infrastructure. Extensions make it possible for developers to introduce specific functionality onto the platform while preserving its distinctive relational architecture, modular framework, and gas-free user experience. Chromia is a…
Hex Trust, provider of digital custody services, has just formed a strategic partnership with Babylon, a layer-2 of Bitcoin. The company headquartered in Hong Kong will contribute as the main agent to the oversight of the assets deposited on the network. Additionally, it will provide support for staking, enabling access for institutional investors and enhancing the utility of Bitcoin in DeFi. Babylon currently boasts a TVL of 1.6 billion dollars, with 23,850 BTC staked in restaking. Hex Trust and the partnership with Bitcoin Babylon’s layer-2 Launch on mainnet of the layer-2 Babylon On-chain analysis: distribution of Bitcoin deposits on the…
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. This week saw a new — though perhaps unsurprising — entrant in the race to offer up a new SOL vehicle to would-be institutional investors. Canary Capital Group’s Wednesday filing for a spot SOL ETF with the SEC comes a few months after VanEck kicked off the process with a filing of its own. The fresh filing is a cause for celebration, certainly — especially if you’re of the opinion/hope that next week’s election will usher in a far less, shall we say, Gensler-ish take on US…