# Treasury Dept. wants to ‘capture DeFi’ with infrastructure bill: Jake Chervinsky

# Treasury Dept. wants to ‘capture DeFi’ with infrastructure bill: Jake Chervinsky

“# Treasury Dept. wants to ‘capture DeFi’ with infrastructure bill: Jake Chervinsky ” The last-minute cryptocurrency provisions added to the U.S. infrastructure bill sought to “capture DeFi,” argues Compound’s general counsel Jake Chervinsky. Appearing on the Bankless State of the Network podcast on August 17, Chervinsky — who is also DeFi Chair of the Blockchain…

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# Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrades aren’t the game-changer that could bring more users

# Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrades aren’t the game-changer that could bring more users

“# Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrades aren’t the game-changer that could bring more users ” Ethereum 2.0 (Eth2) is being pegged as the blockchain Messiah of Ethereum. Newsflash: it’s not. The long-awaited changes are not expected to solve core issues that are plaguing the network and forestalling wider adoption. Vitalik Buterin, the brilliant mastermind behind the Ethereum…

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# China crackdown shows industrial Bitcoin mining a problem for decentralization

# China crackdown shows industrial Bitcoin mining a problem for decentralization

“# China crackdown shows industrial Bitcoin mining a problem for decentralization ” Bitcoin’s reliance on large-scale mining infrastructure and geographic concentration has been thrown into sharp relief by China’s recent mining crackdown. In May, China announced that it would be getting tough on crypto mining and trading as a response to financial risks. The nation’s…

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