# Coinbase Ventures backs Ethereum-based streaming network

# Coinbase Ventures backs Ethereum-based streaming network

“# Coinbase Ventures backs Ethereum-based streaming network ” This year has been foundational for the success of projects running on the Ethereum blockchain. Sharing the limelight is Livepeer, an Ethereum-based video streaming network that announced raising $20 million in a Series B funding.  Led by Digital Currency Group, the funding for Livepeer saw participation from…

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# We have to be in the crypto space, Mastercard CEO says

# We have to be in the crypto space, Mastercard CEO says

“# We have to be in the crypto space, Mastercard CEO says ” Traditional card networks are vying to ensure their services remain at the center of new developments in digital assets, whether they be central bank digital currencies or private sector stablecoins. In an earnings call on July 29, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach discussed recent…

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# Synthetix turns on layer-two alpha, launches Olympics betting on options platform

# Synthetix turns on layer-two alpha, launches Olympics betting on options platform

“# Synthetix turns on layer-two alpha, launches Olympics betting on options platform ” Decentralized derivatives and synthetic asset trading protocol, Synthetix, has launched trading on the Optimistic Ethereum layer two scaling platform. The long-awaited launch was announced by the Synthetix protocol exchange Kwenta on July 30. It enables the exchange to offer faster transactions and…

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# IMF intends to ‘ramp up’ digital currency monitoring

# IMF intends to ‘ramp up’ digital currency monitoring

“# IMF intends to ‘ramp up’ digital currency monitoring ” The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, plans to “step up” its monitoring of digital currencies, according to a report by Reuters. This intent, as published in an IMF paper Thursday, details how the fund plans to “manage this far-reaching and complex transition” toward a digitized economy. “Rapid technological…

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# Western nations need better public-private cooperation on crypto, says Mohamed El-Erian

# Western nations need better public-private cooperation on crypto, says Mohamed El-Erian

“# Western nations need better public-private cooperation on crypto, says Mohamed El-Erian ” Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz, has called for greater cooperation between western governments and crypto businesses to better leverage the benefits of the ongoing cryptocurrency revolution. In an article published in the Financial Times on Thursday, the famous economist highlighted…

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