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How Does Chia Network Help Costa Rica to Track Climate Change?

Chia Network, the blockchain and smart transaction platform, will supply technical services for the Costa Rican government’s climate change metrics system. Why did the Central American country choose Chia? “They like us because of our greenness,” Bram Cohen, co-founder of Chia Network, said.

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Miami Creating Digital Wallets, Giving Bitcoin Yield as Dividend to Residents, Says Mayor Francis Suarez

Pro-crypto Miami Mayor Francis Suarez shares insights into the city’s crypto ambitions as its MiamiCoin program has already generated some $20 million in less than three months. Suarez told CoinDesk for the first time, Miami will be the “first city in America to give a bitcoin yield as a dividend directly toward residents.”

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MakerDAO Founder on Biden Administration’s Stablecoin Report

A coalition of U.S. financial authorities under the Biden administration published its long-anticipated report and recommendations on the regulation of stablecoins last week.

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Could Facebook’s Metaverse Be a Threat to Crypto?

Meta, formerly Facebook, wants to get into NFTs and build out a Metaverse. Could this be a threat to crypto’s flourishing decentralized communities? Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Blockchain Research Institute Don Tapscott discusses Facebook’s Metaverse ambitions as it delves further into the virtual world, blockchain’s use cases, and more.

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NFT.NYC 2021 Conference Kicks Off, NFT42 CEO on the Booming NFT Market

The art, gaming, and crypto worlds are colliding for NFT.NYC, a week-long sold-out conference that dives into the world of NFTs. NFT collector and NFT42 CEO Jimmy McNelis shares insights into his best investments in digital collectibles, the NFT market’s biggest challenges, growth opportunities to watch, and the intellectual property implications.

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Associated Press Exec on the Significance of Launching ‘Unique Moments’ NFT Collection

The Associated Press (AP) has launched the “Unique Moments” NFT collection on Binance’s marketplace, featuring digitized versions of photos and news wires based on the AP’s reporting on historical moments of the last century.

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Putin: Crypto Can’t Yet Replace Dollar in Settling Oil Trades

Reacting to Russian president Vladimir Putin saying he doesn’t think crypto can replace the U.S. dollar in settling oil trades yet, though he believes it has value. Merkle Science’s Mary Beth Buchanan discusses the implications for Russia potentially warming up to crypto.

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Elliptic CEO on Raising $60M to Fund R&D, Expansion

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round to fund research and development (R&D) and international growth.

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Blockstream CIO on Tether, Stablecoins, Liquid Network

Reacting to a report claiming Tether loaned out billions of dollars to Celsius and other crypto firms using bitcoin as collateral, Samson Mow, chief investment officer at bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream, discusses the increasing regulatory scrutiny over stablecoins, adding it’s “recycled FUD about Tether.”

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Impact Theory CEO on Launching ‘Founder’s Key’ NFT Collection

Tom Bilyeu, co-founder and CEO of Impact Theory, a mission-based content studio, discusses launching its first-ever NFT collection dubbed “Founders Key,” explaining why he decided to dabble into the booming NFT market. “It unlocks the future of everything that we’re doing as a company,” Bilyeu said.

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