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Coronavirus Driving Interest in CBDCs, Say Central Bank Chiefs

Central banks meeting in Russia said the coronavirus pandemic is a driving force behind growing interest in national digital currencies.

Elvira Nabiullina, Bank of Russia chief

Merkado

Vitalik Buterin Sends $1.4M of Ether in Preparation for Ethereum 2.0 Staking

Stakes are increasing as the next iteration of the blockchain network, Ethereum 2.0, launches in just weeks.

Vitalik Buterin at DEVCON 2018

Merkado

Someone Just Paid a $9,000 Fee for a $120 DeFi Transaction

A Reddit user said they accidentally paid a fee 80 times the transaction value while executing a swap on Uniswap.

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Pananalapi

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Is on a Hiring Spree in Japan

Coinbase is hiring in Japan, with various roles up for grabs in Tokyo.

Tokyo pedestrians

Merkado

Cryptocurrency CEO Donated Second-Largest Amount to Joe Biden's Campaign

Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of cryptocurrency derivatives platform FTX, made the second-largest donation to Joe Biden's presidential campaign.

U.S. President Joe Biden

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Chinese Payments Giant UnionPay to Support Crypto Spending With New Virtual Card

The world's biggest credit and debit card company will support payments with a South Korea-developed cryptocurrency for an upcoming virtual card offering.

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Merkado

Binance Recovers $344K From Scam DeFi Project Launched on Its Platform

Having raised the funds at launch on Binance Smart Chain in October, the operator fled with users' cryptocurrency "within an hour," Binance said.

Binance Logo.

Merkado

Bitcoin Dips as Trump Threatens to Stop Vote Counting

Bitcoin fell after President Trump alleged "fraud” in the presidential election and pledged to stop vote counting.

U.S. President Donald Trump

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Ethereum Fees Plummeted 65% in October Following DeFi Volumes Back to Earth

Miners' income from processing transactions on the Ethereum blockchain more than halved in October as the mania for DeFi cooled.

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Pananalapi

Bitcoin Advocate Jack Dorsey to Stay On as Twitter CEO

Dorsey's leadership position had been under scrutiny after activist investor Elliott Management took a major stake in Twitter in February.

CEO Jack Dorsey's company is part of a consortium demanding answers.