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Ethereum Network DRPC Aims to Quell Centralization Risks Ahead of Shanghai Upgrade

DRPC developers say Ethereum remains dependent on a few major centralized RPC players, which undermines ecosystem sustainability and security.

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Finance

Telegram Users Can Now Transfer USDT Through Chats

USDT has been added to the @wallet bot on Telegram, expanding the messaging app's facility for buying and selling crypto.

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Finance

Copper to Lay Off Up to 15% of Staff, Focus on Crypto Custody, Settlement

The process is just getting under way and the company, which employs about 300, said it cannot put an exact number on job losses.

Copper CEO Dmitry Tokarev (Copper)

Finance

Web3 Investor Paradigm’s VP of Engineering Tal Broda Exits

The executive, who joined Paradigm a year ago from Citadel Securities, said he will pursue opportunities closer to his prior experience.

Paradigm co-founder Fred Ehrsam speaks at Token Summit II. (Credit: Brady Dale for CoinDesk)

Finance

Banking Giant State Street Cuts Ties With Crypto Custody Firm Copper

State Street and Copper have mutually decided to end their licensing agreement, a spokesman for the bank said.

State Street building in London (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Investors Flock to Tokenized Diamond as Crypto Banking Crisis Props Hard Assets

Sales of tokenized diamonds surged 300% last weekend, when three banks collapsed and investors scrambled to sell their USDC stablecoins.

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Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Copper Shelves Enterprise Business: Source

Focusing on Copper’s Clear Loop custody and settlement business made more economic sense going forward.

A Copper-branded keychain. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

AllianceBlock, ABO Digital to Offer Tokenized Structured Products

The tokens will give traditional-finance investors a compliant way to back crypto projects.

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Finance

Accounting Platform Cryptio Partners With Protocol Labs to Help Filecoin Miners Go Public

Filecoin miners will be able to generate accounting reports needed to pass their public company accounting oversight board financial audits.

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Finance

Gibraltar's Xapo Bank Enables GBP Payments, Prepares USDC Option Amid U.S. Crypto Banking Crisis

The retail-focused bank will be allowing users to make GBP payments directly to and from their U.K. accounts or wallets.

Gibraltar's iconic rock (Michal Morzak/Unsplash)