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Adding Value to Real World Documents with Authentication

Digitization is the sector that enables real world documents to be digitized as the blockchain technology makes proof of ownership, identity and authenticity possible.

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Finance

Pfizer-Backed VitaDAO Votes on Creating For-Profit Company to Fund Longevity Research

The DAOs native token, VITA, rose 3% on news the community was considering the proposal.

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Videos

What is So Smart About the Smart Contract Platform Sector?

The Digital Assets ecosystem continues its march toward greater adoption and institutionalization. Today, the Smart Contract Platform (SCP) sector represents over a third of the digital asset market capitalization. The SCP sector has captured industry-wide interest as it has enabled software developers to build a range of applications over Ethereum.

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Policy

Circle, Uniswap Research Says DeFi Can Solve $2T FX Risk Problem

A paper by researchers at the digital-assets firms says DeFi and blockchain technology could also reduce cross-border remittances costs by $30 billion a year.

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Finance

Cardano Blockchain Builder IOG Funds $4.5M Research Hub at Edinburgh University

The launch follows IOG’s investment in hubs and funding at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon in the U.S.

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Markets

Bernstein Still Sees Institutional Adoption Despite Crypto Winter

Some large asset managers are continuing with their digital-assets strategies, a report from the brokerage firm said.

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Finance

Brokerage Firm Bernstein Says NFTs Are Not Dead

These tokens are redefining the crypto consumer stack, the report said.

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Finance

Australia's CBDC Pilot to Be Completed in 2023

The pilot, which is exploring "innovative use cases" for a central bank digital currency, kicked off in August.

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Finance

Token Front-Running Was Common at Coinbase Crypto Exchange, a New Study Argues

The paper found suspicious trading around 10% to 25% of new crypto listings and says the problem goes beyond the instances in a U.S. Department of Justice case brought in July.

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Tech

Korean Blockchain Project Klaytn Commits $20M to Blockchain Research

The funding program will support research led by two of Asia’s most highly ranked technology schools.

Klaytn's funding aims to support industry research in a program led by two of Asia’s highly ranked technology schools. (Noah Buscher/Unsplash)