Tag: matter
What is total value locked (TVL) in crypto and why does it matter?
In 2022, Ethereum appeared as the largest network by DeFi TVL, accounting for over half of the total DeFi volume worldwide. To give some perspective, [...]
Merge Testing on Ethereum: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
Ethereum’s developers are using new testing infrastructure to assess network mechanics and client readiness ahead of the Merge.
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India Finds Russian Oil an Irresistible Deal, No Matter the Diplomatic Cost
NEW DELHI — One after the next, the entreaties have streamed into India. Buying Russian oil, President Biden told India’s prime minister, is not in yo [...]
Bitcoin’s Unfinished Business: Why Micropayments Still Matter
Fees have risen so dramatically because Bitcoin has a competitive market for transaction fees, which fund network security, and rising demand has made [...]
GOP hopeful sold tear gas used on Black Lives Matter protesters
Anti-riot bullets sold by what later became a PACEM subsidiary, ALS Less Lethal, were photographed in 2019 after being used against protesters by Hon [...]
Why Bitcoin Mining Is a Matter of National Security
Unless an entire population decides to stay away from bitcoin, each jurisdiction is incentivized to gain a stake in global hashrate, just as domestic [...]
Making MakerDAO Matter Again
But the stablecoin project is facing steep competition. Terra, an all-in-one layer 1, or base, blockchain that offers its own DeFi ecosystem, is built [...]
Was it just a matter of time?
The governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, announced in February that the state government plans to allow residents to pay taxes in cryptocurrencies as ea [...]
Why NFT Profile Pics Matter to Investors – and Regulators
NFT profile pictures, or PFPs, on social media signal ownership, membership status, and belonging – but when profit enters the equation, lawyers and r [...]
Why MOBI’s Blockchain ESG Tests Matter
The organization’s recent partnership with trade group MEF is meant to help with large-scale projects like measuring tailpipe emissions.
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Happy to be regulated? Fallout from BlockFi settlement is a matter of speculation
It might seem unlikely that BlockFi founder and CEO Zac Prince would describe a prosecution that resulted in a $100-million fine for his company as “a [...]
Matter Labs, BitDAO Back $200M DAO for ZkSync
Matter Labs, the organization behind Ethereum layer 2 scaling protocol zkSync, has announced a $200 million decentralized autonomous organization (DAO [...]
Risk Management Techniques Matter
“In speculative markets, you win not by picking the soundest investment, but by picking the investment that others, who are playing the same game, wi [...]
What Is KYC and Why Does It Matter for Crypto?
KYC means "know your customer." It refers to a financial institution’s obligation to carry out certain identity and background checks on its clients b [...]