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Ranks Third for Transfer Activity
Less than a week since its launch, Base has emerged as one of the top Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains for NFT transfers. For both the ERC-721 and ERC-1155 NFT standards, Base is now the […]
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Creating Chatbots in African Languages
The field of natural language processing (NLP) has advanced the furthest in the most widely-used languages like English and Russian. But an emerging body of research is focused on training AI models using African languages. […]
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13 banks to participate in Russia’s CBDC pilot program
The pilot program will start on August 15, 2023. 13 Russian banks will participate in the pilot program being conducted by the Bank of Russia (BoR). During the test, users will be able to use […]
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PayPal launches a US Dollar stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain
Key takeaways PayPal joins the stablecoin train Silicon Valley-based payments firm PayPal announced on Monday, August 7th, that it had launched a US Dollar stablecoin. In a press release earlier today, PayPal said the stablecoin was […]
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What is Base? 5 Key Features of Coinbase’s New L2 Blockchain
With the Base Mainnet set to launch on August 9, excitement is building around Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) blockchain. Having launched the testnet in February, Base is described by Coinbase as a “secure, low-cost, […]
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Alchemix and JPEG’d Recoup Losses After Stolen Funds Returned
A crypto wallet labeled “Alchemix/CurveFinance Exploiter” has returned funds that were stolen from Alchemex earlier in the week. The NFT staking platform JPEG’d has also seen the return of stolen assets. The moves add an […]
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Bank of Italy leverage Polygon to help institutions experiment with DeFi
Key takeaways The Bank of Italy will use the Polygon blockchain to help institutions experiment with DeFi and asset tokenisation. The Bank will also use crypto custodian Fireblocks. The Bank of Italy to help institutions […]
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Caldera announces integration with Espresso Systems
Caldera developers can leverage Espresso Sequencer for greater scaling and decentralisation. The rollup-as-a-service (RaaS) platform recently partnered with Manta Network and SupraOracles. Caldera, a rollup-as-a-service (RaaS) platform, and blockchain infrastructure company Espresso Systems have announced […]
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Worldcoin to launch its WLD token and mainnet today
Key takeaways Worldcoin’s protocol launch is slated for today, July 24th. The project will also launch its WLD token today, months after raising over $100 million. Sam Altman’s Worldcoin to go live today Sam Altman’s […]
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UK’s FCA launches a permanent digital sandbox
Key takeaways UK’s financial regulator launches a digital sandbox The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on Thursday, July 20th, that it will launch a digital sandbox. The regulator said the permanent digital sandbox will […]
