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Jack Martin

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Newsletters   -   Jul 16, 2023 Sunday Review 16/07/2023
Sunday Review 16/07/2023

It's been a real week of contrasts, and none more so than the London premieres of two of the summer's biggest movie releases: Barbie vs Oppenheimer (now that's a cross-over we'd love to go and watch). On Wednesday, Barbie's star-studded

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Crypto Crime   -   Jul 15, 2023 Crypto Criminals Take a Hit, But Ransomware Rakes it In: Chainalysis
chainalysis crypto crime report

In its mid-year update Chainalysis announced a 65% drop in crypto crime overall, although there were notable gains in ransomware revenues over those in the first half of 2022.

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Adoption   -   Jul 14, 2023 Merchants on Telegram Can Now Accept Crypto Payments Directly in App
Telegram wallet merchant payment

Telegram’s Wallet bot, which is powered by the TON blockchain, has just launched the functionality for merchants to accept retail payments in tether, bitcoin and TON tokens, directly within the app.

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Adoption   -   Jul 12, 2023 Avoid ‘Failure of Imagination’ on Enhanced Digital Money: BofE Governor
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey

The Governor of the Bank of England told an audience that an inability to specify a precise detailed use case today was no reason to put off investigating the future potential of ‘enhanced digital money’.

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central banks   -   Jul 11, 2023 FedNow Promises to Finally Bring U.S. Payments System into 21st-Century
FedNow Promises to Finally Bring U.S. Payments System into 21st-Century

Better late than never… The launch of the Federal Reserve’s FedNow service later this month will bring 24/7/365 instant payments to the U.S. banking system, making it the last major global economy to officially implement such functionality.

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Newsletters   -   Jul 09, 2023 Sunday Review 09/07/2023
Sunday Review 09/07/2023

This week we have witnessed the hottest day since records began... on three separate occasions. But while some have been taking advantage of the warm weather, do remember that in many parts of the world such heatwaves cause a huge amount of disruption. So grab yourself a fan and try

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Bridges and Interoperability   -   Jul 07, 2023 $100M+ and the CEO Missing: Things Aren’t Looking Great For Multichain
$100M+ and the CEO Missing: Things Aren’t Looking Great For Multichain

Multichain saw significant outflows yesterday causing fears of an exploit, as the team urged users to revoke all contracts until further notice. Meanwhile, CEO Zhaojun hasn’t been seen since the end of May, with rumors at the time suggesting he may have been arrested in China.

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DeFi   -   Jul 07, 2023 MIM Devs Propose Protecting DeFi Lending Platform Using Centralization
MIM Devs Propose Protecting DeFi Lending Platform Using Centralization

The developers of the Abracadabra platform, home of the Magic Internet Money (MIM) and SPELL tokens, have put forward a proposal for a centralized legal entity to take over certain management functions.

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