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Blockchain


Markets

Illiquid Bitcoin Is Now Record 74% of BTC's Circulating Supply. That's Bullish

According to ETC Group, the new high is a sign that the halving-induced supply shock is intensifying.

BTC illiquid supply. (ETC Group, Glassnode)

Policy

Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS

Risks include operations and security, governance, legal, settlement finality and compliance, the report said.

BIS building (BIS)

Tech

Protocol Village: Sony-Backed Soneium Blockchain Launches Testnet, Peaq Powers Drone Network

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 22-28.

Protocol Village is CoinDesk's living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto OTC Desks Now Hold Over $22B in Bitcoin: CryptoQuant

Miners often turn to OTC deals to sell bitcoin, CryptoQuant noted.

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Tech

Protocol Village: Nym's VPN App Moves to Public Beta, GenLayer Raises $7.5M

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 15-21.

Protocol Village is CoinDesk's living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)

Tech

Protocol Village: ARPA's Randcast Launches on Taiko, Coinbase Promotes 'cbBTC'

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 8-14.

Protocol Village is CoinDesk's living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)

Policy

Australia's Securities Regulator Sues ASX for Misleading Statements About Blockchain Project

ASIC sued on Tuesday and has not yet determined what penalty it will be seeking, but the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported that ASX faces a maximum penalty of more than A$500 million.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Videos

How DePIN Revolutionizes Crypto and Beyond

CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the developments in DePIN and how it utilizes blockchain technology to manage physical infrastructure resources in a decentralized manner. Plus, how this technology could potentially revolutionize the monopoly of big tech and utility companies.

Recent Videos

Finance

Crypto Project Essential Raises $11M for 'Declarative, Intent-Based' Blockchain

The investment was led by Archetype and included contributions from IOSG, Spartan, Amber Group and Big Brain Holdings

Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Finance

Canto Blockchain Suffers Two-Day Outage Amid Consensus Issue

The Canto team said a fix will be deployed on Monday at 12:00 UTC.

(Kelly-Sikkema via Unsplash)