Author: CryptooTimes

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Right now, the world’s financial system operates under a veil of secrecy. Global banks currently undergo stress tests to examine whether they can withstand significant and sudden market downturns. But in some cases, regulators only require these exercises to take place once every two years—and the outcomes can be unacceptably opaque. It has only been 16 years since Lehman Brothers spectacularly filed for bankruptcy in what was the world’s biggest commercial collapse. Millions of high-risk mortgages had…

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Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The first smart contract blockchain, Ethereum, was monolithic by design, meaning it manages its own execution, settlement, consensus, and data availability. Over the years, new decentralized applications developed, leading to increased demand for blockspace. When the demand for blockspace is more than its supply, the constrained availability restricts the range of potential applications, causing a significant impediment to utility and widespread adoption.  This limitation is called the scalability trilemma or, in a nutshell, the idea that no…

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Venezuela becomes the latest nation to put a ban on crypto mining firms, citing heavy energy consumption. According to local news outlet AlbertoNews, Venezuela’s Ministry of Electric Power plans to cut off crypto-mining companies drawing power from the national power grid SEN (Sistema Electrico Nacional).  The Venezuelan government plans to control excess energy consumption through the latest move while ensuring a consistent power supply for the local population. Venezuela’s National Association of Cryptocurrencies also confirmed the latest ban on the crypto mining industry in a May 18 X post. The move follows the recent seizure of 2,000 cryptocurrency mining devices in Maracay as part…

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Through the Crypto Council for Innovation, a coalition of digital assets organizations and companies, including Coinbase, Kraken, Andreessen Horowitz, the Digital Currency Group and about 50 others, wrote a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), advocating for passage of the bill. The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) has been authorized for floor time next week, where observers are hoping to see a mid-week vote. Source link

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