Spotify Is Testing Token-Enabled Music Playlists
The NFT-linked feature is currently only available for Android users in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Australia and New Zealand. Source
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Decentralized Storage Protocol Starts Beta Testing, Will Allow Users to Buy or Rent Storage
The platform has 2,500 nodes, with storage costs averaging 50 cents per terabyte per month. Original Source
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Bank of Russia to Start Testing Digital Ruble With Real Users on April 1 – Finance Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Russia plans to launch test operations with digital ruble transactions between real customers at the beginning of April. More than a dozen banks will join the upcoming stage of the pilot project, a high-ranking representative of the bank announced to Russian media. Russia’s Monetary Authority to
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Opens the Week Testing $25K
Also: Hong Kong will unveil its new crypto licensing framework for Virtual Asset Service Providers in June, but the regulation will not allow retail investors to trade digital, contrary to what a recent tweet suggests. The regulation focuses on accredited, professional investors. Source
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Zambia Testing Technology to Regulate Cryptocurrency — Government Minister – Bitcoin News
The Bank of Zambia and the country’s securities regulators are currently testing the technology to regulate cryptocurrencies, a Zambian government minister has said. According to Felix Mutati, cryptocurrency is a revolutionary technology that embodies a future his country desires to achieve. Achieving an Inclusive Digital Economy The Zambian central bank and
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Aave deploys V3 on Ethereum after 10 months of testing on other networks
The third version of crypto lending app Aave has now been deployed to Ethereum for the first time, according to a Jan. 27 tweet thread from the Aave team. “Aave V3” was originally released in March 2022, and it was deployed on multiple Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible blockchains shortly afterward.
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Polygon Q4 Transaction Volatility Fueled by FTX Collapse, ZK Rollup Testing, Nansen Says
Polygon, an Ethereum scaling tool, saw wide swings in daily transactions and active addresses during the fourth quarter, as users scrambled to move funds during the epic meltdown of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange and the project rolled out new partnerships and initiatives, according to a new report from the
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Ethereum Developers Commence Finalizing Shanghai Upgrade ‘Shadow Fork’ for Testing and Bug Identification – Bitcoin News
Ethereum developers have begun finalizing the Shanghai upgrade “shadow fork,” according to software engineer Marius van der Wijden. The “shadow fork” will serve as a testing environment for the Shanghai upgrade, allowing developers to identify bugs and any potential issues. Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade ‘Shadow Fork’ Launches As the cryptocurrency community awaits the
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