MARKETS DAILY: Casualties Ahead in the Cryptocurrency Mining Arms Race

On another down day, we're talking U.S. warnings on digital assets, a brief history of troubled but systemically important stablecoin "Tether", and a look at the arms-race in blockchain mining technology.

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Russian Smelting Giant Begins Testing Digital Trading Platform

Russian mining giant has begun trialing its platform for trading digital tokens backed by metals

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Almost $9 Billion of Bitcoin Moved On-Chain in 1 Hour: Record

Almost $9 billion in BTC were moved on-chain in a single hour on Dec. 4, which constitutes an all-time high

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Stack Overflow VP Joins Crypto Lending Firm as Chief Product Officer

Crypto lending firm Unchained Capital has hired Will Cole of the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force as its new chief product officer.

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Figure Technology welcomes Anthony Pompliano and reaches $103 Million

Blockchain-based loan company relies on Morgan Creek The post Figure Technology welcomes Anthony Pompliano and reaches $103 Million appeared first on The Cryptonomist.

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Pompliano Joins Board of Blockchain-Based Lending Firm After $103M Raise

Blockchain-based consumer lender Figure added Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano to its board following a $103 million funding round.

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Crypto Lender BlockFi Rolls Out Zero-Fee Trading for Bitcoin, Ether, GUSD

BlockFi, the cryptocurrency lending service, is expanding into trading with an unusual, zero-fee model.

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Matter Labs Unveils Layer-2 Scaling Solution for Ethereum Payments

Matter Labs released Thursday the testnet of ZK-Sync, a privacy-minded scaling tool meant to help blockchains boost transaction speeds.

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Microsoft partners with Enjin for new NTFs

They will issue NFTs on Ethereum to reward those who have committed to Azure The post Microsoft partners with Enjin for new NTFs appeared first on The Cryptonomist.

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Microsoft Announces Token Collectibles on Ethereum Blockchain

Microsoft announced Ethereum-based collectibles aimed at rewarding its Azure developer community

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Canada-Based Crypto Mining Firm Great North Data Files for Bankruptcy

Crypto mining company Great North Data has reportedly submitted bankruptcy documents, listing millions in liabilities

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Microsoft Teams up With Enjin to Offer Crypto Collectible Rewards

Do good work, earn a "badger." That's the idea behind a new incentives scheme launched by Microsoft in partnership with blockchain gaming project Enjin.

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