The Ethereum Merge has happened, marking the full transition of the network to proof-of-stake (PoS).
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Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank has announced that it has not yet made up its mind on the listing of Ethereum PoW (ETHW). It needs to determine potential regulatory risks before making a decision on whether it will list a token. Earlier this August, rebellious crypto miners created a proof-of-work alternative to Ethereum before the upcoming Merge update.
Polygon-based “Collectible Avatars” has been begun with airdropping as the first step towards a wider push for including blockchain technology by Reddit, social media network.
According to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Australia is close to be the first country to make cryptocurrency mapping.
The U.S Treasury Department's sanctioning of the Tornado Cash, cryptocurrency mixer, was an unprecedented move which is a threat to privacy and innovation, said one member of the U.S Congress. And he added that he believes the Congress should start asking questions.
Four crypto mining companies are investigated to understand the environmental impacts of blockchain technology.
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin thinks that ETH should not be used as the main collateral for DAI is a terrible idea. Rune Christensen, the founder of MakerDAO, has suggested that the stablecoin DAI may be collateralized by ETH.
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The cryptocurrency industry is divided by the decision by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury to effectively ban Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing service powered by Ethereum (ETH).
Japanese crypto firms want the government change tax system, they claim that the current system in Japan is not fair and out of sync with other countries. The suggestion came from the Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA) and the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA).
With Justin Sun and his Poloniex cryptocurrency trading platform announcing that they will back a potential proof-of-work split (PoW) fork
The Law Commission of England and Wales proposes new regulations about crytocurrencies. They claim that new form of property should be created for cryptocurrencies to protect investors.