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Here’s how Cardano can break away from its bearish shackles

Cardano has been in a constant downtrend since early-September and has struggled to recover lost ground even during broader market rallies. The last rally was observed between 5-10 November, although bulls were unable to clear the 38.2% Fibonacci level. Over the near-term, ADA could continue its consolidation and expect traders to shift back to long positions once ADA closes above $2.30. At the time of writing, ADA traded at $2.06, up by 1.2% over the last 24 hours. Cardano Daily Chart Source: ADA/USD, TradingView A look at ADA’s On Balance

White hat hacker paid DeFi’s largest reported bounty fee

Belt Finance, an automated market maker (AMM) protocol operating a yield optimization strategy on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), claims to have paid the largest bounty in the history of decentralized finance (DeFi) to a whitehat hacker who averted a $10 million bug crisis. Industry whitehat programmer Alexander Schlindwein discovered the vulnerability in Belt Finance’s protocol this week and reported the news to the team. For his efforts, Schlindwein received a generous compensation of $1.05 million, the majority of which ($1 million) was granted by Immunefi, with the additional $50,000 offered by

New Lab Studies Suggest InBios COVID-19 POC Antigen Detection Test Will Detect Delta Variant

SCoV-2 Ag Detect Rapid Test SEATTLE (PRWEB) August 22, 2021 InBios International Inc., a leading developer of diagnostic tests for emerging infectious diseases, announced today that laboratory studies suggest its SCoV-2 Ag Detect Rapid Test will detect the Delta variant (lineage B.1.617.2), which is responsible for a rapid rise of infections and deaths in the US and around the world. Initial studies suggest that InBios’ point-of-care antigen test will detect the Delta variant at rates similar to the USA-WA1-2020 isolate that was used to develop the assay. “Having a rapid

BIS And Swiss National Bank Announce Findings of CBDC Pilot Program

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB) have released the first set of findings from Project Helvetia, a proof-of-concept experiment that aims to demonstrate that the Swiss franc can be tokenized as a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Revealed on Dec 3, the BIS claims the results demonstrate the operational feasibility and legal workability of a digital franc used only for interbank settlement on a blockchain testnet. Project Helvetia Background In the works since 2019, the collaboration brought together the BIS, SNB, and financial market

Cryptocurrency News From Japan: August 2 – August 8 in Review

This week’s headlines from Japan included Coincheck readying its digital shareholder meeting solution, GMO Coin announcing negative leverage trading fees, Decurret testing transactions with a power company, Japanese authorities proposing tax changes, and Japanese finance company FISCO developing apps for shareholder voting and staking. Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan.Coincheck setting up for digital shareholder service As Tokyo-based crypto exchange Coincheck readies its new digital meeting avenue, the exchange's co-founder expressed confidence in the project. Known as Sharely, unveiled in June 2020, the