More than a million people tuned in to listen to former President Donald Trump speak to Tesla's Elon Musk during a Spaces interview on Twitter on Monday, with many from the crypto community expecting fresh words directed toward the industry. While the pair discussed a range of well-worn narratives, including securing the U.S.'s Southern border, Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, immigration, and Vice President Kamala Harris, not a single word was uttered by the former president on the asset clas...
Patent at Crux of MakerDAO Lawsuit Purchased, Ending Crypto Tech Dispute
The DeFi Education Fund (DEF) on Monday reached an agreement with True Return Systems (TRS) to purchase a patent for oracle-like technology. The disputed patent was at the heart of two legal complaints against MakerDAO and Compound, a pair of decentralized finance protocols. An oracle is an entity that connects a blockchain to an external system, such as a digital-asset price feed, and is a critical tool in DeFi. The purchase ends the fight against the firm, which the DEF once characterized as a...
Binance Says Venezuela Platform Is Being Hit by Access Restrictions
The Venezuelan government has blocked various websites, including the social network X, following allegations of fraud in the July 28 presidential elections.
Ether ICO Whale Moves 5K ETH to Exchanges, Bringing Monthly Total to $154M
The whale has deposited 48,500 ETH, worth over $154 million, to OKX at an average price of $3,176 in the past 35 days.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Soars 17.3% as Index Declines Slightly
DOT's 3.5% drop and SOL's 2.8% fall helped drag the CoinDesk 20 lower.
OPEC cuts oil demand growth forecast, highlighting dilemma over Oct hike
LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC on Monday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 citing softer expectations for China, a reduction that highlights the dilemma faced by the wider OPEC+ group in raising production from October. This is the first cut in OPEC's 2024 forecast since it was made in July 2023, and comes after mounting signs that demand in China has lagged expectations due to slumping diesel consumption and as a crisis in the property sector hampers the economy. In a monthly report on Monday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said world oil demand will rise by 2.11 million barrels per day in 2024, down from growth of 2.25 million bpd expected last month.
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