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Washington state passes bill aiming to expand local blockchain adoption

The northwest pacific state’s governor has finally passed a bill into law to form a working group to explore the opportunities for industry and commerce to benefit from blockchain.

As bitcoin miners go green, China’s ban could be a ‘trillion-dollar’ present to US

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Ledger Live Collects Your IP Address – And They Lied That They Don’t

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Crypto ownership among Norwegian women doubles, mirroring global trends

According to a recent survey from Arcane Research, the number of Norwegian women that own cryptocurrency has doubled from 3% to 6% in just one year.

Fees too high? Help sending smaller amounts of erc20 tokens

Are fees on eth just all around insane rn? I have a few bucks in a few different wallets that I am trying to consolidate. $8 bucks here, $14 there, etc. In my Coinbase wallet it’s telling the transaction would cost like $30 bucks…. Are these coins pretty much stuck until eth fixes their shit…
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Leading Derivatives Exchange CME Group Launches Micro Bitcoin and Ether Options

CME Group, one of the world’s largest derivatives marketplaces, has launched micro-sized bitcoin and ether options. “The launch of these micro-sized options builds on the significant growth and liquidity we have seen in our micro bitcoin and micro ether futures,” said a CME executive. CME Now Offers Micro Bitcoin, Ether Options CME Group announced Monday […]

Where can I find high quality crypto content?

Hello! Anyone have any recommendations on high quality content around crypto, NFTs and web3 in general? I’m a dev so the more technical the better. I’d appreciate if you guys could send the writers/podcasts/youtubers etc that you guys love. I’m looking for stuff that isn’t super spammy or just sensationalist like “hot coins” or just…
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Has anyone encountered a malicious or hacked smart contract?

I recently learned that it’s possible to create malicious smart contracts. I also understand that it's possible to hack smart contracts and exploit them for malicious intent. Curious if anyone has encountered either of these situations… What happened? Did you lose ETH or other assets? I'm looking into building something to combat this. submitted…
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TA: Why Bitcoin Could Start Fresh Increase and Revisit $50K

Bitcoin is consolidating below the $48,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC could start a fresh rally if it clears the $48,000 resistance zone. Bitcoin is stable above the $47,000 and $46,800 support levels. The price is trading above $46,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a major breakout pattern forming with resistance near $47,700 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it manages to clear the $48,000 resistance zone. Bitcoin Price Eyes Fresh Increase Bitcoin price started a minor downside correction after it failed near the $48,200 level. BTC corrected lower and traded below the $47,800 support level. There was a move below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $44,469 swing low $48,200 high. The price even moved below the $47,000 level, but the bulls were active near the $46,800 and $46,500 levels. Bitcoin is now trading above $46,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. On the upside, the price is facing resistance near the $47,600 level. There is also a major breakout pattern forming with resistance near $47,700 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The next major resistance could be near the $48,000 zone. A successful break and close above the triangle resistance and then $48,000 could start a strong increase. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com The next major hurdle on the upside might be near the $49,200 level. Any more gains could send the price towards the key the $50,000 level. Dips Limited in BTC? If bitcoin fails to clear the $47,700 resistance zone, it could correct further lower. An immediate support on the downside is near the $47,000 zone. The next major support is seen near the $46,800 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. The main support now sits near the $46,400 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $44,469 swing low $48,200 high. A downside break below the $46,400 support zone could send the price to $45,000 in the near term. Technical indicators: Hourly MACD – The MACD is slowly gaining pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now just above the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $46,800, followed by $46,400. Major Resistance Levels – $47,700, $48,000 and $48,200.

Quantum computers are many years away from cracking crypto: MIT Tech Review

“I am all for hope and am a big believer in quantum computing as a potentially disruptive technology,” said Sankar Das Sarma but noted quantum computers are nowhere near being close to cracking cryptography.