Congress approves the Startups Law, positioning Spain at the forefront and boosting the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Congress approves the Startups Law, positioning Spain at the forefront and boosting the entrepreneurial ecosystem

The Plenary of the Congress of Deputies has today definitively approved the Law for the Promotion of the Emerging Companies Ecosystem (better known as the Startups Law) following the incorporation of amendments from the Senate. Promoted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, through the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, …

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Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation grants aid to metaverse projects

Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation grants aid to metaverse projects

Spain has been characterised as one of the fastest growing countries in the adoption of blockchain technology, investments in the crypto ecosystem and web 3.0. According to official data from Triple A, it is estimated that around 1.1 million people invest in crypto in the country. Likewise, thanks to recent interventions by different government departments, …

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Interview with Herminio Fernández de Blas, CEO of EurocoinPay, on the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining on Capital Radio

Interview with Herminio Fernández de Blas, CEO of EurocoinPay, on the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining on Capital Radio

In the following podcasts you can listen to the interview with Herminio Fernández, CEO of EurocoinPay and Alejandro Casas, from ClimateCoin, on the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining, conducted by Sergio Fernández, in his programme Cryptocapital on Capital Radio. Source: Capital Radio

Web3 sees 15 new scam smart contracts an hour — Solidus Labs

Web3 sees 15 new scam smart contracts an hour — Solidus Labs

Solidus Labs, which has been monitoring 12 leading blockchains, has detected the majority of scam-like tokens originating from Binance’s BNB Smart Chain. The Web3 and cryptocurrency space is seeing a significant amount of smart contract scams proliferating, with blockchain risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs saying it has detected on average 15 newly deployed scams every …

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Gold vs BTC correlation signals Bitcoin becoming safe haven: BofA

Gold vs BTC correlation signals Bitcoin becoming safe haven: BofA

Bitcoin’s growing correlations with gold, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indicate that investors see BTC as a “relative safe haven,” BofA strategists wrote. Despite the ongoing cryptocurrency bear market, investors have been increasingly looking at Bitcoin as a safe haven, a new study suggests. The rise in the correlation between Bitcoin and gold (XAU) is …

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The failure of bitcoin is not its price, but its failure to become digital gold

The failure of bitcoin is not its price, but its failure to become digital gold

IS IT NO LONGER AN ALTERNATIVE? The crypto-winter has caused digital currencies to lose about a third of their value, something that has happened before. The real disappointment is that they have failed to provide a safe haven from inflation and falling stock markets. It is now almost a mathematical matter. When US central banks …

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Which countries are the worst when it comes to cryptocurrency taxation? A new study lists the top five

Which countries are the worst when it comes to cryptocurrency taxation? A new study lists the top five

Cryptocurrency analytics company Coincub has published a cryptocurrency tax ranking, pointing out the worst and best countries in terms of cryptocurrency tax reporting. Cryptocurrency taxation laws vary significantly between countries, and some jurisdictions have arrived at extremely harsh cryptocurrency taxation policies for their residents. In a new study by cryptocurrency analytics firm Coincub, Belgium is …

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What would you ask Satoshi Nakamoto?

What would you ask Satoshi Nakamoto?

More than 10 years since the creation of Bitcoin (BTC), its creator pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto remains a mystery. An inspirational figure for the crypto space, Cointelegraph asked Twitter what questions they would have for Nakamoto if they had the chance to talk.  From asking about his private keys and his thoughts on Bitcoin mining to …

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Ethereum Arbitrum scaling network prepares for major upgrade on 31 August

Ethereum Arbitrum scaling network prepares for major upgrade on 31 August

The Nitro update will further ameliorate the transaction fee crisis that has plagued the Ethereum network’s growth over the past two years. Ethereum’s Layer 2 scaling solution, Arbitrum, is set to receive one of its most significant updates on Wednesday, which will increase transaction throughput, drastically reduce transaction fees and simplify communication between Arbitrum and …

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