Status – DIGIT INFO

Linea receives first contributor for open-source L2 rollup

DIGIT — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:16:07 +0000

Status partners with Linea, marking the beginning of a significant contribution to Linea’s zkEVM-powered L2 rollup as part of a broader decentralization effort.

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Bitcoin and Ether Are Not Securities in Belgium, Financial Regulator Clarifies

DIGIT — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 05:00:02 +0000

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether cannot be classified as securities or investment instruments, according to a communication issued by the financial watchdog in Belgium. The authority has tried to clarify the matter, noting that the digital coins may be subject to other regulations. FSMA: Securities Laws Do Not Apply to Bitcoin and Other Decentralized Cryptocurrencies […]

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Totality Corp CEO explains why India is still largely untapped for NFTs

DIGIT — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 03:19:40 +0000

Despite a strong emphasis on “social status” in India, holding a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT there isn’t impressing anyone.

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Russia Not Ready for Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Putin’s Spokesman Peskov Says

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 21:30:03 +0000

Russia has no reason to recognize bitcoin, President Putin’s press secretary has noted after El Salvador became the first country to adopt the digital coin as legal tender. In a statement to the press, Dmitry Peskov revealed he is convinced that such a move would not bring any benefits to the Russian Federation. Kremlin Not […]

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Status plans to incentivize node operators for decentralized messaging protocol

DIGIT — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

According to the project, one of the pushes for its development was Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently encouraging developers to consider non-financial applications for DeFi.

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Shanghai Law Enforcement Officials, Scholars Talk Cryptocurrency

DIGIT — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:30:52 +0000

Representatives of law enforcement agencies and academia in Shanghai held a seminar devoted to cryptocurrencies, regulations, and the combating of crypto-related crime. Determining “the legal attributes of virtual currency” was among the main topics at the forum which also focused on matters of financial supervision. Prosecutors and Professors Discuss Crypto Oversight in Shanghai Amid an […]

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Qtum, Status (SNT) and Iota (MIOTA) rally after breaking multi-year downtrend

DIGIT — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:09:48 +0000

Qtum, Status and Iota recently broke free of their long term downtrends after each network added new features and announced new partnerships.

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Attempting to stifle encryption is a waste of time, suggests Status security chief

DIGIT — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:14:55 +0000

It’s not a scarce resource like nuclear power, whose proliferation is more easily suppressed.

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Crypto Class Action Asks to Use Social Media to Wrangle Flighty ICO Issuer

DIGIT — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 17:35:00 +0000

Plaintiffs as the court to authorize communication via email and Twitter to Status co-founders as part of a class-action lawsuit over SNT’s ICO.

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Is Ethereum 2.0’s Launch Being Slowed Down by Too Many Clients?

DIGIT — Tue, 26 May 2020 12:56:00 +0000

Ethereum 2.0’s “many clients” approach is sometimes criticized for slowing down progress, but a Nimbus developer believes this will make the network more resilient.

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