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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Likely to Drop Next Week

“All About Bitcoin’s” Friday panel looks at what’s ahead: bitcoin mining difficulty is expected to drop next week, the World Economic Forum kicks off its annual meeting Sunday with crypto on the agenda, and what to expect from El Salvador as President Nayib Bukele hosted 44 countries to discuss bitcoin.

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World Economic Forum Hopes to Explain DeFi for Regulators With White Paper

The World Economic Forum has released a white paper meant to act as a toolkit for regulators looking to understand the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. “The Hash” team explores the evolution of DeFi and the need for regulatory applications.

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World Economic Forum Hopes to Explain DeFi for Regulators With White Paper

The World Economic Forum’s new white paper is meant to act as a toolkit for regulators looking to understand the decentralized finance sector.

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World Economic Forum: Blockchain Could Disrupt $867T in Traditional Markets

The opportunity could be substantial for an already fast-growing crypto industry with a current market capitalization currently around $2.3 trillion.

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BOE's Bailey, Western Union CEO Part of Davos Panel on Digital Currencies

The session will focus on the diminishing role of cash and the emergence of central bank digital currencies, moves accelerated by the pandemic.

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WEF Releases Report Assessing Global Blockchain Standards

The Global Standards Mapping Initiative is the most "comprehensive" attempt so far to survey blockchain technical standards, the WEF said.

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Colombian Government and WEF Weigh Public Ethereum in Bid to Fight Corruption

The World Economic Forum is working with the Colombian government to see if blockchain-based transparency can help prevent a hotspot for corruption.

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Colombia, Deloitte, ConsenSys Sign On to WEF's 'Blockchain Bill of Rights'

The cryptocurrency industry just gained an organized structure for collaborating with world leaders, thanks to the World Economic Forum.

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Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art

The word from Davos is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures, and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art.

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