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This week saw another round of interest rates hikes by central banks to try and control inflation. With all the talk of a potential pivot in monetary policy, interest rates continued their parabolic rise by 75 basis points in the UK, and the US. Initially the Federal Reserve’s announcement of a 0.75% interest rate increase caused markets to jump because this was the rise they’d been expecting and had already priced in. However, in the subsequent press conference the tone was more hawkish which caused the markets to drop a

Interview Questions to Ask a Blockchain Developer Before Hiring

In this article, blockchain experts at ARTJOKER have prepared good blockchain developer interview questions for you, as well as answers to them. Given the daily increase in the popularity of blockchain and the growing number of developers, you need to know what questions to ask a blockchain specialist to check his level of knowledge. If you want to hire an experienced and qualified blockchain specialist and want to assess his skills, you need to know questions to ask a blockchain developer on the interview. General Blockchain Interview Questions What is

aelf invites partners to extend ecological network by publicizing node election

According to the official announcement shared by the aelf blockchain team on Nov. 18th, 2021, its node election procedure has begun. Blockchain heavyweights like 8BTC, bountyblok, and RockX have already confirmed their participation in aelf’s election process by press time. Starting from November 18th, two seats for new production nodes will be released weekly for six weeks. In other words, a total of 17 production nodes will be elected by the end of this year. The production nodes underly the function of aelf mainnet. Their potency comes together with responsibilities. To become

Litecoin’s comeback is possible provided this happens

Litecoin’s price has seen its own share of ups and downs this month. However, of late, the downs have been more prominent than the ups on the charts. Inevitably, the alt’s market cap shrank. As a result LTC has slipped on CoinMarketCap’s rankings chart as well. The alt that was once a part of the top 10, occupied the 16th position at the time of writing. Barring one instance since 7 May, LTC was evidently trading below $200. In fact, its press time state was even worse with the alt

South African University Professor Urges Country to ‘Finalize Cryptocurrency Policy’ — Warns Against Resisting Crypto

A professor with the University of Johannesburg, Rabelani Dagada, has urged South Africa to finalize its cryptocurrency public policy if the country still wants to become a hub for digital currency innovation. History Will Repeat Itself In an opinion published by Itweb, Dagada warned South African authorities that the continued efforts to stifle cryptocurrencies will not achieve the intended objectives. He adds that regulators must learn from history that violently opposing an emerging innovation will not kill it. He explained: Technology has prevailed against violent and regulatory opposition. During the

South African University Professor Urges Country to ‘Finalize Cryptocurrency Policy’ — Warns Against Resisting Crypto

A professor with the University of Johannesburg, Rabelani Dagada, has urged South Africa to finalize its cryptocurrency public policy if the country still wants to become a hub for digital currency innovation. History Will Repeat Itself In an opinion published by Itweb, Dagada warned South African authorities that the continued efforts to stifle cryptocurrencies will not achieve the intended objectives. He adds that regulators must learn from history that violently opposing an emerging innovation will not kill it. He explained: Technology has prevailed against violent and regulatory opposition. During the

Ethereum EIP-1559 Upgrade Adopted 34x Faster than Bitcoin Segwit

The adoption of the latest Ethereum upgrade appears to have outpaced that of Bitcoin’s Segwit by multiple factors.Sponsored Sponsored It has been a little over three weeks since Ethereum’s London upgrade was deployed on Aug 5. In that short time, it has seen rapid adoption according to Yearn Finance developer “banteg.” In a tweet on Aug 27, the developer stated that Bitcoin’s SegWit upgrade went live four years ago on Aug 25, 2017, adding that it is currently used for about 80% of BTC transactions.Sponsored Sponsored He compared that to

The Effect of Coronavirus on the Cryptocurrency Market

The year 2020, has been greatly eventful. From threats of a world war, to increased terrorist attacks. A biography on the life of the year 2020, would not only be a bestseller but also an excellent read. However the most significant single event of this year is and has been the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, at its global takeover. From a regular virus, one that was once considered to be not worse than a cold flu, to transition into a global pandemic outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of

Fundamentally Strongest Crypto Projects in 2020

There are numerous new promising cryptocurrency projects coming out every year. Some of them die quickly either because they offer nothing innovative to the cryptocurrency industry or a myriad of other reasons. However, some manage to thrive, lingering around long enough to grow through the ranks and eventually become staples of the industry. In this article, we will take a look at four projects which due to their strong fundamental basis and value added, could eventually become mainstays in the crypto industry. Elrond (EGLD) Elrond is a blockchain that sports