The benefits of utility tokens could soon stretch beyond payment facilitation and governance capabilities. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/multi-utility-tokens-to-enable-web-3-0-by-providing-more-than-financial-value

Larry Fink believes Bitcoin may evolve into a global market. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-ceo-bitcoin-has-caught-our-attention

A lot of the work is done in parallel, meaning scalability is closer than it seems. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-buterin-outlines-next-steps-for-ethereum-after-beacon-chain-launch

This could significantly lower the barrier to entry for stablecoin use. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/visa-will-facilitate-usdc-payments-thanks-to-fresh-partnership

Eth2 staking has its downsides — people may not have the means to contribute 32 ETH, or the technical knowhow to run a node. Can these issues be solved? …

Institutional players are coming to the crypto ecosystem, but how will they impact the industry? Will they boost it or collapse it? Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/institutional-investors-won-t-save-crypto-but-they-will-help-it-grow

The split will take effect on Dec. 17. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-ethereum-trust-to-implement-9-for-1-share-split

Multiple voices forecast a weaker dollar in the long term, starting now, in a prime boost for safe havens. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-gold-to-benefit-as-peter-schiff-predicts-worst-year-ever-for-us-dollar

Funding will be used to expand 1inch’s presence in Asia and build new products. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-protocol-1inch-closes-12m-funding-round-led-by-pantera-capital

Distributed ledger technology will also enable rights holders to receive royalties from resales. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/major-anime-platform-incorporates-crypto-and-nfts-for-ebook-sales