{"id":1959,"date":"2021-07-14T10:32:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T16:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritasblockchain.ca\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2021-07-18T14:01:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T20:01:14","slug":"this-week-in-crypto-july-17-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veritasblockchain.ca\/news\/this-week-in-crypto-july-17-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Crypto &#8211; July 17, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1959\" class=\"elementor elementor-1959\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ef978d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ef978d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f01b10\" data-id=\"4f01b10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd4439f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd4439f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/press\/pr\/date\/2021\/html\/ecb.pr210714~d99198ea23.en.html\">The European Central Bank to Launch Digital Euro Project<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d17a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8d17a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided today to launch the investigation phase of a digital euro project.<\/p><p><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/press\/pr\/date\/2021\/html\/ecb.pr210714~d99198ea23.en.html\">European Central Bank<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-212fc12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"212fc12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8634bde\" data-id=\"8634bde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edf1b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0edf1b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/3715757-square-creates-new-business-to-jump-into-decentralized-finance-dorsey-tweets\">Square to create a platform for decentralized finance services<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b8b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92b8b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Square to create an open developer platform for decentralized financial services.<\/p><p><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/3715757-square-creates-new-business-to-jump-into-decentralized-finance-dorsey-tweets\">Seeking Alpha<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b52c588 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b52c588\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bc3b72\" data-id=\"7bc3b72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73f5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c73f5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/brazil-approves-first-latam-based-ethereum-etf\/\">Brazil Approves Latin America's First Ethereum ETF<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb55fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fb55fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regulators approve the proposal of a blockchain investment firm to offer an Ethereum ETF.<\/p><p><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/brazil-approves-first-latam-based-ethereum-etf\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Bitcoin.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79970ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79970ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21d4fe8\" data-id=\"21d4fe8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d278111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d278111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/imf-world-bank-bis-recommend-countries-cbdcs-enhance-cross-border-payments\/\">IMF, World Bank, BIS Recommend Countries Work Together on CBDCs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37dfb98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37dfb98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The IMF, World Bank, and BIS reports that cross border payments can be enhanced if countries work together<\/p><p><em style=\"font-weight: inherit; 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