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The DeFi Education Fund (DEF) on Monday reached an agreement with True Return Systems (TRS) to purchase a patent for oracle-like technology. The disputed patent was at the heart of two legal complaints against MakerDAO and Compound, a pair of decentralized finance protocols. An oracle is an entity that connects a blockchain to an external system, such as a digital-asset price feed, and is a critical tool in DeFi. The purchase ends the fight against the firm, which the DEF once characterized as a...

The Venezuelan government has blocked various websites, including the social network X, following allegations of fraud in the July 28 presidential elections.

The whale has deposited 48,500 ETH, worth over $154 million, to OKX at an average price of $3,176 in the past 35 days.

DOT's 3.5% drop and SOL's 2.8% fall helped drag the CoinDesk 20 lower.

LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC on Monday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 citing softer expectations for China, a reduction that highlights the dilemma faced by the wider OPEC+ group in raising production from October. This is the first cut in OPEC's 2024 forecast since it was made in July 2023, and comes after mounting signs that demand in China has lagged expectations due to slumping diesel consumption and as a crisis in the property sector hampers the economy. In a monthly report on Monday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said world oil demand will rise by 2.11 million barrels per day in 2024, down from growth of 2.25 million bpd expected last month.

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Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) expects to release earnings results for its fourth quarter, before the opening bell on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Analysts expect the Dublin, Ohio-based company to report quarterly earnings at $1.73 per share, up from $1.55 per share in the year-ago period. Cardinal Health is projected to post revenue of $58.64 billion, compared to $53.45 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro. With the recent buzz around Cardinal Health, some investors may be eyein