DAILY CRYPTO NEWS AND TOP CRYPTO EVENTS for 17th Jan 2022

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Top Crypto Events Planned for Tomorrow

1 - Polygon (MATIC): London Hardfork

EIP1559 and related EIPs will be activated on the Mainnet on 18th Jan around 3 AM ET / 8 AM UTC.
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2 - OpenDAO (SOS): Snapshot for X Token

We previously announced our partnership with @Xdotxyz to give all veSOS holders 25% of the X Token supply... Snapshot... 9am UTC!
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Some World Crypto News

#1 - The IOTA Foundation has been selected as one of five contractors for the second phase 2A of the pre-commercial procurement that will be developing prototypes and test which of those could bring the most promising improvements to future versions of the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI). We have been awarded funding to research, develop and test the use of IOTA technology in key areas including interoperability, scalability, energy efficiency, security, consensus, identity and governance.

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#2 - Half of Swiss banks plan to introduce crypto assets within the next three years, a study shows. Banks expect cryptocurrencies to become a classic investment category within 10 years.

More than half of banks in Switzerland plan to launch a cryptocurrency investment offering over the next three years, according to a barometer released Tuesday by auditing and advisory firm EY via Tech Gaming Report. Around 55% of Swiss banks surveyed for this annual survey now believe that cryptocurrencies will become a classic investment category within ten years, much like stocks and bonds are now. Given the growing demand from their clients, Swiss banks are planning to launch investment opportunities in crypto assets.

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