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WhaleChart asked the crypto community its choice for the most secure exchange.
- Binance wins Twitter Poll against Coinbase, Kraken.
- Previously, FUD mongers tried to bring down Binance but failed.

The tandem solar cell, developed by researchers from Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB), converted 32.5 percent of incident solar radiation into electrical energy, which is a world record.

Due to the increasing use of solar energy and the limited lifetime of solar panels of 30 years, the global waste generated from silicon in end-of-life solar panels is increasing. While precious metals like silver and copper are usually recycled, silicon, which makes up the bulk of solar cells, ends up in landfills.

Cryptocurrency Price Today: The crypto price has fallen yet again after seeing a day of optimism. Although Bitcoin and Ethereum are up by a slight percentage, the other major coins plummeted.

Global credit giant Visa has been researching smart contracts and programmable payments. The firm wants to let Ethereum holders set up automatic payments.
Visa has announced a proposal to enable Ethereum holders to set up programmable payments from their own self-custodial wallets. Furthermore, the concept would eliminate banks and centralized third parties from the transactions.

The Nigerian government will reportedly soon pass a law that will recognize the usage of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a means to keep up to date with “global practices.”

The S&P 500 (SP500) on Friday ended the week 2.1% lower amid renewed fears of the economy sinking into a recession next year as major central banks may not ease up on rate hikes just yet.

Bitcoin price failed to clear $18,000 and corrected lower. BTC is signaling bearish signs and might even start a fresh decline in the coming sessions.

Payments giant PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is integrating its cryptocurrency services with self-custodial crypto wallet MetaMask to allow U.S. MetaMask users to buy ethereum (ETH-USD) through PayPal's platform, according to a Wednesday blog post from ConsenSys, the developer of MetaMask.