PYTH skyrockets 60% as US government taps Pyth Network to verify economic data on-chain

  • The US Department of Commerce has published GDB on blockchain for the first time.
  • It has selected Pyth Network as the oracle platform to verify and distribute economic data.
  • PYTH saw a sharp price increase after the news.

The United States continues to establish itself as the international hub for blockchain and cryptocurrency undertakings.

In a groundbreaking move, the US Department of Commerce confirmed today that it will start publishing GDP (gross domestic product) data on blockchain, starting with last month’s figures.

The announcement catalyzed bullish sentiments across the cryptocurrency space, especially for the project that the government picked.

The US Department of Commerce has worked with nine blockchains and leading exchanges.

To ensure data accessibility and reliability, it chose Chainlink and Pyth Network.

Pyth Network is working with @CommerceGov to power the distribution of gross...

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