Russian’s Sberbank plans to launch blockchain stablecoin platform this year
Sberbank has applied with the Central Bank of Russia to launch a blockchain platform for its “Sbercoin” stablecoin. Sberbank, the largest state-owned bank in Russia,...
Why blockchain-based “birth certificates” as important as ever to global automotive consortium
A global automotive consortium is using blockchain-based "birth certificates" to trace the purchasing and repair background of second-hand cars. The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, or...
REVEALED: Biden’s pick to run the SEC has some serious interest in crypto and blockchain
Biden's pick to run the SEC has some serious crypto and blockchain chops on it. President-elect Biden's office recently unveiled additional candidates it plans to...
Nornickel to use blockchain for its new ETCs on Deutsche Börse and LSE
A palladium fund founded by Norilsk Nickel will launch exchange-traded commodities for metals custodied using blockchain at the Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange. The...
Norilsk Nickel joins the multi-stakeholder initiative using blockchain technology.
The world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel is joining a multi-stakeholder initiative using blockchain technology. "Mining" may be most commonly used in the...
SIMBA Chain won U.S. Navy Blockchain Development Contract for $1.5 million
The U.S. Navy has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) agreement to the SIMBA Chain blockchain company to create a supply chain management tool...
Government Agricultural Bank of China Opens the First Digital Yuan ATM
The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), one of China's "big four" banks, is launching a pilot programme to enable the first digital Yuan ATMs. The...
President-elect, Joe Biden taps Gary Gensler, MIT blockchain professor to head his SEC
Gensler taught a course on the future use of blockchain technology—entrepreneurs and incumbents—to transform the world of money and finance. President-elect Biden eventually agreed that...
Why LBTC adoption remained slow despite six new additions to federation governing Blockstream
Six famous crypto corporations have joined the Blockstream Liquid sidechain federation. Blockstream also welcomed six more participants of the Liquid-ruling federation, the Bitcoin sidechain for...
Total market cap for blockchain tops $1 trillion
Market capitalisation of all cryptocurrencies crossed $1 trillion. According to statistics from CoinGecko, the global market value for all cryptocurrencies at the time of writing...
Why data is the power of blockchain technology
Blockchain is undeniably the next great technological jump in our lives, the most transformational advancement after the Internet. The strength of the blockchain resides in...
Why the on-chain governance of Cardano was established
Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson recently travelled to YouTube to share his thoughts on what 2021 holds for Cardano's governance, calling it "the most exciting year...
FinCEN offers Cryptocurrency Guidelines for the Battle against Money Laundering and Enforcement of Unhosted Wallets
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN), which serves as an anti-money laundering arm under the US Treasury Department, has introduced regulatory legislation for companies operating...
Altseason and $30K at arms reach: five Bitcoin aspects to watch as 2020 ends
In the midst of alerts that Bitcoin is already in the crosshairs of regulators for 2021, a Christmas full of cheers for hodlers tops out...
Binance releases vanilla-style European options
Binance's latest product provides consumers wider portfolio management for traders and issuers... Binance, a successful cryptocurrency exchange firm, today announced the launch of Vanilla Bitcoin...
BlackRock is looking for a blockchain VP with crypto assets expertise.
The world's largest asset manager is looking to fill the position of vice president, blockchain boss. BlackRock Financial Services Inc., a $7.8 trillion fund manager,...
Kardiachain releases its 1.0 mainnet for its open standard blockchain network.
Vietnamese blockchain company Kardiachain will launch its mainnet on Tuesday, December 29, as it promises to make the advantages of blockchain open to everyone. Kardiachain,...
Patterns and Shifts: The Year Future for Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrency and Decentralized Finance
2020 has been a very good year for the field of cryptocurrencies. Despite the numerous financial, economic and political upheavals that have taken place over...
Blockchain-based Gaming Platform Exceedme Announces Strategic Investors And Partners
Exeedme, an innovative NFT powered video gaming platform with a pluggable DeFi infrastructure is on its way to a massive moonshot as strategic partners and...
Riot Blockchain testing new immersion cooling system
The blockchain mining technology landscape is changing. Discovering new blocks and recording transactions on a global ledger has always been a resource-intensive endeavor. Lately, block...
Korean crypto investment company launches $120 million fund for blockchain projects
South Korea’s Hashed has established a new fund to finance emerging blockchain startups Hashed, one of South Korea’s largest crypto asset fund managers, has raised...
What Blockchain Is- “Explained In Details”
If you have been following banking, investing, or cryptocurrency over the last ten years, you may have heard the term “blockchain,” the record-keeping technology behind...
What Is an Oracle in blockchain?
An “oracle” sends data from the outside world, such as the daily temperature or the number of votes a political candidate received, to a blockchain...
Riot Blockchain buys 15K Bitmain Antminers, expects 65% hash rate increase
Nasdaq-listed crypto firm Riot Blockchain purchases additional 15,000 Antminers from Bitmain for $35 million. Riot Blockchain, a Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining company, has inked another deal...
10 Million Prize Reward, Global Developer call to join BitCherry Testnet
BitCherry Testnet v1.0.1 will start testing soon, and now we are recruiting well-performing developers from all over the world. By the time, developers and users...
Germany passes law legalizing electronic securities on blockchain
Germany has passed a new law that legalizes the use of blockchain technology in the securities sector. The law eases a rule that required the...
The importance of decentralized oracles: Interview with Sergey Nazarov
Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov explains why a decentralized oracle network is needed to ensure trust in the DeFi ecosystem. Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov believes that...
IMF Cautions Central Banks May Have to Rethink What Constitutes Reserves
The IMF warns that central banks may have to rethink what constitutes their reserve currency holdings. In a recent study, the global lender points to...
New Law in Germany Embraces All-Electronic and Blockchain Crypto Securities
The German government has passed new legislation to introduce all-electronic securities as part of the country’s wider blockchain strategy. According to the country’s finance ministry,...
Dictators turn delegates: Former CEOs grapple with DAO governance
One morning in July of 2019, Kain Warwick awoke at 6:30 to a grim phone call from his co-founder and CTO, Justin Moses. “We have...
Animoca Brands to acquire blockchain-powered fitness app Lympo (LYM)
Animoca Brands Limited has acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Latgala OÜ (Lympo) for an upfront consideration of USD $1.38 million......
Tron asks NY judge to turf ICO suit from Binance bag holders
The Tron Foundation has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from plaintiffs alleging securities violations with its $70 million 2017 ICO. The Tron Foundation...
Blockchain fund KR1 invests in Ethereum 2.0 staking solution Lido
KR1, a blockchain and crypto-asset investment company, today announced that it has invested a total of USD $150,000 in the Lido project in return for...
Coinbase and Binance Experience Technical Issues During Bitcoin’s Rally Over $20K
Binance and Coinbase, two of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, experienced technical issues in the past few hours, and users were unable to log in. The...
CurrentDesk Integrates Praxis Cashier Solutions
Brokers, who are using CurrentDesk, can now access Praxis without needing its API. Praxis Cashier, a smart payment technology provider, has partnered with CurrentDesk, another...