Cryptocurrency Updates: Breaking News in the Blockchain Space

The cryptocurrency and blockchain world is always buzzing with activity. With every passing day, there’s something new popping up: be it a breakthrough in technology, a new regulatory framework, or shifts in the market dynamics.

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Web3 zombie apocalypse is here: Last Remains joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

Backed by industry heavyweights; this new blockchain game aims to get a foothold in the competitive arena.

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Blockchain ecosystem ThunderCore teams with Huobi and MyCointainer in node expansion

ThunderCore, a leading blockchain & web3 ecosystem announced today that they are making a new development push, partnering with new validators as the chain rolls out its new crypto staking model.

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Terra Goes Live With New Blockchain and LUNA Airdrop

The blockchain went live with an airdrop of new LUNA tokens earlier this morning. Terra Attempts Revival The new Terra blockchain is live. Terraform Labs took to Twitter today to...

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Terra Snapshot Expected This Week. Here’s How 'New' Luna Will Be Distributed

The supply of tokens on the new blockchain will be just over 116 million, developers said.

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15 Projects That Show How Cronos Is Hot Property For NFTs

Watch out Ethereum, there’s a new NFT blockchain in town and it has already attracted multiple new marketplaces and projects within months of its launch. We’re talking about the Cronos blockchain.

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A Powerful New Partnership For Public Mint and Celsius, Brings Fans of Yield a New Proposition

Partnerships on the blockchain seem to be the main driver in propelling blockchain apps and platforms into the mainstream. These kinds of collaborations, as well as promoting liquidity, help the realm achieve a state of interoperability and bring new utility for the users.

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New York State Releases IBM Blockchain COVID-19 Passport Application

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has approved a new application that uses IBM blockchain technology. According to an official announcement made on March 26, the ‘Excelsior Pass’ will help fast-track the reopening of businesses and entertainment venues in the state.

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New York turns to IBM blockchain to battle the coronavirus

An app for tracking coronavirus test results and proving an individual’s vaccine status launched in New York over the weekend, and it’s using blockchain technology to ensure tamperproof results. The post New York turns to IBM blockchain to battle the coronavirus appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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New WordPress plugin lets publishers timestamp content on Ethereum

Cryptocurrencies and blockchain continue to infiltrate new businesses on a daily basis now. Also, the crypto community can expect to significantly increase the speed at which various websites will become connected to blockchain technology, thanks to the new WordPress plugin.

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New Blockchain Platform Aims to Help Countries Issue CBDCs More Easily

Blockchain company Apollo Fintech touts its new system as tonic for national digital currency headaches.

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New Report Sees Blockchain as Possible Cure for Labor Market Woes

A new report from the American Council on Education argues that blockchain can help to restore individuals’ control over their credentials.

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New Malta Government Says It Still Wants to Run a ‘Blockchain Island’

Malta’s financial regulator distanced itself from Binance soon after the new prime minister stepped into office. Is it still the “blockchain island” it has claimed to be?

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Asensys introduces asynchronous consensus zones to solve blockchain scalability

Asensys, a next-generation, high-performance blockchain system, emerged from stealth mode today with the launch of their new website. The project’s technology brings throughput and state capacity to a new, scalable level.

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Is Latin America the New Blockchain Haven?

Coinspeaker Is Latin America the New Blockchain Haven?The first blockchain-based sports entertainment platform Fight To Fame is launching a new competition for movie actors.Is Latin America the New Blockchain Haven?

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Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) Launches New Blockchain Platform with Igloo

Australia is about to see a new blockchain platform as the Real Estate Institute of Queensland, also known as REIQ, has decided to create its own blockchain tenancy agreement platform, which is set to be used by tenants all over the region in the future. This new partnership is set to be made with Igloo, […]

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R3’s Marco Polo Platform Records New Blockchain Transaction Agreement

Coinspeaker R3’s Marco Polo Platform Records New Blockchain Transaction AgreementThe Marco Polo platform, jointly developed by R3 and TradeIX, has just facilitated a new transaction entirely via blockchain.

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ARK Blockchain is the New Home for nOS Virtual Operating System

In the wake of the Bitcoin/cryptocurrency hype that took center stage in 2017, the world began waking up to blockchain, the underlying technology that makes this new digital currency economy possible.

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New York Times Confirms It’s Using Blockchain to Combat Fake News

The New York Times is testing blockchain solutions to authenticate news photos in partnership with IBM Garage.

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Mt Gox ex-CEO Mark Karpeles ‘Starting from Zero’ with a New Blockchain Project

Coinspeaker Mt Gox ex-CEO Mark Karpeles ‘Starting from Zero’ with a New Blockchain ProjectBeing cleared from the majority of accusations, Mark Karpeles, ex-CEO of the Mt. Gox exchange, will serve as the CTO of a new blockchain tech firm.

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DAO.Casino releases first test version of new gambling blockchain

CryptoNinjas DAO. Casino, a project building a new blockchain for the gambling industry, ensuring the automation of transactions and facilitates interactions between all the industry participants, today announced the launch of testnet 1.

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CryptoKitties Maker Launches New Competitive Game, Gets Over $200k From First Week Players

Every day, some of the biggest firms in the world come up with new and innovative ways to apply blockchain technology in their everyday functions to better improve their services. Many sectors, in the last year or two, have deployed different blockchain solutions to their core businesses. However, in all this, one sector that isn’t […]

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New York Times Posts ‘Blockchain Exploration’ Job Listing, Removes It Hours Later

The New York Times is apparently hunting blockchain talent to develop a proof-of-concept that will implement the tech in news publishing

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Introducing Baidu Blockchain Engine

Baidu Cloud rings in the Chinese New Year with a new blockchain engine.

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Messenger Giant Kakao Spent $57 Mln on New Tech, Including Blockchain, in Q4 2018

South Korean messaging app operator Kakao reported $57.5 million in operating expenses related to new technologies like blockchain and AI

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ORACLE Adds New Features to its Enterprise Blockchain Platform

The team at ORACLE’s blockchain division have announced the release of new features on the business-ready enterprise solution that utilizes the technology. The new features on the blockchain platform will help users speed up the development, integration, and deployment of new blockchain applications.

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R3 Adds Ripple as First Settlement Mechanism on New Payments dApp

R3, the world’s leading developer of enterprise blockchain solutions for business, launched a new global payment platform that uses Ripple’s XRP as its initial base currency, the company announced in a press release on December 5, 2018.

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Author Kevin Werbach Previews New Book: The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust

We sat down with Kevin Werbach, author and Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss his teaching, research and new book, The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust.

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Exploring the New Way of Disrupting the World of Blockchain at Shift Money

CoinSpeaker Exploring the New Way of Disrupting the World of Blockchain at Shift Money Shift Money, a conference floor jampacked with content and amazing after-parties, has become famous for its atmosphere.

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New Study suggests STOs not ICOs are the Future of Fundraising for new Blockchain Projects

So far in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have been very popular means of crowdfunding to bring new technological ideas into space. However, Security Token Offerings (STOs) may be what hold the key to the growth of the industry.

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New ‘Trust Machine’ Blockchain Film Tackles Politics of Technology

Tinseltown turns its gaze back to technology in “Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain,” which opens on Oct. 26 at Cinema Village in New York City. However, unlike most popular media representations of the cryptocurrency revolution, Alex Winter’s new documentary film doesn’t dwell on the price of bitcoin or its frequently alleged ties to criminal […] The post New ‘Trust Machine’ Blockchain Film Tackles Politics of Technology appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Commodity Traders, Major Banks Back New Blockchain Platform

A group of commodity traders and financial institutions have unveiled a new blockchain venture.

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PwC Creates Digital Skills Program to Boost Internal Blockchain Expertise

Consultancy firm PwC is kicking off a new program aimed at improving the expertise of its employees on new technologies like blockchain.

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New Song “Vitalik Buterin” By Producer Gramatik Inspired by Ethereum

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency are influencing innovation and change across a spectrum of industries. The music industry already tested the waters of the financial benefits of blockchain technology, but Slovenian electro producer Gramatik has also seized inspiration from the blockchain to create a new track entitled “Vitalik Buterin.

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What is Nebulas?

The world of blockchain enables new and exciting possibilities each and every day. However, with these new initiatives also carries new challenges. A major challenge facing blockchain developments is the ability for on-chain, off-chain, and cross-chain contracts, dapps, and other entities to communicate with one another and the outside world. Fortunately, there is a solution: […]

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Swytch and Energy2market Partnered on New 3.5Gw Blockchain Pilot in Germany

By partnering with Swytch, e2m will provide energy producers and traders with an access to a tokenized incentives program that promises to reduce costs and eliminate fraud. The post Swytch and Energy2market Partnered on New 3.

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Benson Oak is providing $100M to set up a dedicated investment fund for blockchain ventures

Benson Oak, a Prague-based investment bank, has announced it is raising $100 million to launch an investment fund dedicated to the Israeli market with a focus on blockchain startups. According to a report from Israeli media outlet Calcalistech on Sunday, the new investment arm, called Benson Oak Ventures, has already secured $25 million and aims

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Andreessen Horowitz’s A16Z Crypto Fund Leads Oasis Labs Blockchain Cloud $45M Fundraiser

New cloud computing startup Oasis Labs has hit the mark of $45 million in a private coin offering pre-sale. The pre-sale is to raise capital for their new developmental blockchain platform purposed to compete with Amazon Web Services.

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Future of Mass Cryptocurrency Adoption is User Experience

More retail investors are looking to get into cryptocurrency, but the learning curve is steep. From exchanges, wallets, portfolio and risk management tools, it’s not easy for new investors to grasp and get started.

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MagnaChain Blockchain Protocol Gets DraperDragon, JRR Crypto & The9 Limited Investments

In a deliberate and strategic move, top blockchain technology company out of Singapore, MagnaChain, has entered into investment and business partnerships with several leading industry players towards the launch of its its new public Blockchain protocol.

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New Walmart Patent Uses Blockchain-Powered “Smart Delivery”

Last week, Walmart published a patent application entitled “Delivery Reservation Apparatus and Method” which outlines a new method of “smart delivery” using blockchain technology. The proposed system will use delivery lockers located at homes, transportation hubs, and places of work to safeguard delivered items until recipients can come and sign for the packages. Blockchain will […]

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Thinking Beyond the Bubble: What’s Next for Cryptocurrency?

The great cryptocurrency surge in late 2017 followed by the equally great corrections in early 2018 has left the altcoin field wide open for new and innovative cryptocurrencies. There’s no doubt that blockchain technology is a gamechanger.

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New Blockchain Platform Nets 45 Million From A16ZCrypto, Binance

Blockchain cloud computing platform Oasis Labs announced July 9 that it has raised $45 mln from major investors as part of its plan to help companies adopt blockchain. In a press release, Oasis, which has University of California professor Dawn Song as its CEO and co-founder, described its plans to build a “decentralized internet” by

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EOS New York Block Producer Crashes After RAM Usage Exceeds 1GB

EOS New York, One of EOS’s Block Producers Crashes After RAM Usage Exceeds 1GB One of the 21 EOS Block Producers revealed that multiple block producers “crashed” after the blockchain network’s RAM usage “exceeded 1 GB.

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New York Post Continues to Bash Bitcoin and Blockchain

Bitcoin has been met with controversy since inception in 2009.

The post New York Post Continues to Bash Bitcoin and Blockchain appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Turkey’s Turkcell Joins Blockchain Consortium CBSG

Turkcell became part of the launched in 2017 blockchain consortium Carrier Blockchain aiming to provide new type of services to its clients.

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Blockchain Platform for Creating Large Consumer Applications Aims at Exchange

New blockchain project Constellation Labs for “consumer grade” applications development announced the listing of its DAG token on KuCoin exchange, following the recent launch of their developer community Orion.

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5 Countries Team up to Combat Tax Fraud From Cryptocurrencies

A new taskforce involving five countries’ taxation regulators was announced on Monday, July 5.  The announcement by the Inland Revenue Service (USA) will aim to increase cooperation between the United States of America, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom in order to combat crimes committed using cryptocurrencies, specifically tax evasion.

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What are Smart Contracts and How Do They Work? (Examples & Challenges)

Smart contracts are a new technology that enables automatic negotiation, fulfillment and execution of agreement terms in a blockchain environment.

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