Bitcoin’s Value Surpasses $23,700, Critics Claim Its a ‘Bubble,’ Onchain Analyst Says $100K Prices ‘Ridiculously Low’

The crypto economy has gained a massive amount of value during the last few days, as the aggregate market cap of all 7,500+ digital assets is a whopping $640 billion on Thursday. Meanwhile, the largest blockchain in terms of valuation, bitcoin has touched an all-time high of $23,777 rising more than 22% in 24 hours. дальше »

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How to make venture capital work for blockchain and crypto startups

Innovation across all sectors has long been supported by investors.

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Avalanche Blockchain Integrates Dollar-backed Stablecoin, TrueUSD (TUSD)

TrustToken’s stablecoin, TrueUSD, is lining up to become the first-ever stablecoin on the Avalanche blockchain, reports to BEG to confirm. According to the statement, the fully-backed stablecoin will launch on Avalanche in Q1 2021 to impact the growth of DeFi atop the blockchain. дальше »

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LTO Network and VIDT Merge to Create Blockchain Powerhouse in the Netherlands

2020 has proven to be the year of crypto M&A with over $600 million spent in 60 deals during the first half of the year. Many of these deals have come from industry titans such as Coinbase, buying up ancillary products and services. дальше »

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Germany Approves Legislature Enabling Electronic Securities on Blockchain

Germany has passed a new bill that would introduce all-electronic securities as part of its blockchain strategy. This information was released by the finance ministry and is part of the European nation’s plans to integrate a robust blockchain framework. дальше »

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Dutch Blockchain Companies LTO Network and VIDT Datalink Announce Merger

Two of the Netherlands’ top blockchain companies have just merged in hopes of creating the most robust end-to-end B2B blockchain solution on the market. The names of the two companies should ring a bell: LTO Network and VIDT. дальше »

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US Bitcoin Mining Firm Core Scientific to Triple Capacity With Massive 59,000-Machine Order

U.S. blockchain and AI infrastructure provider Core Scientific has expanded its fleet of state-of-the-art crypto miners to over 77,000. дальше »

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NiceHash вернула пользователям 100% украденных биткоинов

Платформа для облачного майнинга NiceHash завершила программу возмещения пользователям 4640 BTC (~107,3 млн на момент написания), утраченных при взломе в декабре 2017 года. Bitcoin has also reached a new all-time-high today and caused a major spike in the number of transactions on the blockchain. дальше »

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Crystal Blockchain и FICO помогут банкам снизить риски при обслуживании криптокомпаний

Аналитическая компания FICO и сервис Crystal Blockchain поставщика блокчейн-решений Bitfury Group объявили о партнерстве с целью предоставления банкам услуг мониторинга и управления рисками, связанными с криптовалютным бизнесом. дальше »

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World Blockchain Conference Review: Blockchain Empowers Wuhan’s Digital Economy Growth

The World Blockchain Conference (Wuhan) has concluded with great success on December 6. The two-day blockchain annual event has drawn more than 2,000 person-time,  and fifty thousand views via live stream, among them,  the 29 leading enterprise representatives and 6 local government organs as well as over 120 students from local colleges, making it oneRead More дальше »

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The Latest EOSIO Release Candidate Will Fix Bugs Found When Building Voice

Block. One, the blockchain development firm behind the EOS blockchain, has released the EOSIO 2. 1 Release Candidate (RC) to resolve various “pain points” discovered when building the social media platform, Voice, as per a blog post on Dec 15. дальше »

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Elrond eGold (EGLD) token now listed on eToroX platform

Internet-scale blockchain Elrond has announced the listing of its token eGold on the eToro ecosystem eToroX. The token has become the latest to be listed on eToroX after several other listings in the past few weeks. дальше »

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Millions of Venezuelans Voted via Blockchain in an Unofficial Anti-Maduro Referendum

An unofficial referendum pursued by the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took place over the weekend in Venezuela powered by a blockchain platform, while at the same time, parliamentary elections called by the president Nicolás Maduro also had its scenario in a widely criticized, qualified by many countries as a “fraud. дальше »

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True Tribe’s garment supply chain now live with SUKU’s blockchain solution

True Tribe, a producer of handcrafted activewear using recycled plastic waste, and SUKU, a blockchain-based supply chain traceability solution, today announced the first batch of transparent True Tribe garments. дальше »

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Crypto exchange Kraken to integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

Popular bitcoin exchange company Kraken, today announced new investments and forthcoming features designed to bring the benefits of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to its global exchange. Building on Bitcoin’s blockchain technology, the Lightning Network is designed to help the world’s largest cryptocurrency scale to process millions of transactions per second. дальше »

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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 15,000,000 Lido (LDO) tokens. Lido is a liquid Ethereum 2. дальше »

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TrueUSD to be first USD stablecoin in Avalanche’s DeFi ecosystem

Today it was announced that TrueUSD (TUSD), a fully-backed stablecoin attested independently live and on-chain, is launching the first USD stablecoin on the Avalanche blockchain platform in Q1 2021. дальше »

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Secret Network Launches Ethereum Bridge; ERC20 Tokens Get XMR & ZEC Like Privacy Features

Secret Network, an open-source privacy blockchain that turns Ethereum (ETH) and ERC20 tokens into wrapped coins with privacy features like Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC), announced the long-awaited launch mainnet platform this Tuesday. дальше »

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Germany legalizes digitized securities

Europe's largest economy is looking to pave the way for securities trading on the blockchain.

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ICON blockchain expands DeFi ecosystem with ETH Orbit Bridge integration

ICON, one of the world’s largest decentralized networks, today announced an integration with ozys’ Orbit Bridge, allowing Ethereum-based digital assets to be transferred onto the ICON Network. дальше »

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Cardano parent IOHK partners with Nervos to improve smart contract security

IOHK, the company behind Cardano, has entered into a partnership with Nervos, a multi-asset blockchain network based in China. The post Cardano parent IOHK partners with Nervos to improve smart contract security appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Crushes All-Time High, Surges Above $20K; ‘Free Ross’ Movement Gains Trump’s Ear

Bitcoin is trading above $20,000, Ruffer confirmed its 45,000 BTC allocation and President Trump is weighing a pardon for Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht. дальше »

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Cardano Foundation and Nervos Launch A ‘Research Initiative’ to Find Solutions to UXTO Security Issues

Cardano Foundation is partnering with the Nervos network in a joint research initiative to secure smart contracts, especially on a blockchain, using the Unspent Transaction Output (UTXOs) transaction model. дальше »

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Building Smart Parking System Using Blockchain: Interview With Rebecca Johnson of Datarella

The impetus behind the project is to minimize the city’s car-intensive commuting culture by incentivizing drivers to reduce the number of car trips they make into the city. BeInCrypto: Rebecca, please tell us more about the project. дальше »

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Germany Fastracks All-Digital Security Strategy with Blockchain

Clearing the Law Up On Dec 16, 2020, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet passed new legislation regarding securities. The law allows for digital-only securities. In the past, securities had to exist as paper certificates, according to Reuters. дальше »

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Germany Legalizes Electronic Securities on the Blockchain

Angela Merkel's cabinet passed new legislation on Wednesday removing the requirement to have paper-based securities and allowing blockchain to be used instead. дальше »

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5 Blockchain Launches to Watch Before the New Year

As 2020 comes to a close, the DeFi industry has continued to dominate with nearly $15 billion in total value locked (TVL). The year that began with a lingering bear market evolved into one of the most exciting six-month crypto stretches in the past decade. дальше »

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Xbox deploys blockchain technology for all royalties and payments

Professional services network Ernst & Young (EY) and Microsoft have announced an expansion of the Xbox Enterprise Blockchain Platform which will use blockchain for Xbox’s royalties and payments. дальше »

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Riot Blockchain протестирует иммерсионное охлаждение для ASIC-майнеров в Техасе

Майнинговая компания Riot Blockchain протестирует новую технологию иммерсионного охлаждения для ASIC-майнеров в Техасе, чтобы улучшить решения для эффективной добычи в сложных температурных условиях. дальше »

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Blockchain Technology Now Tracking Carbon Emissions for Mining and Metals Companies

One of these projects is the ‘Mining and Metals Blockchain’ initiative, a new project designed to “more accurately trace emissions across the value chain using distributed ledger technology” according to a WEF news release. дальше »

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WEF Develops Blockchain-Powered Solution for Carbon Emission Tracking

The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced the completion of a proof-of-concept that would track carbon dioxide emissions using blockchain technology.   Proof-of-Concept Solution to Track Greenhouse Gas Emission According to an official publication on Tuesday (Dec. дальше »

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CoinShares, ConsenSys, Blockchain Labs, and Techemy Capital & Others Collaborate with Leverj.io to bring DeFi Derivatives to Market

Following three years of development by Wall Street veterans, Leverj  recently launched the first high-speed decentralized derivatives exchange, which provides spot and futures trading of cryptocurrencies. Today, DeFi... дальше »

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Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak’s New Ambition Kicks Off on HBTC

Steve Wozniak, Apple’s co-founder, is dedicated to developing a new blockchain project called Efforce. With the purpose of funding energy-efficiency projects, Efforce launched its token... дальше »

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ASC X9 Issues First Blockchain Terminology Standard

Today the Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. (X9) announced the publication of X9.138 — Distributed Ledger Technologies Terminology, a much-needed standardized glossary of the most... дальше »

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Antier Solutions Expands Its Offerings With Crypto Friendly Banking Solutions Development

PRESS RELEASE. Antier Solutions, a blockchain development company headquartered in Mohali, India – with two global units in North America and the UK – has expanded its services to offer crypto-friendly bank development solutions targeting start-ups, banks, and financial institutions seeking opportunities to launch their crypto-friendly banks. дальше »

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Blockchain Bites: Pornhub’s Privacy Predicament, Argentina’s Crypto Boom, Israel’s DeFi Darlings

Cryptocurrency is now, by default, the only form of payment Pornhub accepts, while new KYC rules raise difficult questions about privacy and data protection. дальше »

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Could Self-Sovereign Identity Level Up Blockchain Adoption?

The concept of digital identity is gaining rapid traction across the globe. Four of the world’s five most populous countries – China, India, Indonesia, and Brazil – are in various stages of implementing government digital identity schemes, as are many other governments around the globe. дальше »

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eToro Adds Elrond’s eGold Token as Its First New Listing in Months

Internet-scale blockchain company, Elrond, today announced its native token would be available on crypto exchange, eToroX. Elrond’s eGold token allows to support the network and earn rewards. дальше »

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Spring Labs Develops Data-Sharing Network for US Home Energy Projects

Firms handling loans for home energy projects in California, Florida and Missouri are using a blockchain system from Spring Labs that could save up to $10 million in fraud. дальше »

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Public chains Cardano and Nervos to improve on Bitcoin’s UTXO model

Nervos, a China originated public blockchain, and blockchain engineering company IOHK, developers of the Cardano blockchain, today announced a new initiative aimed at reducing the risk of hacks in decentralized finance (DeFi). дальше »

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After announcing launch of payments app, Elrond eGold (EGLD) lists on eToroX

Elrond, the internet-scale blockchain designed to bring improvement in throughput and execution speed over existing decentralized networks, has now announced that its token eGold will join the list of cryptocurrencies available in the eToro ecosystem by listing on the eToroX crypto exchange. дальше »

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Microsoft and EY partner to expand the Xbox Enterprise blockchain platform

Ernst and Young (EY) and Microsoft have come together to announce that they have expanded the Xbox Enterprise platform, Microsoft’s blockchain-based solution for gaming rights and royalties management. дальше »

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Avalanche Blockchain Taps into the $10 Billion Market With An Initial Litigation Offering Token

In collaboration with Republic Advisory services and U. S-based law firm Roche Cyrulnik Freedman LLP, Ava Labs has announced the debut of Initial Litigation offering (ILO) using the Avalanche blockchain. дальше »

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Blockchain Adoption in South Korea’s Health Sector on the Rise Amid COVID-19

South Korea’s healthcare sector is seeing an increase in blockchain adoption as practitioners pivot towards virtual contact with patients amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. From the handling of clinical research data to patient information, the novel tech is experiencing utilization in South Korea as stakeholders prioritize privacy and efficiency within the industry. дальше »

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Exchange adds tBTC minting capabilities, lowering barrier to entry

Users can now mint tBTC, a decentralized version of Bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain, right on the CoinList exchange.

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Microsoft, EY Expand Blockchain Rights And Royalties Solutions For Xbox Gaming Partners

Microsoft is expanding its partnership with Ernst & Young (EY) to introduce royalties and rights management to its Xbox gaming blockchain, a press release states. An announcement this Tuesday confirmed Microsoft and EY are expanding their blockchain-based gaming solution for rights and royalties to provide “a financial system of record, from contract creation to payment […] The post Microsoft, EY Expand Blockchain Rights And Royalties Solutions For Xbox Gaming Partners first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide. дальше »

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Microsoft and Ernst & Young (EY) Expands Xbox Blockchain for Rights and Royalties Management

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Italian Motorcycle Company Becomes First To Accept Worldwide Crypto Payments

Italian motorcycle manufacturer Soriano Motori has become the first motorcycle manufacturer to accept cryptocurrencies as a payment method worldwide. This is a major milestone in blockchain adoption in the automobile industry within the European scene. дальше »

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Kin Launches Its Migration to Solana Blockchain; Moving 55 Million Crypto Accounts

Kin Foundation announced a successful partnership with Solana to migrate its ecosystem to the latter’s blockchain. This follows a switch from the Stellar blockchain as the lead developers complained of scalability issues, voting to leave the ecosystem. дальше »

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IOST Leads under “Basic Technology” in the Latest CCID Ranking

The Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID), an agency under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and a part of the Secretariat of China Blockchain Ecosystem Alliance, in their 21st release of the CCID Global Public Blockchain Technology Assessment Index, rank IOST third only behind EOS and Ethereum. дальше »

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