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Blockchain.com wins registration next to parent firm on the Cayman Islands
2.8.2022
Blockchain.com is working to seek registrations in countries like Italy, France, Spain, The Netherlands and cities like Dubai
Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) Releases Soroban Preview
2.8.2022
The Stellar Development Foundation recently released the preview for its upcoming smart contracts platform, Soroban. The platform will help developers to experiment with what the venture has developed. The SDF engineers were almost ready to share the preview back in June. However, they were unable...
Nomad DeFi Bridge Drained of At Least USD 150M in 'Chaotic' 'Decentralized Robbery'
2.8.2022
Cross-chain messaging protocol Nomad, which allows users to send and receive tokens between different blockchains, was drained of at least USD 150m after experiencing a security exploit that allowed bad actors to spoof messages. ...
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‘Bitcoin Valley’ Launches in Honduras — 60 Businesses Accept BTC to Boost Crypto-Tourism
2.8.2022
Bitcoin Valley, the first bitcoin city in Honduras, has launched in Santa Lucia. Businesses in the area will accept bitcoin for payments. “In Santa Lucia, we are all going to participate in this project … Accepting bitcoin will open us to another market and win more customers,”...
Luxury Retailer Tiffany & Co. Announces Jeweled Cryptopunk Pendants Tied to NFTs
1.8.2022
The luxury jewelry and specialty retailer Tiffany & Co. announced the firm is planning to sell 250 non-fungible token passes called “Nftiff.” Essentially, Cryptopunk holders will be able to acquire one of the 250 Nftiffs for 30 ether or roughly $50K using today’s ethereum...
CBOE's operating expenses spiked 312% due to underperformance of acquired crypto firm
1.8.2022
A goodwill impairment from ErisX significantly hurt the company's GAAP earnings, but otherwise, business results improved from last year
Blockchain cloud infrastructure company W3BCloud to go public via $1.25B SPAC
1.8.2022
The firm, whose data centers are located in the United States, generated $40 million in sales last year
How blockchain technology can revolutionize international trade
1.8.2022
Blockchain technology has proven to be transparent and could make international trade transparent and even more secure
Blockify: Using Blockchain to Reimagine Social Media
1.8.2022
Traditional industries are currently facing an ultimatum—either embracing new technology or succumbing to old methods. Since 2008, blockchain technology has been central to this conversation. The lesson from the Facebook era may be that social networking is too central to modern life to...
SWFT Integrates Crypto Payment Ramp of Alchemy Pay
1.8.2022
SWFT Blockchain has announced the integration of the crypto on/off ramps mechanism by Alchemy Pay. It will allow users to purchase cryptocurrency directly through fiat currency, and additionally, users can exchange fiat currencies for digital currency through the remittance of their bank accounts....
HNT’s Price Largely Unmoved By Helium’s 'Users' Controversy
1.8.2022
The price of helium (HNT), the native token of Helium, a developer of a "decentralized wireless infrastructure," seems to be moving together with the market despite the recent reports suggesting that the project promoted fake partnerships with two major tech companies who say they are...
Honduras attracts crypto investor tourists with Bitcoin Valley
1.8.2022
Several businesses in the tourist town of Santa Lucia are now accepting Bitcoin payments in the hopes it can spur tourism spending
GameFi and Metaverse least affected by Terra debacle: Report
1.8.2022
Blockchain games and NFT-related Metaverse projects “managed to sidestep the ensuing bear market” by posting transaction count increases of 9.5% and 27% respectively in Q2
Blockchain security firm warns of new MetaMask phishing campaign
1.8.2022
Blockchain security firm Halborn has warned users of the latest phishing emails doing the rounds
Survey That Asks if The Merge Could Cause an Ethereum Chain Split Sparks PoS Delay Discussions
31.7.2022
While there’s 50 days left until the week of September 19, the crypto community has been discussing whether or not Ethereum developers will delay the penciled-in date for The Merge. Moreover, on July 27, the crypto hedge fund Galois Capital published a survey on Twitter that indicates more...
The Right Side of Crypto Regulation: Institutions Need to Avoid Thucydides’ Trap
31.7.2022
Anton Chashchin is a Managing Partner at the digital assets platform Bitfrost.io. __________
The days when cryptocurrencies were reserved for the underground are fast becoming history. But the power dynamics in finance are all too familiar....
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Harvard University and Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web Plan to Preserve Digital Information
31.7.2022
On July 27, the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) announced it will be supporting an initiative with Harvard University’s Library Innovation Lab (LIL) called the “Democratizing Open Knowledge” program. With FFDW’s support, LIL plans to explore...
Can blockchain be used without cryptocurrency?
30.7.2022
Blockchain technology supports cryptocurrencies but can also be used for supply chain tracking, identity management systems, healthcare and more
Funko Partners With Entertainment Giant Paramount to Drop Avatar Legends NFTs
30.7.2022
On July 29, the pop-culture consumer products firm, Funko, announced that the company has partnered with the multinational mass media and entertainment corporation Paramount Global. The two corporations plan to introduce a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on the Avatar Legends universe....
Positivity blazing through a bear market: Blockchain Economy Istanbul 2022
30.7.2022
The Blockchain Economy Istanbul 2022 summit made one thing clear: The positivity of the crypto ecosystem remains unfazed by the turbulent market shakeouts