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Bitcoin’s price won’t ‘dramatically’ increase from here, says billionaire
29.6.2024
Peter Thiel also believes that Bitcoin’s original vision as a cypherpunk, crypto-anarchist, freedom tool hasn’t been fulfilled
New law grants US president power to block digital asset access
6.6.2024
A new U.S. law grants the president unprecedented authority to block access to digital assets, sparking significant concerns about its broad implications and potential impact on users
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Venture into SWIFT Alternative for CBDCs
27.10.2023
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered’s venture arm SC Ventures are exploring a solution that aims to enable seamless communication between blockchain-based transactions, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The two banks are actively testing the concept using...
Decentralized Infura launch within months, Web2 cloud giants may join: Consensys
8.9.2023
Decentralized Infura will consist of Infura and a decentralized market of other third-party data providers
Balancer Proposes ‘Permissioned Arbitrage’ to Rescue Inverse Finance’s Frozen Crypto
16.5.2023
Automated market maker Balancer is working with a trio of DeFi protocols to rescue crypto frozen since Euler's massive hack
Nigerian Central Bank Unveils Open Banking Guidelines
12.3.2023
The Nigerian central bank recently said it had issued operational guidelines for open banking in Nigeria which are expected to enhance efficiency and access to financial services. According to the central bank, some of the guidelines’ objectives include ensuring “consistency and security...
Digital Real Pilot to Run on Ethereum-Compatible, Permissioned Blockchain
10.3.2023
According to the Central Bank of Brazil, the digital real pilot project will use an Ethereum-compatible, permissioned blockchain for the issuance of the tokenized version of the country’s currency. Hyperledger Besu, the open-source platform elected for the tests, will allow the project to...
Acting US FDIC head cautiously optimistic about permissioned stablecoins for payments
20.10.2022
Acting Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairman Martin Gruenberg said the agency needs more information about crypto, and the crypto industry needs to understand the FDIC better
Aave launches its permissioned pool Aave Arc, with 30 institutions set to join
6.1.2022
The lending platform added a permissioned liquidity pool to its other decentralized offerings as a way to entice institutional participants to have regulatory compliance in DeFi
Defi Lending Startup Aave Launches Permissioned Platform to Entice Financial Institutions
5.1.2022
On January 5, the open-source non-custodial decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave launched a permissioned version of the protocol aimed at institutions. The platform dubbed Aave Arc will leverage Fireblocks as the first whitelister as the platform aims to help bridge traditional...
Aave's Permissioned DeFi Arc, Polymarket Stays, P2E Drones in Metaverse + More News
5.1.2022
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Private, public and consortium blockchains: The differences explained
3.11.2021
There are three main types of blockchain technology: public, private and consortium blockchains, each of which has specific pros, cons and ideal uses
Aave to launch permissioned deployment for institutions in July
5.7.2021
In response to “extensive demand from various institutions,” Aave’s permissioned deployment will go live this month
China’s BSN to ‘Localize’ 24 Public Blockchains by Making Them Permissioned
17.9.2020
China’s state-sanctioned Blockchain-Based Service Network is finally bringing public chains to its homeland -- but they will look very different
Open Blockchains Aren’t Secure Enough for Enterprises, Says Salesforce Exec
12.5.2020
Security concerns surrounding public blockchains may be enough to dissuade enterprises from adopting the tech, according to a Salesforce exec
SoftBank-Backed Fintech Firm Joins Chinese Conglomerate to Build Blockchain Platform
3.4.2020
OneConnect, the fintech wing of Ping An Insurance Group, is building a logistics-tracking blockchain platform with the China Merchants Port Group
Luxury Watchmaker Breitling Adds Its First Timepieces to a Blockchain
29.3.2020
In a rare example of real-world business deployment, Breitling is registering watches on a blockchain to track their provenance from owner to owner
Boeing Uses Blockchain to Track and Sell $1 Billion in Aerospace Parts
8.3.2020
Honeywell’s GoDirect Trade platform has used blockchain to facilitate $7 million in aviation parts sales in one year
Asia’s Love Affair With Blockchain Is Blossoming
28.12.2019
Far away from western eyes, Asian blockchain projects are thriving. A vibrant ecosystem of public and permissioned chains has sprung to life in Asia, aided by government and big business endorsement of distributed ledger technology (DLT). Many of these chains are virtually unknown outside of...
The World Bank’s Blockchain Bond Is Just a Fancy Way of Selling Debt
21.8.2019
Last year the World Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced a permissioned Ethereum-based blockchain to facilitate the end-to-end issuance of bonds between financial partners. The Bretton Woods-created financial institution hopes to make debt capital markets far more efficient with...