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Walmart Canada’s blockchain freight supply chain proving its value
9.9.2020
One of the biggest retailers in the world is using blockchain to transform its supply chain
Hash Power Broker Nicehash Denies It Enables 51% Attacks on ETC Network
9.9.2020
Hash power broker Nicehash denies that it enables bad actors to use its hash renting platform to launch 51% attacks on blockchain networks. The broker insists that it does not have any way of monitoring or determining which blockchain is benefitting from a particular algorithm hash data. Only...
Ubitquity Unveils Blockchain-infused BlockSTRACT Marketplace
9.9.2020
Working as a highly acclaimed blockchain-powered solution for title recordkeeping and real estate, Ubitquity LLC has announced the full launch of the BlockSTRACT market portal along with an elaborated and intuitive Figma demo. The newly launched marketspace is a one-stop destination for title...
Blockchain Adoption Lacks Evidence, Firms Use It For Non-Existing Problems - Report
9.9.2020
Blockchain is used by a number of companies that do not have clearly defined problems they claim to have solved with the novel technology, according to a recent report. It concluded that nearly half of the examined companies showed no evidence of a problem solved.
The Centre for Evidence-Based...
Security Firms Warn of Potential DeFi Exit Scam After $2.5M in ‘Locked’ Cryptos Moved
9.9.2020
Two blockchain security firms have warned that the creators of a DeFi contract on the EOS network may have fled with users' funds
Bangladesh to get its first blockchain remittance service
9.9.2020
Standard Chartered Bank has launched the first remittance service in Bangladesh
Alameda Research Co-Leads $1.8M Seed Round for DeFi Protocol Linear Finance
9.9.2020
NGC Ventures, Hashed, CMS Holdings, Genesis Block and Kenetic Capital also led the round
Key Insights Behind the Market-Wide Crash: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock
9.9.2020
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A recap of last week’s ‘DeFi Marathon’ hosted by CT China
9.9.2020
China looks into DeFi
Jackpot! User turns $200 into $250K thanks to a buggy DeFi protocol
9.9.2020
An anonymous user managed to net a profit of $250k from a $200 outlay due to a flaw in a DeFi protocol clone’s rebase code
China Unveils Inaugural Blockchain City Rankings
9.9.2020
Beijing is officially China’s top blockchain city, per official rankings, but second city Shanghai placed third behind Shenzhen, the nation’s fastest-growing blockchain hub.
These were the findings of a special session at the China International Fair for Trade in Services, the first large-scale...
Bitcoin Obituaries Lists Another Crypto Eulogy, 2020 BTC Deaths in the Single Digits
9.9.2020
The infamous “Bitcoin Obituaries” has seen another addition to the long list of deaths since bitcoin’s oldest death on December 15, 2010. According to the list of articles with 382 deaths to-date, bitcoin was declared dead again on September 4, 2020. Ever since Satoshi Nakamoto...
Crypto meetups are dangerous to health and wealth, South Koreans warned
9.9.2020
The warning is not just because of the coronavirus pandemic
Japanese Companies Team up for Blockchain-based Media Collaboration
9.9.2020
A number of leading Japanese media firms have joined forces with blockchain technology specialists to create a blockchain-powered digital content distribution ecosystem.
Named the Japan Contents Blockchain Initiative (JCBI), the consortium was formed earlier this year with an initial seven founding...
Crypto Borrowing: Here Are Seven of the Best Interest Rates on the Market
9.9.2020
Cryptocurrency is sizing up traditional finance on its legacy turf of lending and borrowing with competitive interest rates (currently as low as 0.44% for ethereum and 4.50% per year for bitcoin) as well as less cumbersome verification procedures. Crypto holders present their virtual assets...
What Is Yearn Finance? The DeFi Gateway Everyone Is Talking About
8.9.2020
Some $650 million has poured into Yearn.Finance since mid-August. Can Yearn and its YFI token be the mass-market gateway to DeFi?
Creator leaves SushiSwap in hot water as multisig revival is on the menu
8.9.2020
SushiSwap’s community will take charge of the platform once it completes its migration to a multisignature contract from Uniswap
DeFi’s Good, Bad and Ugly
8.9.2020
Have we forgotten the ICO craze and how long it took to revitalize the crypto industry's image?
Balancing Security, Decentralization & Scalability in Blockchain
8.9.2020
Marie Tatibouet is the Chief Marketing Officer at crypto exchange Gate.io.
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It was a quantum leap for Bitcoin (BTC) when its block size got close to 1 MB in 2017. However, the BTC blockchain is still only allowed to tackle seven transactions per second, many times fewer than the actual...
Blockchain Bites: Is DeFi an Inside Deal?
8.9.2020
SushiSwap's creator cashed out, BTC options traders remain bullish and data indicates people are "buying the dip."