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As Miners Leave Bitcoin in Droves, Space Allocation Dedicated to Filecoin and Chia Surges
5.7.2021
While a large quantity of hashrate has stopped dedicating resources to the Bitcoin network, a great number of alternative mining ecosystems are swelling with new participants. China’s ASIC exodus has ignited a significant increase in demand for accessing storage power on both Filecoin...
Infinity Nodes: Proof-of-Burn Time-Variant Reward System for Data Storage
30.6.2021
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In June 2019, SINOVATE released the first-of-its-kind technological feature which exploits the power of the Proof-of-Burn (PoB) mechanism called Infinity Nodes. In 2020, the AURORA release pushed...
Collective #666
17.6.2021
The State of Independence Report 2021 * snk * Storage Foundation API * Implementing Private Fields for JavaScript
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Report: Filecoin and Chia Believers in China Are Converting to Ethereum Swarm Disciples
12.6.2021
There’s a lot of buzz in China around the Bee mainnet soft launch following the recent hype surrounding Filecoin and Chia. Reports detail that Swarm is set to kickstart the mainnet on June 13, and droves of miners from China are getting prepared to obtain rewards from the distributed storage...
Popular Philippine Mobile Wallet Gcash Explores Letting Users Buy, Sell, Store Cryptocurrencies
5.6.2021
A popular mobile wallet in the Philippines, Gcash, is considering offering its users the ability to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies on its platform, which reportedly has 40 million users. The company’s CEO says 40% of Filipinos now have a Gcash account. Gcash Considers Offering Crypto...
European Union to Release Digital Wallet for Payments Next Year
3.6.2021
The European Union (EU) will launch a digital wallet allowing citizens of any country in the bloc to make payments and access services provided by each state, also allowing for the storage of digital ID information. The wallet, which will reportedly be launched next year, could be tied in with...
NFT Weekly Roundup: Bluezelle’s Innovative Solution, Rob Prior’s Live Stream, Ap’s Iconic NFT Collection, and the Br8ve Auction
28.5.2021
While cryptocurrencies experienced their fair share of ups and downs over the week, nothing is holding back the stratospheric rise of NFTs. As another busy week comes to a close, a lot has unfolded in the world of NFTs. Here’s a quick rundown of the top events of this week. Bluzelle Revamps...
Chia Is Eyeing to Launch an IPO This Year
27.5.2021
Chia, a cryptocurrency project created in 2018 that uses storage for its consensus, is eyeing a public offering this year, according to statements from its COO, Gene Hoffman. The company just received an influx of investments that are pointing it to become the next ‘green bitcoin...
Abeychain 2.0: Secure, Decentralized Storage Set To Soar
26.5.2021
Vitalik Buterin Criticizes Elon Musk’s Idealistic Take on Cryptocurrency, Details Limits on Blockchain Scalability
24.5.2021
Vitalik Buterin, one of the most renowned Ethereum founders, has rebuffed Elon Musk’s take on fixing cryptocurrencies in a new paper where he details the limits of blockchain scalability. Buterin touches on three subjects: storage, bandwidth, and computing power, commenting on their limits...
Samsung Adds Support for Hardware Wallets on Galaxy Smartphones
15.5.2021
Galaxy owners will be able to connect hardware wallets to their smartphones and transfer coins to the built-in wallet that comes with most devices in the popular lineup. Samsung says that makes it easier for users to access their cryptocurrency and make transactions. Update Allows Galaxy Users...
Ubisoft selects blockchain startup for its Entrepreneurs Lab
10.5.2021
The theme of the sixth annual Entrepreneurs Lab is “blockchain and positive entertainment.”
iExec RLC rallies 400% after big-name collaborations and Coinbase listing
10.5.2021
Major exchange listings and real-world collaborations with Google and IBM sparked a 400% rally in the price of RLC
ASSEMBLE Protocol (ASM) Is Now Supported on Coinbase Custody
4.5.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The leading blockchain-based global point integration platform, ASSEMBLE Protocol has announced that its utility token ASM has been added to Coinbase Custody. This means that ASM will receive a cold-storage custody solution from one of the largest custodians in the crypto sphere...
Blockchain Object Storage Company Filebase Raises $2M, Aims to Incorporate Filecoin and Arweave Networks
26.4.2021
Filebase, a blockchain-based object storage company built on top of the Sia network has revealed the business has closed an initial seed round gathering $2 million from investors. Interest in decentralized storage networks has blossomed in recent months and Filebase expects the growth of global...
Bittorrent Creator Bram Cohen’s Crypto Project Chia Sparks Hard Drive and SSD Shortages
25.4.2021
On May 3, tokens stemming from the Chia network, a smart transaction blockchain created by the Bittorrent creator Bram Cohen, will start trading and transactions will be fully enabled. Rather than leveraging the proof-of-work consensus algorithm, Chia will utilize a model called proof-of-space...
Bitgo Chosen to Manage Seized Cryptocurrencies for the US Marshals Service
23.4.2021
The U.S. Marshals Service has published a contract showing the crypto custodian Bitgo has been chosen to manage law enforcement’s seized bitcoin acquired through criminal forfeiture. The contracted deal is $4.5 million for the storage, maintenance, and disposal of cryptocurrencies according...
Protocol upgrades and Google Cloud integration lift EOS price 245% in 2021
17.4.2021
EOS price hit its highest level since 2018 after protocol upgrades and big-name collaborations attract institutional investors
VORTECS Report: Storage coins rev up gains as Markets Pro rides the green wave
4.4.2021
Cointelegraph Markets Pro delivered a market-moving NewsQuake on Storj to subscribers this week, while the VORTECS Score picked up bullish conditions for Filecoin
Bitcoin’s Price Consolidates, Elon Musk Tweet Sends Dogecoin Surfing, Filecoin Surges
2.4.2021
While bitcoin prices have been consolidating just under the $60k handle, a number of other alternative digital assets have seen steep gains. Two coins, in particular, the decentralized storage network filecoin token and the notorious meme token dogecoin have jumped well over 10% during the last...