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EU Privacy Shield Ruling Is an Opportunity and Conundrum for Decentralized Tech
23.7.2020
A judgement striking down an EU-U.S. data sharing agreement could pose compliance issues for U.S. startups. But privacy tech could offer a post-law solution
Dfinity’s Internet Computer Could Be a Truly Decentralized Alternative
22.7.2020
The blockchain and smart contracts you interact with may be decentralized, but the cloud services often used to access them aren’t. Dfinity’s Internet Computer is stepping up to set that straight
Ethereum’s 2020 Defi Boom Doubles Active Ether Addresses, But Fees Skyrocket
22.7.2020
The number of active Ethereum addresses has grown aggressively in 2020 because of the decentralized finance (defi) boom. Active Ethereum addresses doubled in size leaving networks like Tron, Cardano, and EOS in the dust. There’s a lot happening in the world of decentralized finance (defi)...
July’s Decentralized Exchange Volumes Have Already Topped June’s Record, Reaching $1.6B
21.7.2020
DEX trading volume already beat June's record, passing $1.6 billion as of Tuesday
Y Curve Interest Rates Reach 2,000%, Assets Under Management Grows Tenfold After Token Launch
21.7.2020
Depositors to the Y Curve decentralized finance (defi) pool received as much as 2,000% in interest this Saturday and about 600% (annualized) for the entire day. Before this increase, liquidity providers had been earning an aggregate rate of 10.58%. The latest interest rate growth follows Yearn...
Institutional Investors Are Turning Their Attention to Decentralized Finance
19.7.2020
Why we are now seeing clear institutional interest in the growing space of decentralized finance that will take it to the next level
Crypto Social Network ‘Minds’ Sees Users Flock From Twitter and Facebook Over Privacy Concerns
19.7.2020
Crypto social media platform Minds has been garnering users who are concerned about their privacy, according to the company’s CEO. The open-source platform, seen as an alternative to Facebook or Twitter, awards users with cryptocurrency for engagement. Crypto Social Network Minds Gaining...
Cloudflare Outage Shows Crypto Holders Are Not That Decentralized
18.7.2020
Cloudflare suffered an outage on July 17, affecting much of the internet, including Bitcoin transactions
Bancor Invites Bounty Hunters to Peek Into Its Code Ahead of V2 Launch
17.7.2020
Bancor V2 is getting ready for release as it publishes both the code of its smart contracts and a bug bounty for researchers to report vulnerabilities
Top Decentralized Finance Projects and Investors Gather Online for Global Defi Summit
17.7.2020
Draper Goren Holm, ConsenSys, Chainlink, DeFi Money Market, and more take the stage to dictate the future of decentralized finance. Los Angeles, CA — July 13, 2020 — Draper Goren Holm today announces the inaugural Global DeFi Summit taking place virtually on August 6, 2020, at 8 am PST, with...
Filecoin Pushes Back Final Testing Phase, Announces ‘Calibration Period’ for Miners
15.7.2020
Filecoin has delayed the launch of its incentivized testnet by two weeks, providing a window for miners to test their set-ups
OKCoin Launches Its Own DeFi Price Oracle Based on Compound Tech
15.7.2020
Global crypto exchange OKCoin unveiled its own oracle as a verifiable price data source for the decentralized finance, or DeFi, space
Shyft Debuts ‘Decentralized Version of SWIFT’ for FATF Travel Rule
14.7.2020
Shyft Network says 30+ exchanges are testing its blockchain-based solution to help cryptocurrency companies comply with the FATF Travel Rule
Japanese Listed Company Globalway Plans to Build Sharing Economy Protocol and Launch IEO
13.7.2020
TimeCoinProtocol is a new project developed by TimeTicket leveraging blockchain technology to create a decentralized sharing economy platform. The solution is powered by the TimeCoin token (TMCN), an EOS-based native token used both for payments in decentralized apps built upon the protocol and...
Decentralized File Sharing, Explained
11.7.2020
What is decentralized file sharing, how does it work, and what are the main benefits of a peer-to-peer sharing model?
When Disaster Strikes: Decentralized Tech a Safety Mesh From Blackouts
11.7.2020
Decentralized mesh networks are a technological lifeline in a disaster, allowing to check in on family and access crypto funds
First Mover: Kyber Token’s Eightfold Increase Reveals Bet on Future Market-Share Growth
10.7.2020
Prices for decentralized exchange Kyber's KNC token have jumped eightfold in 2020, outshining the performance of Binance's BNB coin
KardiaChain and Coinplug to Develop a Decentralized Identity Solution
10.7.2020
KardiaChain and Coinplug, a South Korean company, have both collaborated to develop a Decentralized Identity (DID) solution in Vietnam, focusing on the mass adoption of Blockchain. It is a first DID collaboration in Vietnam, and both these firms signed the MoU on July 8, 2020. KardiaChain...
Security Is the Biggest Challenge for DeFi’s Continued Growth, Says Exe
9.7.2020
The founder of blockchain security company Quantstamp, Richard Ma, said security is the biggest challenge for DeFi’s growth
This Startup Is on a Quest to Make Decentralized Exchanges Viable for Pros
8.7.2020
The Vega Protocol claims to have found a solution to sustainably bootstrap liquidity for decentralized exchanges