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JPMorgan’s ‘JPM Coin’ Is Live, Execs Say
27.10.2020
A major tech firm is about to start using JPM Coin in global payments, as the investment bank doubles down on its blockchain business
$250 Trillion in Assets Looking for Ideal Store of Value: A Bull Case for Bitcoin
26.10.2020
The CEO of Nasdaq-listed billion-dollar company Microstrategy has made a strong bull case for bitcoin. He says there is a $250 trillion ocean of assets looking for the ideal store a value right now and bitcoin is a better store of value than gold or tech stocks, so “a lot of that monetary...
Harvest Finance: $24M Attack Triggers $570M ‘Bank Run’ in Latest DeFi Exploit
26.10.2020
Harvest Finance has seen its total value locked drop by more than $500 million in the 12 hours since being hit by a flash loan attack
WordPress and Jamstack
26.10.2020
I recently moderated a panel at Netlify’s virtual Jamstack Conf that included Netlify CEO Matt Biilman and Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg. The whole thing was built up — at least to some — as a “Jamstack vs. WordPress” showdown.
I have lots of thoughts of my own on this...
Benoit Coeure Reveals BIS Plan for CBDC Trial Starting in 2020
26.10.2020
BIS is planning a proof-of-concept trial of a CBDC in collaboration with the Swiss central bank
Toyota’s Tech Arm to Begin Company-wide ‘Digital Currency’ Pilot
26.10.2020
Source: Adobe/Björn Wylezich
Toyota’s IT subsidiary Toyota Systems has said it will begin a “digital currency” pilot with the Japanese crypto exchange DeCurret – embarking on a half-year-long company token experiment.
Toyota Systems develops tech support and system development solutions for...
Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Sees Massive Upside in Bitcoin, Like Investing in Apple or Google Early
24.10.2020
American billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones has recently become more bullish on bitcoin. He declared the cryptocurrency the best hedge against inflation and compares investing in bitcoin now to investing in early tech stocks, like Apple and Google. “I think we are in the first...
IBM-R3 Pact Shows Tech Trumps Tribe in Enterprise Blockchain
23.10.2020
A new collaboration this week between R3 and IBM is raising eyebrows in the world of enterprise blockchain
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Release Kicked Back Until November
23.10.2020
Researchers are waiting on a final audit of a critical crypto library before releasing the deposit contract, Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan said
What It Means if Companies Like Twitter Are ‘Systemically Important’ to Financial Regulators
23.10.2020
NYDFS proposals following the Twitter hack are a warning to everyone using centrally-controlled "designated" platforms
Crypto P2P adoption in Middle East stymied by politics and tech
23.10.2020
Data published by Arcane Research suggests that major P2P crypto platforms have struggled to take off in Iran and Lebanon
PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including Bitgo: Bloomberg
22.10.2020
PayPal is exploring purchases of cryptocurrency companies including bitcoin custodian firm BitGo, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. This story is developing. It will be updated as more is known
A Guide to Circles, the Project Bringing UBI and FOMO to Ethereum’s xDai Sidechain
22.10.2020
Circles has had its glitches in the early going. Here's what you need to know to get into the newest crypto-powered universal basic income (UBI) project
Three Trends Killing Web Privacy and Decentralization
22.10.2020
The decentralized design of the web gives it the potential to be more privacy-preserving than any other system. Yet, there are long range threats at play
Lossless Lottery PoolTogether Opens Up to More Coins, More Prizes
22.10.2020
PoolTogether v3 will enable more ERC-20 tokens, more yield sources and more prize distribution schemes for the DeFi savings game
Franklin Templeton Joins Series A Round for Crypto Custodian Curv
22.10.2020
Investment firm Franklin Templeton and VC firm Illuminate have joined an extended Series-A round for crypto security firm Curv
Ant Unveils Blockchain Product as Group Approved for World’s Biggest IPO
22.10.2020
As Jack Ma's Ant Group gets Hong Kong approval for its $30 billion IPO, it's rolled out a blockchain platform aimed to protect users' copyright
Raiffeisen Bank Bringing Blockchain Interoperability to Its Stablecoin Project
22.10.2020
Raiffeisen's stablecoin project is becoming blockchain-agnostic, adding interoperability tech from Bitpanda and the Technical University of Vienna
What the History of Headphones Says About the Internet’s Future
21.10.2020
What does the historical development of headphones tell us about the future of the internet?
CasperLabs Raises $14M From Launch-Day Node Runners
21.10.2020
Blockchain startup CasperLabs has banked $14 million from investors who pledged to secure its proof-of-stake Casper network at launch