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DeFi Lender Aave Rolls Out Governance Token on Path to Decentralization
29.7.2020
Aave will transfer ownership of the protocol to a “genesis governance” built and approved by LEND token holders. It will also swap LEND tokens for AAVE
Why Bitcoin Is Protected by the First Amendment
29.7.2020
Bitcoin's role as a communications and associative network - not just a financial network - means it deserves constitutional protection
Carbon Credits Have a Double-Spend Problem. This Microsoft-Backed Project Is Trying to Fix That
29.7.2020
The Microsoft-backed IWA sustainability group is building a tokenization standard that aims to bring transparency to carbon accounting
5 Years After Launch, Predictions Market Platform Augur Releases Version 2
29.7.2020
Augur v2 has all the bells and whistles: Interplanetary File System (IPFS), 0x Mesh, MakerDAO’s dai and Uniswap’s v2 oracle network
Facebook’s Zuckerberg and Telegram’s Durov Posture as Defenders Against Foreign Tech Invasions
28.7.2020
The leaders of two tech giants are using nationalism to win back the governments of their respective home countries after stumbling over crypto launches
Community Behind Privacy-Focused Smart Contract Forges Ahead After Settlement
28.7.2020
The open-source Secret Network has begun a swap for defunctENG tokens and launched a "secret contract" testnet with big name partners
MIT Lightning Creator Unveils First ‘Demonstration’ of Bitcoin Scaling Tech
28.7.2020
Utreexo "can make Bitcoin nodes smaller and faster while keeping the same security and privacy as full nodes," says developer Tadge Dryja
EU Outlines Tech Specs for Nodes in Its Blockchain Services Testnet
28.7.2020
Participating member states can stage their testnet nodes on hardware with specs roughly equivalent to a PC gamer’s tower
Fireblocks Claims Exchange Program Enables Zero-Confirmation Crypto Deposits
28.7.2020
Fireblocks says its new system provides crypto deposits on exchanges with zero confirmations and in real-time
One Billion, Two Billion, Three Billion, Four? DeFi’s Knocking on TradFi’s Door
28.7.2020
DeFi is an overnight success years in the making. From "The DAO" hack to $3.6 billion in total value locked, here's the history of decentralized finance
Memories of London’s Devcon 1, Ethereum’s ‘Woodstock’ Moment
28.7.2020
Ethereum’s Devcon 1, held in London in November 2015, featured adventuresome bankers and Big 4 consultants mingling with dreadlocked coders
Australian State Treasury Proposes ‘Flexible’ Regulatory Reform for Blockchain
28.7.2020
The New South Wales Treasury is exploring regulatory reform for blockchain technology citing the need to promote innovation
Staking on Ethereum 2.0 Takes First Step With Test System for Validators
28.7.2020
The transition to Ethereum 2.0 and its proof-of-stake consensus model is finally underway with a new test platform for future validators
Private Sector Could Bring Value to Future CBDC Launches, Says IMF Official
27.7.2020
A director at the IMF has spoken of the value the private sector could bring to central bank digital currencies, should they be adopted by nations
Ripple’s Director of Product Unveils P2P Payments Platform Using XRP
27.7.2020
Craig DeWitt has unveiled the beta release of a personal peer-to-peer payments project that will work in popular web browsers
The Future for Unregulated Bitcoin Exchanges
26.7.2020
CoinDesk's Anna Baydakova talks to non-custodial p2p exchanges Hodl Hodl and Bisq about why we still want no-KYC bitcoin
From Enron to Wirecard: How Blockchain Tech Could Have Helped
25.7.2020
If blockchain technology is used within a regulated financial system, Wirecard-esque scandals can be a thing of the past, writes BRD CEO Adam Traidman
Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to privacy concerns
25.7.2020
Why? Fingerprinting. Rather than these APIs being used for what they are meant for, they end up being used for gross ad tech. As in, “hey, we don’t know exactly who you are, but wait, through a script we can tell your phone stopped being idle from 8:00 am to 8:13 am and were near...
Everything You Need to Know About Ethereum 2.0
24.7.2020
A new 22-page report from CoinDesk Research explains the technology behind Ethereum's upcoming overhaul – and the potential market impact of Eth 2.0
Climbing off Twitter on Scaffolds of Truth: Where Srinivasan and Benet Diverge
23.7.2020
Vitalik Buterin, Balaji Srinivasan and Juan Benet discussed the future, pitfalls and promise of decentralized social media