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Electroneum to Launch Electricity Top-Ups Across Africa
28.5.2020
Crypto payments network Electroneum takes aim at expanding to African countries with new electricity top-up feature
Russia's Central Bank to Launch Blockchain-Powered Digital Mortgage Platform
28.5.2020
The Central Bank of Russia is intending to use a local, FSB-approved blockchain for its upcoming e-mortgage project
Binance Staking is now the Genesis Launch Partner for Elrond
28.5.2020
Elrond is excited to announce that Binance will be working with the Elrond infrastructure to run it at the time of the mainnet launch. It will also be contributing to the preparation phase, which leads to the minting of Genesis Block. The partnership will be bringing Elrond operational support...
Bitwage and Gemini Partner to Launch Bitcoin-Based Retirement Plan for Employees
27.5.2020
Cryptocurrency payroll service Bitwage has announced the launch of a Bitcoin 401 (k) plan, allowing companies to give their employees a BTC-based retirement plan. In a press statement, Bitwage, which claims to have tested the product on its own employees for 10 months, said workers now have...
No Timetable Yet for Digital Yuan Launch, Google Finds Theta + More News
27.5.2020
Source: Google, Instagram
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A timeframe has yet to be set for the launch of the digital yuan, says the People’s...
CryptoKitties Creators Launch Token-Powered NBA TopShot in Beta
27.5.2020
Dapper Labs — the creator of CryptoKitties — has launched its token-powered basketball game NBA TopShot in beta
Financial Giants Fujitsu & Nomura to Launch Digital Asset Trading on Blockchain
26.5.2020
Source: Adobe/Игорь Головнёв
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has signed a deal with major securities company Nomura that will see the duo co-launch an interoperable blockchain platform for trading “digital assets” such as securities.
Per a report from Nikkei, Fujitsu is working on the project with...
Is Ethereum 2.0's Launch Being Slowed Down by Too Many Clients?
26.5.2020
Ethereum 2.0’s “many clients” approach is sometimes criticized for slowing down progress, but a Nimbus developer believes this will make the network more resilient
Digital Yuan Has No Launch Date, Bank of China Stresses Amid Rumors of Looming Rollout
26.5.2020
People’s Bank of China clarified that there is still “no timetable” on a formal digital yuan launch, despite the ongoing pilot project
Ahead of Ethereum 2.0 Launch, 3 Key Metrics Point to ETH Price Surge
25.5.2020
Rising user activity, market demand and address growth show Ethereum users and investors are optimistic about Ethereum 2.0
BigONE Exchange Unveils Star Program
25.5.2020
BigONE, one of the world’s safest cryptocurrency trading platforms, is excited to launch its new Star Program, a referral system that comes with a advanced backend platform that allows BigONE Star members to track the detail of every user they referred to BigONE, not to mention a decent...
CZ Believes Steem Users Should Launch (Another) Counter-Fork
23.5.2020
While Binance will support the Steem hard fork to freeze $6M in user funds, CZ offered support to additional forks
Token Impersonates Chinese Digital Yuan as Official Launch Date Remains Unknown
22.5.2020
Third-party actors step in to impersonate the digital yuan officials, hoping to attract gullible investors
Vite Labs Announces Integration with Chainlink to Launch it Various Products that Require Off-Chain Data
22.5.2020
World’s first DAG enabled smart contracts platform Vite Labs announced on Friday that it is integrating with leading decentralized oracle network Chainlink. As per the official tweet, this will help Vite Labs launch its various products that require off-chain data, which Chainlink will provide....
Bitcoin.com Exchange Lists ESH Token Support Prior to John McAfee’s Ghost Airdrop
21.5.2020
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported John McAfee’s new privacy token called Ghost, as the former anti-virus tycoon detailed “governments will be unable to shut it down.” Ghost won’t be distributed in the usual fashion by leveraging an initial coin offering (ICO), as...
Red Lever Pulled on Bitcoin-Ethereum Bridge Two Days Post-Launch
18.5.2020
tBTC - Bitcoin (BTC) on Ethereum (ETH) project by venture production studio Thesis - was put to sleep just two days after its launch on the mainnet.
tBTC is a project meant to bridge Bitcoin and Ethereum by allowing BTC owners to access decentralized financial applications that run on Ethereum...
Critical Mining Hardware Manufacturer To Launch Second US Factory
17.5.2020
Major mining hardware manufacturer TSMC has announced plans to build a $12 million facility in Arizona
Mexican Companies Launch Crypto Donation Platform For People Impacted by COVID-19
16.5.2020
A Mexican crypto exchange partnered with a local crowdfunding platform to collect donations to help families affected by COVID-19
Polymath Eyes June Testnet Launch for New Blockchain Designed for Security Tokens
14.5.2020
The firm is soon to launch the first test network for its new blockchain designed to bring new safeguards for financial institutions working with security tokens
Vitalik Buterin Clarifies Remarks on Expected Launch Date of Eth 2.0
13.5.2020
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin: “I defer to the client devs on timelines and if they are now saying ‘Q3’ more broadly then I believe them.”