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Cornell Professor Warns of Disruption to US Bond Market From Potential Collapse of Major Stablecoin
16.1.2023
A professor from Cornell University has warned about the potential effects a collapse of a major stablecoin could have on the U.S. bond market. Eswar Prasad said that if large stablecoins face a collapse, the number of Treasury bonds they would need to sell could disrupt the U.S. Treasuries market...
UK MP says stablecoin is a gateway to CBDC, only crypto can ‘disrupt’ settlements
10.1.2023
MP Andrew Griffith and colleagues spoke before a hearing of the U.K. parliamentary Treasury Committee about payments technology and CBDC
Fintechs Accounted for Over 30% of Tracked Kenyan Tech Startups in 2022 — Study
7.1.2023
As of November 2022, Kenyan fintechs accounted for 30.2% or 93 out of the 308 tracked tech startups, a Disrupt Africa study recently found. In addition, the study findings show that the fintech sub-sector alone accounted for 3,100 or 27% of the 11,462 people that were employed by tech startups...
Animoca Brands and TinyTap to disrupt education with auction of second set of Publisher NFTs starting 15 December 2022
12.12.2022
Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the leading platform for user-generated educational games, today announced that the second series of teacher-authored Publisher NFTs would be auctioned on OpenSea starting...
Can internet outages really disrupt crypto networks?
1.11.2022
While some security issues do exist, major internet outages like the one witnessed across the EU recently cannot really threaten cryptocurrencies or their associated networks
Ghanaian Central Bank Allays Fears That a CBDC Will Disrupt Mobile Money Operations
4.9.2022
The Bank of Ghana has said the expected implementation of the central bank digital currency will not disrupt or negatively impact the operations of mobile money operators. Rather, the central bank expects the digital currency to improve the efficiency of Ghana’s settlement systems as well...
Ternoa, First NFT-Centric Blockchain, Releases Mainnet Setting to Disrupt NFT Economy
15.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Paris, France, 15 June 2022: Ternoa is a layer 1 open-source blockchain ecosystem that facilitates the adoption of utilitarian NFTs by giving developers full technological stack, access to independent infrastructure, nodes, developers’ community, and funding. The project is guided...
Co-founder of Argentinian Tech Giant Globant Thinks Companies Should Take Metaverse, NFTs, and Crypto Seriously
14.6.2022
Guibert Englebienne, co-founder of Globant, an Argentinian software development company, stated that all companies should be aware of what nascent technologies such as crypto, NFTs, and the metaverse are offering. Englebienne explained that these new technologies might disrupt the operations...
Block Expects Bitcoin To Disrupt Legacy Payments, Boost Its Business
19.5.2022
Fueled by the ongoing expansion of the Lightning Network, bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to disrupt the existing legacy payment networks the world over -- and Block, the payments company formerly known as Square, hopes to use the cryptocurrency to boost its presence across the globe. ...
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Music Fans Rejoice as YellowHeart Protocol Is Set to Launch on Bittrex Global Starting Block
19.5.2022
YellowHeart Protocol, an NFT platform poised to disrupt the ticketing and music industries, is set to launch its utility token, HRTS (pronounced “Hearts”), on Bittrex Global’s IEO Platform Starting Block as the platform’s debut project on May 24 at 13:00 UTC. YellowHeart...
Music Fans Rejoice as YellowHeart Protocol Is Set to Launch on Bittrex Global Starting Block
19.5.2022
YellowHeart Protocol, an NFT platform poised to disrupt the ticketing and music industries, is set to launch its utility token, HRTS (pronounced “Hearts”), on Bittrex Global’s IEO Platform Starting Block as the platform’s debut project on May 24 at 13:00 UTC. YellowHeart...
Transient Presents: SPLASH – Your Web3 Home of Prediction Pools
2.5.2022
Transient is thrilled to present to users Splash, a decentralised hub for prediction pools covering all possible outcomes across a huge range of industries and opportunities—featuring in the first version: Crypto, Esports and Sports—all powered by Transient’s ecosystem of smart contracts. Splash...
Revolutionary NFT Platform YellowHeart Protocol Set to Launch on Bittrex Global Starting Block
29.4.2022
YellowHeart Protocol, an NFT platform poised to disrupt the ticketing and music industries, is launching its utility token, HRTS (pronounced “Hearts”), on Bittrex Global’s IEO Platform Starting Block as the platform’s debut project. The Premier Marketplace for Musicians...
Turning up the volume: Blockchain projects aim to disrupt the music industry
29.4.2022
From letting fans co-own their favorite artist's music to providing fair earnings for musicians, projects are using blockchain to change the music industry
Bittrex Global’s IEO Platform Starting Block Gears up for YellowHeart Debut
19.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Bittrex Global, a leading digital asset exchange, welcomes the YellowHeart Protocol, an NFT platform poised to disrupt the ticketing and music industries, to its Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) platform, Bittrex Global Starting Block. By using blockchain technologies, the YellowHeart...
Crypto Should Disrupt Current Anti-Money Laundering Practices, Not Adopt Them
31.3.2022
Modern know-your-customer, anti-money laundering regulations are ineffective; crypto represents a better option to address this problem
NFT-funded racing aims to disrupt sports sponsorships
22.3.2022
GT driver Laura-Marie Geissler's career will depend on a decentralized sponsorship model in hopes of leveling the playing field for motorsport athletes
Hacker Group Anonymous Vows to Disrupt Russia’s Internet — RT Websites Become ‘Subject of Massive DDoS Attacks’
1.3.2022
The international hacktivist collective known as Anonymous has vowed to attack Russian government websites over the recent Ukraine invasion. So far Anonymous says that it hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense database and various state-operated television channels in Russia. Additionally,...
Elon Musk Hears Kyiv’s Call, Activates Starlink Service in Ukraine
27.2.2022
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced that the Starlink satellite internet service has been enabled for Ukraine. The move comes in response to a request from the government in Kyiv which is trying to halt a Russian military assault that may disrupt communications, among other threats. Elon Musk...
DAO is the major concept for 2022 that will disrupt many industries
27.2.2022
We are still scratching the surface of the enormous possibilities DAOs hold, and many more industries will be disrupted starting this year