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Russia’s Central Bank Slashes Benchmark Rate, Pegs RUB to Gold — Ruble Rebounds to Pre-War Levels
9.4.2022
Amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the Russian ruble has managed to rebound despite the strict sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation. The country’s central bank has taken a few steps to protect the nation’s currency as the Bank of Russia revealed a fixed price for gold...
South Korea’s Next President Might Create Parity for Crypto and Stock Market Traders
12.3.2022
South Korean media expect the nation’s President-Elect to up the crypto tax limit to impose uniformity with stock market traders – and venture into the unknown with pro-crypto policies. However, this is likely to result in more regulation rather than a laissez-faire approach....
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Chainlink releases native Substrate module to bring its oracles to Polkadot
2.4.2021
Polkadot parachains can now choose to add Chainlink price feeds to their runtime
Parity Technologies to propose parachain governance framework for Polkadot
9.3.2021
The development arm behind Polkadot plans to develop and propose a new parachain governance framework called “Statemint.”
Polkadot’s Gavin Wood to Give Lecture Series as Part of UC Berkeley Blockchain Curriculum
5.3.2021
University of California, Berkeley and Parity Technologies are joining forces on several blockchain fronts, including educational development and awareness, by leveraging Parity’s expert team and the Substrate framework as knowledge-building resources. UC Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator...
UC Berkeley partners with Parity Technologies to bolster blockchain curriculum
4.3.2021
UC Berkeley, once known for its activism and progressive atmosphere, is now also major player in blockchain education
Bitcoin price must hit $1 million for 1 satoshi to reach parity with 1 cent
18.12.2020
At 0.02 cents, the humble satoshi still has a long way to go to hit parity with the cent, let alone an entire dollar
As DeFi Grows, Investors Look to Polkadot to Be the Next Ethereum
17.11.2020
In a cryptocurrency ecosystem where the programmable-money juggernaut has long been Ethereum, Polkadot, a project that has been quietly developing an alternative solution since 2016, is ready to take on the blockchain world
Polkadot’s Substrate 2.0 integrates oracles at a protocol level
24.9.2020
The blockchain can now see its environment
Parity Upgrades Polkadot’s Underlying Tech to Make Custom Blockchain Building Easier
23.9.2020
Polkadot developer Parity Technologies has released the second version of its blockchain building kit Substrate 2.0, including 70 composable modules
Buggy Code Release Knocks 13% of Ethereum Nodes Offline
27.8.2020
Over 1,000 Ethereum nodes will have to resync or find a new client provider after a critical bug in OpenEthereum’s codebase was revealed
Rushed upgrade made 12% of Ethereum clients unusable
25.8.2020
Some Parity and OpenEthereum users are stuck between a bugged client and a months-long resync
Polkadot Releases Rococo, Its Test Environment for Interoperable ‘Parachains’
6.8.2020
Polkadot has released its first testnet, Rococo, for its parachain network. The testnet will commence with three parachains, Parity Technologies said
Polkadot Launches Testnet for Sharding Cross-Communication
6.8.2020
Polkadot is releasing a testnet specifically designed for its sharding implementation
Polkadot Raises $43M in 72-Hour Private Sale: Source
27.7.2020
A second private sale of the Polkadot token (DOT) has netted some 3,982.07 BTC worth an estimated $43.3 million as of press time, according to sources
Polkadot Passes Proposal to Make DOTs ‘More Ergonomic’
27.7.2020
Polkadot’s first major voting proposal passed with 86% in favor of multiplying the DOT supply 100-fold
Polkadot Officially in Mainnet as Governance Removes Admin Rights
21.7.2020
Polkadot is now officially in mainnet mode as the last centralizing shackle has been thrown off by the network
A New Price Valuation Model Says $10,670 Fair Value For Bitcoin
6.7.2020
Seba, a Switzerland based bank, is proposing a Bitcoin valuation model that places its fair value at $10,670. At this price, the model suggests Bitcoin is trading at a significant discount, at just above $9,100. In a blog posting this past Thursday, Seba says the model’s estimate relies...
Russia’s Supreme Court Makes ‘Landmark’ Vote With Blockchain System from Kapersky Lab
12.6.2020
The court for the first time used a blockchain-based system to record votes in a web-hosted plenary session Friday
Parity’s Gavin Wood Takes a Swipe at Ethereum
11.5.2020
Gavin Wood, an original co-founder of Ethereum, took a few good swipes at the second-largest cryptocurrency he helped create at Consensus: Distributed