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California DMV to Use Blockchain Technology for Record Keeping
28.1.2023
The Department of Motor Vehicles in California plans to use blockchain technology for record keeping, including the issuance of car ownership and simplifying transfers of such ownership.
The DMV has tapped a private fork of the Tezos blockchain, an open-source blockchain that can execute...
Sao Paolo Introduces Blockchain in Data Access Law
28.1.2023
The Brazilian city of Sao Paolo has introduced the concept of blockchain in its municipal data access and transparency law. The concept of blockchain is defined as a technology that can be of use in this field, but the city has not defined the structures or the implementation for its use in...
Matrixport Joins Growing List of Crypto and Blockchain Companies Letting Employees Go
28.1.2023
The crypto firm Matrixport, led by former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu, is laying off 10% of the company’s staff, according to reports published on Friday. Matrixport’s COO, Cynthia Wu, cited a “shift in the regulatory climate” and “industry-wide capitulations”...
US Lawmaker Outlines Priorities to Regulate Crypto and Make America the Place for Blockchain Innovation
28.1.2023
The chairman of a newly formed digital assets committee, U.S. Congressman French Hill, has outlined some priorities to regulate the crypto sector and ensure America is the place for fintech and blockchain innovation. “We want a regulatory framework that’s transparent for developers...
California DMV Is Putting Its Titles on the Blockchain
28.1.2023
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in California is running a project to digitize all of its titles and put them on a blockchain. The project, which will use the Tezos blockchain and has the assistance of Oxhead Alpha, a crypto dev company, aims to allow users to transfer titles as NFTs in...
Formula 1 Racing Team Secures $100 Million Sponsorship from Crypto Casino – Is The Bear Market Over?
27.1.2023
The crypto gambling platform based in Australia, Stake.com, has entered a partnership worth $100 million with the Alfa Romeo Racing team, indicating a comeback in crypto-related sponsorships.
This event marks one of the first and biggest sponsorship programs following the catastrophic collapse...
Crypto Asset Aptos Soars to All-Time High, Increasing 391% in 30 Days
27.1.2023
During the past 30 days, the layer one blockchain asset aptos (APT) has risen 391.8% against the U.S. dollar. In the past seven days, Aptos has increased 123.7% after reaching an all-time high of $19.92 per unit on Jan. 26, 2023. The Role of Decentralized Finance, Infrastructure Support, and NFTs...
Amazon to Enter the Crypto NFT Market with Gaming Initiative – Here’s What You Need to Know
27.1.2023
Amazon reportedly aims to dabble into NFTs and Web3 gaming with an upcoming initiative related to digital assets.
The world’s largest retailer is planning to launch a “digital assets enterprise” focused on non-fungible tokens and Web3 gaming this spring, Blockworks reported Thursday, citing four...
From Homeless to Quadrupled Monthly Income: Just One of Many Advantages of Blockchain and Web3
27.1.2023
Among the greatest values of blockchain and Web3 is that they enable different communities across the world to use the novel technology's building blocks to solve issues specific to each of them, said Xochitl Cazador, Head of Ecosystem Growth at the open-source, mobile-first Celo platform. The many...
North Korean Hackers ‘Trying to Bait Crypto Users With Bogus Job Offers’
27.1.2023
North Korean hackers are trying to break into crypto accounts by sending bogus job offers, a security provider has claimed.
The claims were made in a post by Proofpoint, a California-based security provider, and reported by the South Korean media outlets KBS and TVChosun....
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US Congressman Hill Aims to Make America the Go-To Place for Blockchain Innovation
27.1.2023
US Congressman French Hill aims to promote digital assets and blockchain technology in America by creating a favorable regulatory framework.
Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on January 26, the chairman of the newly formed congressional subcommittee on digital assets said he plans to advocate a fair...
Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Faces Class Action Suit Over U.S. Share Sale
27.1.2023
Argo failed to disclose that it suffered from significant capital constraints, electricity and network difficulties, the suit says
Scammer Dupes Elderly Japanese Woman out of $748k Worth of Crypto
27.1.2023
A Japanese woman in her eighties was duped out of over $748,000 worth of tokens by a crypto scammer who told her that her bank account was under attack.
Kyodo News (via Tokyo Shimbum) reported that the woman was contacted by a “person claiming to be an employee of the ward [local government]...
FTX and Alameda Research Collapse Sad Event but ‘Good for the Long Run’ Says DWF Labs Managing Partner
27.1.2023
While the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX and its affiliate Alameda Research is thought to have left many crypto players, including market makers, in the worst possible position, according to Andrei Grachev, managing partner at DWF Labs, this incident may have helped to “flush...
Moonbeam Foundation gets a new Kusama parachain lease
27.1.2023
The Moonbeam Foundation has happened to have successfully managed to get itself another Kusama parachain lease. This, in turn, will provide Moonriver the opportunity to carry on its functions in the role of a parachain without any hitches. This goes to the credit of Moonbeam Foundation. It was...
US securities regulator probes Wall Street over crypto custody: Report
27.1.2023
The regulator has been probing registered investment advisors over how they've been offering crypto custody to their clients, according to sources
Argo Blockchain accused of misleading investors in class action lawsuit
27.1.2023
After a torrid 2022 that saw it sell off its flagship mining facility, Argo Blockchain's woes are worsening after a recent class action suit
Congressman Hill to 'make sure' US is the place for blockchain innovation
27.1.2023
The chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets wants to make America the place for fintech and blockchain innovation
Binance stablecoin BUSD sees a sharp market cap drop amid solvency and mismanagement worries
26.1.2023
Persistent worries about Binance’s solvency, increased regulation of the crypto sector and questionable use cases are chipping away at BUSD’s market capitalization
GAIMIN Delivers a Decentralized Approach to the Increasing Requirement for More Data Processing Power
26.1.2023
The world-wide demand for data processing is increasing year-on-year, with data processing applications requiring ever increasing performance from data processing devices and services. Industries, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), video rendering, powering blockchain computations, scientific...