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'Ethereum-Based' LIBOR Alternative Gets a Nod From Fed Chairman
4.6.2020
Jerome Powell. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/CNBC Television
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell has seemingly expressed support for an "Ethereum-based" replacement of LIBOR, the average interest rate at which major global banks borrow from one another, stressing...
Samson Mow’s Infinite Fleet Game 2020 Launch Backed by Major Players
2.6.2020
Pixelmatic hopes to use the support of major crypto players for mainstream gamer adoption of digital currency with its INF token
Do Zero-Reserve Loans Make Tether Better Off Backed by Bitfinex Stock?
27.5.2020
With the Federal Reserve now allowing US banks to issue loans with zero reserve, is Tether better off backed by Bitfinex shares than dollars backed by nothing?
Trump's Fed Nominee Advocates a Gold-Backed Currency, Even a Crypto One
21.5.2020
Judy Shelton, President Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve board of governors, has advocated for getting back to a gold standard, possible "in a very cryptocurrency way."
Binance-Backed Crypto Travel Firms Travala.com and TravelByBit Merge
20.5.2020
Hotel booking service Travala.com and flight booking website TravelByBit — both of which accept cryptocurrencies as payment — announced the merger of their platforms
Bitcoin-Backed Ethereum Token tBTC Paused Due to Poorly Tested Redemption Code
20.5.2020
A bug in tBTC meant the dapp couldn't tell different bitcoin addresses apart, the team has disclosed
Bug Forces Shutdown of Bitcoin-Backed Ethereum Token tBTC
18.5.2020
Thesis shut down tBTC after two days on due to a bug, and plans to release details once all users have withdrawn their funds
Surprise CryptoKitties Drop Overwhelms Winklevoss-Backed Exchange
15.5.2020
Two years after CryptoKitties ‘broke Ethereum’ and the launch of a new CryptoKitty token has overwhelmed the Winklevoss-backed NFT exchange Nifty
Austrian Government-Backed Project Will Use Blockchain to Find Waste Heat Spots
12.5.2020
The Austrian government is backing a project that would let citizens submit data about industrial waste heat spots for district heating, receiving tokens as reward
TD Ameritrade-Backed ErisX Joins Ethereum Futures Market
12.5.2020
Major online trading platform TD Ameritrade-backed American crypto exchange ErisX starts offering regulated futures contracts with ethereum (ETH) as the underlying asset.
The new futures contract will be based on the ETH/USD spot rate and will be listed with monthly and quarterly expirations,...
IBM, Merck Declare FDA-Backed Drug Tracing Blockchain a Success
4.5.2020
IBM, Merck, Walmart and KPMG’s drug-tracing blockchain pilot exceeded the interoperability benchmarks set by the Food and Drug Administration, the group said
Africa: COVID-19, Gold Demand and the Gold-Backed Stablecoin Opportunity
2.5.2020
Gold-backed stablecoins have the potential to drive developing economies such as Africa to the bright future
Interest in Gold-Backed Token Trading Grows Amid Supply Disruptions
1.5.2020
On Thursday, hourly trading volume in Tether Gold climbed to over $13 million, up from roughly $1 million the day before
Google Profits off Impersonations of Banned Cryptocurrency Celebs and Companies
1.5.2020
Cryptocurrency companies are banned on Google but the platform is allowing phishing sites to impersonate them. London-based bitcoin exchange Coin Corner showed that a fraudulent site mimicking it is allowed on Google’s advertising platform though its own evidence-backed appeals of legitimacy...
Fidelity-Backed Fireblocks Opens Asia Offices to Pitch Crypto ‘Hot Vault’
30.4.2020
Fireblocks, a platform that secures digital assets in transit, is expanding in Asia with two new offices, one in Hong Kong, the other in Singapore
Samsung-Backed DLT Firms Launch Blockchain Think Tank for MEASEA Region
28.4.2020
The group will promote the adoption of business solutions using blockchain technology integrated with artificial intelligence
Bitmain-Backed Platform Matrixport Enables Users to Buy Crypto With Credit Cards
28.4.2020
Bitmain-backed crypto platform Matrixport now allows its users to buy crypto with credit cards
Alibaba-Backed AI Startup SenseTime to Help China Handle Digital Yuan
28.4.2020
Alibaba-backed AI startup SenseTime partners with China’s central bank to collaborate on the digital yuan amid reported trials
Coinbase-Backed Securitize Launches Compliance Tool for P2P Transactions
24.4.2020
Securitize’s new tool eases the creation of compliant peer-to-peer transactions by investors in private securities
Bitcoin-Backed ‘Cryptodollar’ to Combat Hyperinflation in Venezuela
24.4.2020
Valiu wants to combat Venezuelan hyperinflation and capital controls on remittances with a Bitcoin-backed synthetic dollar