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Colombian capital supports blockchain and emerging tech with $2.3M fund
25.6.2021
Blockchain development is one of four major programs in Bogotá’s new tech innovation fund
Netizens Use Blockchain for Apple Daily’s Content After Ban
25.6.2021
Blockchain applications have started rocking the media. In a move that will have significant ramifications across the industry, cyber activists and IT professionals from Hong Kong are archiving 3.2 million web articles, videos, and audios from Apple Daily, after the news portal was forced to shut...
Bogota’s $2.8 Billion Program to Finance Blockchain Companies With up to $50 Million
25.6.2021
The city of Bogota in Colombia just announced it will finance blockchain companies through a blockchain investment program. The program, called “Hub Blockchain Bogota,” will deliver financing to 100 companies developing blockchain-based solutions. This is part of a series of initiatives...
UN Kenyan Mission Praises Local Blockchain-Based Initiative for Helping to Reduce Poverty
25.6.2021
The United Nations (UN) mission in Kenya recently praised a local blockchain-based community inclusion currency (CIC) initiative for its part in helping to reduce poverty in one of the country’s poor informal settlements. The mission’s sentiments follow a tour of the Mukuru informal...
Sushi to Launch Full Product Suite on Harmony
25.6.2021
Since deploying natively on Harmony’s blockchain in May, Sushi is now deepening its collaboration with Harmony after revealing plans to bring its full decentralized finance (defi) product stack onto the blockchain with accompanying incentives designed to drive greater participation....
Sushiswap to deploy full suite of Sushi products on Harmony’s blockchain
24.6.2021
“We believe this partnership with Sushi is just the beginning of bringing millions of people into decentralized finance,” said Harmony founder Stephen Tse
How stablecoins stay stable, explained
24.6.2021
Stablecoins use a variety of techniques to keep their value fixed, generally to a specific fiat currency like the U.S. dollar
DOJ Seeks Trial Attorney With Extensive Blockchain and Crypto Knowledge
24.6.2021
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a trial attorney to help with the federal executive agency’s Digital Currency Initiative. The DOJ posted a job listing on the justice.gov web portal and the hired individual is expected to serve as an “expert on digital currency...
ExzoCoin Will Make Cryptocurrencies Accessible to Anyone, Anywhere, and at Anytime
24.6.2021
ExzoCoin is a blockchain project promising to make cryptocurrencies easily accessible to everyone. Among the services being developed by the ExzoCoin team are a decentralized exchange, a launchpad and a solution for the healthcare sector. ExzoCoin Will Bring Back Trust to Crypto ExzoCoin...
Binance NFT Marketplace Launches With Artwork From Dali, Warhol and ‘100 Creators’
24.6.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance launched its NFT marketplace on Thursday. The platform allows users, including artists, creators, and crypto enthusiasts, to mint and trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It employs Binance’s blockchain infrastructure and features various forms of digital artwork...
Blockchain.com introduces username-based crypto transactions
24.6.2021
The new integration enables Blockchain.com users to send funds to major wallets by typing a readable domain
Nigeria's comms minister links blockchain to national digital innovation efforts
24.6.2021
Nigeria’s government is looking to drive blockchain adoption as part of its plans to establish emerging technology centers across the country
Activists archive Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper on blockchain
24.6.2021
Following a national security probe, pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily printed its final edition and shut down its website
Mastercard Blockchain-Supported Livestock Tracking System Launches in Zimbabwe
24.6.2021
E-Livestock Global, a venture-funded social enterprise, recently launched a blockchain-based livestock traceability system for Zimbabwean cattle farmers. The Mastercard “Provenance solution”-powered system, claiming to be the first of its kind in Africa, aims to bring “end-to-end...
Aussie state government blockchain platform may prevent a tower block inferno
24.6.2021
The platform will track the material resources, subcontractors and construction process used to build Aussie homes
NFT Marketplace Rarible Raises Over $14 Million, Plans to Launch on Flow Blockchain
24.6.2021
The non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Rarible has revealed the company has raised $14.2 million in a Series A funding round. Rarible details the funds will be leveraged to take NFTs to the mainstream and announced integration with the consumer-centric blockchain called Flow. Rarible Raises...
Bipartisan bill to study blockchain and crypto passes US House of Representatives
24.6.2021
The Consumer Safety Technology Act passed quickly in the House, and if enacted would require the study of blockchain tech and digital tokens
Will regulation adapt to crypto, or crypto to regulation? Experts answer
23.6.2021
Here’s what crypto and blockchain industry experts think about the regulatory dilemma related to cryptocurrency
Visa, Paypal Invest in Crypto-Focused Blockchain Capital’s New $300 Million Fund
23.6.2021
Visa Inc. and Paypal have invested in Blockchain Capital’s new fund. The venture capital firm focuses exclusively on the crypto ecosystem and blockchain technology. Blockchain Capital Raises $300M for Its New Fund Blockchain Capital announced Tuesday that it has raised $300 million for...
Goldman Sachs reportedly started trading on JPMorgan’s repo blockchain
23.6.2021
Goldman Sachs reportedly traded digitized treasury bonds for JPM Coin on JPMorgan Chase's Onyx blockchain platform