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Crypto Industry’s Favorite Messaging App Telegram Surpasses 500 Million Active Users
13.1.2021
Telegram, a popular messaging app within the cryptocurrency space, surpassed 500 million monthly active users during the first week of January, according to Telegram chief executive officer Pavel Durov. In the last 72 hours, said Durov, the app has seen a massive surge in new users, with...
Reuters: Gary Gensler, MIT blockchain professor and Obama's CFTC chair, to head Biden SEC
12.1.2021
Gensler taught a course on "blockchain technology's potential use — by entrepreneurs and incumbents — to change the world of money and finance."
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Rebounds, Addresses Above 2017 Peak, Sci-Hub Decentralizes
12.1.2021
Content moderation decisions from Amazon, Shopify and Twitter following the Capitol riots in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 have put efforts to “decentralize” the web into sharp relief
Stacks 2.0 Advances Bitcoin Into the Age of DeFi and Creates a New Way to Earn BTC
12.1.2021
Stacks 2.0 is set to revolutionize the internet itself by empowering a decentralized and user-owned ecosystem built on top of the most secure blockchain in the world. This will be achieved by bringing apps and smart contracts anchored to bitcoin. The innovation will also create a brand new way...
IMVU's new blockchain-backed stablecoin goes live
12.1.2021
The token, which has gotten a lot of attention for its interesting way of placating U.S. regulators, is now live for IMVU users in over 140 countries
Shanghai Government Invests $5M in Blockchain Startup Conflux
12.1.2021
The Shanghai government has invested over $5M in public permissionless blockchain startup Conflux while putting the project in the list of 57 companies that focus on emerging technologies such as 5G and aerospace
Blockchain Bites: Crypto Market Cap Drops Below $1T as Dollar Gains
11.1.2021
Also: Bakkt will go public through a SPAC merger, JPMorgan weighs in on a bitcoin ETF and Dan Larimer is leaving EOS-incubator Block.one
Binance, Blockchain Firm Orbs to Sponsor New Accelerator for DeFi Innovation
11.1.2021
The two firms have become core sponsors of the DeFi.org accelerator, which will provide grants for innovative startups working in decentralized finance
Aragon merges with Vocdoni to improve governance for DAOs
11.1.2021
The Aragon decentralized autonomous organization is merging with a blockchain voting protocol
IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport
11.1.2021
Ubrich GmbH is providing a solution using IOTA to the Frankfurt Airport Corona Testing Center
Biconomy Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding for Bid to Simplify Blockchain Transactions
11.1.2021
Biconomy aims to enable blockchain developers to provide a simplified onboarding and transaction experience for users of Web 3.0 and blockchain projects
MTI Bitcoins Sent to Privacy Mixers as New Data Breach Exposes the Ponzi Scheme’s Top Earners
10.1.2021
In another twist to the Mirror Trading International (MTI) bitcoin Ponzi scam, the blockchain intelligence firm Whitestream says bitcoins from wallets associated with the company are being sent to Wasabi privacy mixers. According to Whitestream’s update, this pivot to mixers suggests that...
Big Tech’s Freedom of Speech Purge Pushes People to Censorship-Resistant Blockchain Social Media
9.1.2021
During the last few days, the world has watched the Big Tech and social media crackdown after the incident that took place at Capitol Hill a few days ago. During the last 48 hours, U.S. President Donald Trump, a great number of right-wing supporters, and literally anyone who speaks out against...
Transcendence Reveals the development of Virtual World backed by Blockchain Technology
9.1.2021
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Transcendence, the project behind the open blockchain platform Teloscoin (TELOS) has revealed the development of a new project called NANO. Project NANO is designed as a virtual world for Artificial...
New Bitcoin Quest Contest Gives People a Chance to Locate Crypto Seeds Hidden in Pictures
9.1.2021
There’s an online-sleuthing contest starting on January 21st called “Bitcoin Quest,” where individuals can leverage their crypto-analytical skills to hunt for mnemonic bitcoin seed phrases hidden in artwork. Winners who drain the artwork’s crypto holdings will be able to...
New Platform Could Give Whiskey Fans a Boozy Blockchain Boost
9.1.2021
Two Japanese firms have developed a blockchain-powered alcohol trading platform that they claim will allow alcohol-loving customers the opportunity to buy, sell, hold and haggle over barrel-loads of luxury liquor – just like trading crypto.
In a press release, Recika and the Japan Import System...
2021 Hashed Blockchain & Crypto Market Predictions
8.1.2021
Simon Seojoon Kim is the CEO and Managing Partner at South Korea-based blockchain accelerator Hashed.
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I. Bitcoin
A solid and continuous Bitcoin (BTC) bull run is expected in 2021.
Since the inception of Bitcoin, the amount of BTC owned by the exchanges has steadily increased. However, starting...
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Rich List, Coinbase’s Latest Acquisition
8.1.2021
Also: Grayscale reports an a rise in participation from pensions while Ripple's Garlinghouse reveals he attempted to settle charges with the SEC ahead of its XRP suit
Charity’s Centralization Problem, Feat. Matthew Davie and Alpen Sheth
8.1.2021
They call it the charitable-industrial complex: a system where money for development, for humanitarian needs, and for improving the lives of billions is controlled through a top-down process, run by U.S. charities and shaped by U.S. tax rules and regulations
Cryptocurrency Miner Hive Blockchain Passes $1B Market Value
8.1.2021
Hive last had a $1b market value in November 2017