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Infrastructure platform Quicknode raises $35M in Series A financing
28.10.2021
Miami continues to emerge as a hub for Blockchain-based services and technology
China's crypto holdouts: Bitcoin nodes and OTC desks struggle on
30.9.2021
There are still a handful of Bitcoin nodes hanging on in China and OTC trading remains viable, but it may not be for long
Bitcoin Lightning nodes and channels hit record highs
28.9.2021
The number of Lightning Network nodes has increased 160% over the past 12 months while the number of channels is up 170% since January
Infrastructure Provider Blockdaemon Raises $155 Million With Participation of Goldman Sachs
23.9.2021
Blockdaemon, a blockchain infrastructure provider, has raised $155 million in its Series B funding round, which will aid its expansion plans to make acquisitions in the crypto infrastructure market. The funding round had the participation of Goldman Sachs, Softbank Vision Fund 2, Matrix Capital...
Status plans to incentivize node operators for decentralized messaging protocol
10.8.2021
According to the project, one of the pushes for its development was Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently encouraging developers to consider non-financial applications for DeFi
BREAKING: US lawmakers behind crypto amendments to infrastructure bill introduce compromise
9.8.2021
The new compromise amendment could still be added to HR 3684 through a unanimous consent request — provided not even one senator objects
Swisscom will become a Chainlink node operator
5.8.2021
"Making reliable off-chain data available on decentralized networks is a critical success factor for the future development of digital assets,” said Dominic Vincenz
ETH Compatible BCH Sidechain Smartbch Successfully Launches Three Nodes
31.7.2021
The day before the fourth Bitcoin Cash anniversary, the Smart Bitcoin Cash team (Smartbch), announced the project has launched three nodes as genesis validators. Smartbch disclosed that Btc.com, Viabtc, and Matrixport are participating and the project has officially started its voting period....
Dapp for Diem blockchain partners with Polkadot infrastructure provider
16.7.2021
Pontem founder Boris Povod said the partnership was aimed at improving Polkadot’s current node infrastructure, with Pinknode providing “reliable and secure API endpoints.”
Bitcoin network node count sets new all-time high
15.7.2021
Bitcoin’s node count has achieved another all-time high milestone with almost half of the nodes running on Tor
Report: Filecoin and Chia Believers in China Are Converting to Ethereum Swarm Disciples
12.6.2021
There’s a lot of buzz in China around the Bee mainnet soft launch following the recent hype surrounding Filecoin and Chia. Reports detail that Swarm is set to kickstart the mainnet on June 13, and droves of miners from China are getting prepared to obtain rewards from the distributed storage...
Goldman Sachs backs $28M funding round for Blockdaemon
9.6.2021
Goldman Sachs has backed a Series A $28 million funding round for Blockdaemon, and invested $5 million in the blockchain infrastructure firm
Bison Trails and Volt Capital bring 'secure staking' to Celo network
25.5.2021
“Bison Trails is committed to the growth of the crypto ecosystem and innovative networks like Celo,” said Joe Lallouz, CEO of Bison Trails
Vitalik Buterin Criticizes Elon Musk’s Idealistic Take on Cryptocurrency, Details Limits on Blockchain Scalability
24.5.2021
Vitalik Buterin, one of the most renowned Ethereum founders, has rebuffed Elon Musk’s take on fixing cryptocurrencies in a new paper where he details the limits of blockchain scalability. Buterin touches on three subjects: storage, bandwidth, and computing power, commenting on their limits...
Cardano Blockchain Infrastructure Selected in a New Drive to Bring Sustainable Internet Connectivity to Zanzibar and Tanzania
29.4.2021
In its foray into Africa, Input Output, a research and development product engineering company, says it will partner with World Mobile Group in a new initiative aimed at bringing sustainable internet connectivity to users in Zanzibar and Tanzania. According to the partnership agreement, the Cardano...
Theta's Mainnet 3.0 launch date pushed to June
24.3.2021
"We decided that additional time to conduct a more thorough code review and testing was important," said Theta Labs
Tesla Begins Accepting Bitcoin — Elon Musk Says BTC Payments Will Not Be Converted to Fiat Currency
24.3.2021
Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, has started accepting bitcoin payments. Musk, whose title is now Technoking of Tesla, also confirmed that all “Bitcoin paid to Tesla will be retained as bitcoin, not converted to fiat currency.” Tesla Now Accepts Bitcoin Tesla has begun...
Ankr gains 137% after becoming the top validator on Binance Smart Chain
12.3.2021
Improving fundamentals, new partnerships and a key integration with Binance Smart Chain back Ankr’s recent 137% rally
Ethereum now available on Amazon Managed Blockchain
2.3.2021
Amazon Web Services users reportedly have the ability to "provision Ethereum nodes" as well as connect to the blockchain’s mainnet and other testnets
Bison Trails launches Global Blockchain Sync to enhance node operations, reduce lag times
16.2.2021
The platform-as-a-service company has released new functionalities that could greatly enhance the node operations of its clients. For platforms like Polkadot, new validators can be launched in as little as 20 minutes