Crypto to prevail over the traditional financial system, instead, competing industries started to adopt each other’s technologies and cooperate. The year 2022 is here, and banks and the traditional banking system remain alive despite decades of threatening predictions made by crypto enthusiasts. The only endgame that happened— a new Ethereum 2.0 roadmap that Vitalik Buterin… More
The question for DeFi regulation: Is there an “owner” of the platform who can be held accountable for complying with the regulations? Decentralized finance, known as DeFi, is a new use of blockchain technology that is growing rapidly, with over $237 billion in value locked up in DeFi projects as of January 2022. Regulators are… More
The Galaxy phone maker will lead a tree-planting initiative in Madagascar and track it using distributed ledger technology. Samsung Electronics America announced Monday at the CES Tech Conference in Las Vegas its partnership with veritree, a blockchain-based climate solutions platform, to plant 2 million mangrove trees in Madagascar over the next three months. veritree uses… More
What does mass adoption mean for the blockchain industry? Has it started yet? If not, what could get it going? Tim Draper of Draper Associates and Draper Fisher JurvetsonTim is a pioneer of business ventures in the United States and a co-founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a leading investment firm in early-stage tech startups.“I think… More
Decentralized technologies’ insiders shared their views on DeFi and on the role, achievements and challenges the space faced in 2021. Yaniv Tal of The GraphYaniv is a co-founder and CEO at Edge & Node, and co-founder of The Graph, a decentralized indexing protocol used by blockchains such as Ethereum.“Many people and institutions got started with… More
By integrating Immutable X’s technology into its marketplace, Mintable hopes to tackle gas and scaling limitations for NFT traders. Mintable marketplace announced its partnership with Immutable X, a StarkWare-based layer-two solution for nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Ethereum, to make over 24 million NFTs on Immutable X available for sale on Mintable. This integration will enable… More
Stablecoins are destined to grow, experts suggest, but are regulations the only way for the market to reach its full potential? There is no denying the fact that the crypto market has grown from strength to strength over the course of 2021, as is best highlighted by the total capitalization of the industry recently hitting… More
The SEC is opening discussion on crypto and blockchain technology with regard to American investors. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, announced Wednesday the title of the upcoming crypto panel for its Dec. 2 Investor Advisory Meeting will be “Helping to Ensure Investor Protection and Market Integrity in the Face of New Technologies.”… More
He told an audience that the rise of blockchain currencies has been “nothing short of phenomenal.” Joe Longo, chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, or ASIC, spoke at the Australian Financial Review Super and Wealth Summit on Monday at the Fullerton Hotel in Sydney. The rise of crypto, he said, has been “nothing short… More
Solana has grown nearly 13,000% year-to-date and while adoption has been increasing, there may be more than meets the eye. The top cryptocurrencies by market capitalization keep changing over time as the industry matures. Solana (SOL) has seen its value skyrocket so far this year and has been consistently processing over 2,500 transactions per second.The… More
CEO Kosala Hemachandra discussed MyEtherWallet’s first NFT drop and its dedication to “making history.” MyEtherWallet, or MEW, launched its first nonfungible token (NFT) collection called ETH Blocks on Thursday, which tokenizes individual blocks on the Ethereum blockchain. Unique images associated with ETH Blocks are generated based on the block’s data. These NFTs are available exclusively… More
The poll seems to indicate that crypto investors skew younger and more male than the population as a whole. A survey released by the Pew Research Center on Thursday found that roughly 16% of Americans have invested, traded or used some form of cryptocurrency. The number jumps to 31% for people aged 18–29, and even… More
Representatives from the Watr Foundation said that they seek to bring ESG transparency to commodities industry. The Watr Foundation, in partnership with blockchain platform Algorand, recently launched a project to provide ESG scoring for different commodities with a special focus on climate change. While the project has a clear environmental focus, the platform will also include… More
It’s become easier to use Litecoin for everyday payments thanks to several recent partnerships. The number of Litecoin (LTC) transactions has rebounded to over 140,000 in recent days after falling close to the 100,000 mark in early October. Three days prior, the Litecoin Foundation tweeted about the launch of its LTC Visa Debit card, powered… More
Miami continues to emerge as a hub for Blockchain-based services and technology. Quicknode, a Miami based blockchain infrastructure platform, announced the completion of a $35 million Series A round of financing on Wednesday, led by Venture Capital firm Tiger Global. Seven Seven Six, Soma Capital, Arrington XRP Capital, Crossbeam and Anthony Pompliano also participated in… More
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