Metal Pay, with its new mainnet blockchain Proton, makes different banks and payment platforms compatible with each other, as well as the digital asset world. Proton, a new delegated proof-of-stake blockchain from crypto payment solution Metal Pay, allows digital asset and fund transfers across multiple channels. “It’s a Blockchain that’s integrated into your bank,” Metal […]
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More people care more about their data and privacy than companies would like the public to believe. While thousands of companies and entities look to grab people’s data for various reasons, the commonly stated idea that folks don’t care about privacy is untrue, according to the Electric Coin Company, the entity behind privacy-focused crypto asset […]
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Bitcon’s implied volatility dropped sharply after the halving but what does this mean for BTC investors? Recent data from Skew shows that Bitcoin’s (BTC) implied volatility plummeted after yesterday’s halving occurred. Generally, volatility is at the heart of any professional trader as it measures daily average price oscillations and gives insight into market conditions. As […]
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A report indicates that despite concerns over mining after the halving, the health of the Bitcoin network remains excellent. A recent report from Glassnode indicates that Bitcoin (BTC) network health is close to its maximum despite the recent halving of miner rewards. On-chain BTC Index The company has recently introduced its on-chain BTC Index (GNI) […]
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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. An Austrian project is set to use blockchain to help find waste heat hotspots in the cities of Vienna and Graz. Launched by the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) on […]
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The United Nations has released a report to raise governmental and international awareness for blockchain’s application in the seafood value chain. Blockchain has become one of the most discussed technologies in relation to supply chain management, given its ability to provide transparency and traceability within a number of value chains. The Food and Agriculture Organization […]
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A new Chinese mining pool swiftly takes 5% of the Bitcoin mining pie, while its origins remain unknown. New China-based mining pool Lubian accounts for 5.15% of the total Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate, just three weeks after processing its first block. The pool was originally spotted by BlockBeats, a Chinese blockchain news outlet, on May […]
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Telegram CEO announces the end of Telegram Open Network and Gram following regulatory battle. Per a May 12 message from Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, the company is calling it quits on the Telegram Open Network and the linked GRAM tokens following a lengthy battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclaimer: This story […]
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Research Fellow Martin Chorzempa argued that China’s blockchain strategy is entirely focused on domestic objectives during Consensus. Martin Chorzempa, a research fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, provided insight into the motivations and objectives underpinning the development of China’s state-backed Blockchain Service Network (BSN) while speaking at Consensus:Distributed on May 12. Chorzempa highlighted […]
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Monday may have been uneventful for Bitcoin’s price, but it was a historic moment nonetheless. Bitcoin’s (BTC) third block halving has finally taken place. The year’s most talked-about crypto event happened at 3:23 p.m. EST on Monday, May 11, as block number 630,000 was successfully mined. The Bitcoin block reward has now gone down from […]
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