Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has publicly endorsed blockchain as an investment opportunity. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has endorsed blockchain as an ‘opportunity in frontier technology’, renewing hopes that the country is warming to cryptocurrencies. In a keynote address at the India Ideas Summit, hosted by the US-India Business Council on Wednesday, […]
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The world’s most famous chess player, Garry Kasparov, supports BTC as a means to fight human rights violations. Garry Kasparov, the Russian chessmaster who faced off against IBM’s “Deep Blue” supercomputer, says Bitcoin, crypto and blockchain technologies, are the solution to the demand for privacy in financial markets. In a July 23 interview with Forbes […]
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NEO to partner with China’s Blockchain Service Network to overcome major barriers for blockchain adoption. NEO, a project dubbed the “Chinese Ethereum”, and the Blockchain-based Services Network, or BSN, are joining forces to push blockchain’s mainstream adoption forward, according to an official announcement on July 22. Overcoming major barriers High entry barriers and fragmented developer […]
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Ethereum 2.0 developers formalized the date of the first community-run testnet on August 4. The Ethereum 2.0 team has formalized the launch date of the first full testnet designed to simulate mainnet conditions. Called Medalla, the new multi-client testnet is set to be the last one before mainnet launch occurs. Medalla means “medal” in Spanish, […]
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The World Stablecoin Association aims to unite major global stablecoin projects like Tether and USDC. Amid the massive growth of stablecoins in 2020, the cryptocurrency community is setting up an international stablecoin organization in Switzerland. Called the World Stablecoin Association, or WSA, the Geneva-headquartered organization is to be launched by cryptocurrency exchange VirgoX and blockchain […]
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Blockchain interoperability has a big goal: to empower developers to choose what’s right for their application, not what is right for the platform they’re locked into. For years, tribalism has plagued the blockchain industry. Developers align to specific consensus protocols and defend technologies that use them, regardless of their limitations. These deeply rooted divisions are […]
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Chainalysis is expanding access to its Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals Certification program to the wider community. New York-based blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis is extending access to its certification program in crypto fundamentals to the wider professional community. Announced on July 23, the company said that its Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals Certification (CCFC) would from now on be […]
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Users can now store Unstoppable Domains’ .crypto addresses with Gemini Custody. Unstoppable Domains, a major blockchain domain provider, is hitting another milestone as Winklevoss brothers’ Gemini exchange now offers custody for its “.crypto” domains. Starting from July 23, users can store their “.crypto” addresses obtained through Unstoppable Domains with Gemini Custody — a tool that […]
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Bitcoin giveaway scammers are getting away with Bitcoin. Over the years, it has become a known fact for anyone dealing with cryptocurrencies that scams are running rampant. However, as more novice players enter the market, more scammers up their tactics to take advantage of unsuspecting Bitcoin enthusiasts with fake Bitcoin giveaways and other elaborate schemes. […]
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Binance Smart Chain will integrate Chainlink data oracles to add usability to its blockchain, in particular, in the burgeoning DeFi space. Binance Smart Chain — a dual-chain architecture from major crypto exchange Binance — is now integrating Chainlink (LINK) data oracles. Binance Smart Chain adds smart contracts to the exchange’s original chain, Binance Chain, and […]
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