Canada-based York University will start two new blockchain education programs in September 2020 in order to meet rising demand for professionals in the field. Canada’s York University School of Continuing Studies today announced two new university-level continuing blockchain programs — the part-time Certificate in Blockchain Development and the full-time Post-Graduate Certificate in Back-End and Blockchain […]
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The Ethereum Foundation has postponed Devcon VI until 2021 and will host it in Bogota, Colombia. The Ethereum Foundation says it will not hold blockchain’s largest international conference Devcon VI this year and has moved the event to Bogota, Colombia in 2021 — although a precise date is yet to be announced Colombia is one […]
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Bitpay won’t be using Lightning or Liquid any time soon, with actual Bitcoin payments still accounting for 95% of transactions. Pioneering crypto payments service Bitpay has revealed that Bitcoin still overwhelmingly dominates payments and that it has no plans to use second layer solutions like the Lightning or Liquid networks. Bitcoin is often criticised as […]
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U.S. President Trump’s new executive order touches on media censorship, something crypto YouTubers know all too well. Those in the know expect President Trump to sign a fresh executive order today, imposing greater accountability on social media providers. The order draft, labeled at press time as “Preventing Online Censorship,” brings further clarity to social media industry […]
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Tether CTO cites the popularity of its ERC20 tokens as the reason why the company never burns them, but stores them in their ‘inventory’. Tether (USDT) cites the popularity of its Ethereum (ETH)-based asset as the reason why the company has never burned a single token. The recent report from Flipside Crypto concluded that Tether […]
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov donates 10 BTC to a Russian charity project backed by a local political activist. Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of popular messaging app Telegram, has purportedly resumed his charity activity soon after terminating Telegram’s blockchain project. Known for philanthropic activity, including a $1 million donation to Wikipedia, Durov has donated 10 […]
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Torus has launched its non-custodial key management solution, which is designed to bring web2.0-like user experiences to web3 applications. Crypto key management platform, Torus, has launched its non-custodial key management solution DirectAuth — enabling streamlined log-in experiences for web3 applications. DirectAuth builds on top of the Torus Wallet, which facilitates one-click logins for decentralized applications, […]
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Crypto payments network Electroneum takes aim at expanding to African countries with new electricity top-up feature. The blockchain-based digital payment project, Electroneum, will be launching an in-app electricity top-up feature across four African countries — Nigeria, Senegal, Mali and The Gambia. The electricity top-up feature will allow ETN app users to top-up their electricity meters […]
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Blockchain technology firm LayerX raised nearly $28 million to further blockchain adoption. Blockchain technology firm, LayerX, has raised about 3 billion yen (equivalent to nearly $28 million) to further blockchain adoption. The Japanese version of Cointelegraph reported on May 28 that LayerX raised the funds from venture capital firms JAFCO, ANRI, and Yahoo Group. JAFCO […]
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There are many challenges in traditional lottery systems. Can distributed ledger technology help to solve them? In today’s evolving business world, industry leaders across the globe are turning to blockchain technology to revolutionize their respective industries. Although blockchain is still a relatively new concept, a growing number of companies are now investing in it. Blockchain […]
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