The next step for crypto’s mass adoption might lie in an alliance between decentralized crypto assets and centralized custodians. Mass adoption. It’s a mantra touted often in this space and what every crypto company is working toward. While tremendous progress has been made in the past 10 years on driving crypto awareness and improving user […]
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Internet voting may have security vulnerabilities, but blockchain can still provide much-needed transparency for online systems. As shelter-in-place orders are extended throughout the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic, controversy around online voting systems has surfaced. The dangers of internet voting were recently publicly announced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, […]
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Medici Land Governance will develop a blockchain land registry platform for Wyoming’s Carbon County. Medici Land Governance, a blockchain subsidiary of retail giant Overstock, announced on April 13 that they will be developing a blockchain-based land registry platform for Carbon County, Wyoming. Per the signed Memorandum of Understanding with Carbon County, Medici will develop the […]
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Blockchain gaming needs to add value to games that already have a compelling user experience to attract a mass audience and be a success — Blockdown 2020 Panel Discussion. April 16 saw the opening of the Blockdown 2020 online blockchain conference. One of the early panel discussions revolved around the use of blockchain in the […]
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Crypto Finance AG, the operator of several institution-oriented crypto businesses, has raised $14.5 million in a Series B funding round led by investors from across Europe and Asia. Crypto Finance AG, the operator of several institution-oriented crypto businesses, has raised 14 million Swiss francs ($14.5 million) in a Series B funding round led by well-known […]
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The pattern of liquidations on BitMEX and historical funding rates point toward a serious short squeeze in the medium-term. Despite the gloomy short-term price trend of Bitcoin (BTC), the pattern of liquidations on BitMEX and historical funding rates point toward a possible serious short squeeze in the medium-term. “High chance BTC bears get margin called […]
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An enterprise-focused blockchain association has partnered with the European Commission and UCL to develop a list of DLT solutions useful in fighting COVID-19. A blockchain association has partnered with the European Commission and University College London (UCL) to coordinate blockchain solution providers in addressing the coronavirus pandemic. The organization, called the International Association for Trusted […]
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NEO founder Da Hongfei told Blockown 2020 attendees that blockchain technology could be the technological remedy required by a weakened post-pandemic world. NEO (NEO) founder Da Hongfei appeared at the Blockdown 2020 virtual conference on April 16, where he spoke about blockchain’s role in the post-pandemic world. The creator of the project dubbed the “Chinese […]
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The COO of blockchain payments and ID firm Nuggets has been named as Booking.com’s entrepreneur of the year. Booking.com selected Seema Johnson, the co-founder and COO of blockchain-based payments and ID platform Nuggets, as Entrepreneur of the Year in the company’s Technology Playmaker Awards on April 9. The Playmaker Awards were launched by the global travel […]
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Fresh details have emerged about ongoing trials of China’s digital yuan, specifically its current implementation in Suzhou — a major city in Jiangsu Province. Fresh details have emerged about ongoing trials of China’s digital yuan, specifically its current implementation in Suzhou — a major city in Jiangsu Province. On April 16, reporters for ChinSci-Tech — […]
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