SmartPy and Cryptonomic are adding Chainlink price oracles to the Tezos network, filling a perceived gap in the ecosystem. Two leading Tezos (XTZ) teams, SmartPy and Cryptonomic, are making Chainlink (Link) oracles natively available on the Tezos network. The two teams received a grant from the Tezos Foundation to integrate Chainlink oracles into Tezos smart […]
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Blockchain startup Gapless has raised $6 million from investors, including world-famous car manufacturer Porsche. Porsche has participated in a 5.5 million euros ($5.9 million) funding round for a German startup Gapless — the developer of a blockchain-based vehicle management system. Among other contributors, Gapless saw FinLab EOS VC Fund, a joint venture between Block.one and […]
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Tokenization might be the best way for businesses to adjust to the new reality of the global coronavirus pandemic. One of the most curious and subtle developments of the COVID-19 global pandemic is the surging demand for stablecoins. Their total supply hit an all-time high recently — roughly $7.5 billion — with demand for Tether […]
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Tencent, the operator of major Chinese social media app WeChat, has opened applications for its new blockchain accelerator. Tencent, the operator of Chinese social media app WeChat, is launching a blockchain accelerator. Announced on the company’s website on April 29, the “Tencent Industrial Accelerator” is open to both early-stage and mature blockchain startups, with a […]
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KFC has rolled out a blockchain pilot program across the Middle East for its digital advertising supply chains. Kentucky Fried Chicken has rolled out a blockchain pilot program across the Middle East aimed at improving digital advertising and media buying. KFC Middle East expects the blockchain-powered platform to ensure greater transparency in the advertising supply […]
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The president of crypto custodian Anchorage, Diogo Monica, believes that DeFi is exposing the shortcomings of cold storage and manual operations. Cointelegraph spoke to Anchorage co-founder and president, Diogo Monica, to get his take on how the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) is impacting the crypto custodian sector. Monica stated that the increasing complexity of […]
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Major Bitcoin whales have not sold any BTC for up to 5 years, suggesting they are optimistic about the asset’s long-term prospects. A large Bitcoin (BTC) whale holding 68,000 BTC ($523 million), has not moved the funds for more than five years and on-chain data shows other whales have similarly held onto their BTC for […]
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CipherTrace seeks to fill the “blind spot” in crypto compliance with the launch of Armada. April 28, CipherTrace launches Armada, a product designed to eliminate risky cryptocurrency blind spots for banks and financial institutions. Unlike other products by CipherTrace and many similar products by its competitors, Armada focuses on the off-chain data instead of on-chain […]
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Two blockchain firms backed by Samsung and Sequoia Capital have launched a DLT think tank for the Middle East, African, and South East Asian regions. Aergo and Blocko, two blockchain firms backed by both Samsung and Sequoia Capital, announced the launch of a regional think-tank intended to bolster the adoption of innovative technologies across the […]
Continue ReadingBlockchain is being leveraged to connect buyers with non-traditional suppliers producing masks and other PPT needed to combat COVID-19. Shortages of personal protective equipment, or PPE, used by health care professionals are posing a tremendous challenge to the United States health care system as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Centers for […]
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