As the site’s current owner prepares to depart, Roger Ver shares his interest in buying the Bitcoin.org domain. In August 2008, an individual believed to be Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, purchased Bitcoin.org through an anonymous domain registrar. When Satoshi left the community, he entrusted control of the site to a number of impartial individuals. Since […]
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The price of Bitcoin dropped to $8,600 and is now fluctuating just above $9,000, showing high volatility as several factors make its next step unclear. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to as low as $8,600 on May 25 as retail investors on Coinbase led an abrupt short-term downtrend. The price has since fluctuated between […]
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Ren has launched the RenVM, facilitating tokenized Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Zcash for use on the Ethereum ecosystem. Ren, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol with backing from Polychain Capital and FBG Capital, launched its core product ‘RenVM’ on May 27. The RenVM allows users to create tokenized Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Zcash (ZEC) […]
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India’s largest port operator APSEZ has partnered with IBM’s TradeLens platform to digitize its supply chain process. The largest multi-port operator of India, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), has partnered with the blockchain-based supply chain solution platform TradeLens. APSEZ plans to integrate TradeLens’s blockchain solutions across 10 of its major courier management […]
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Vodafone plans to link billions of distributed energy generating assets to grids using the Internet of Things and blockchain technology. Global telecommunications giant Vodafone has partnered with blockchain startup Energy Web (EWT) to connect “billions” of distributed energy generating assets via internet-of-things (IoT) and distributed ledger technology (DLT). Energy Web announced the partnership on May […]
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In the run-up to Theta’s mainnet 2.0 launch, some high-profile partnerships have fueled four-figure percentage gains for Theta’s tokens since March. Crypto-powered Esports streaming app Theta continues to rally ahead of its mainnet 2.0 launch, gaining 150% in the past two weeks. All told, the Theta Token, is up nearly 1,300% since the ‘Black Thursday’ […]
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Time will tell if the network will cement its dominance. Polkadot (DOT) launched a stand-alone blockchain today, although the network is not considered the project’s mainnet yet. Polkadot sits under the wing of blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technologies, and the Web3 Foundation, a type of incubator for decentralized tech. The Polkadot protocol aims to provide […]
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Researchers examine whether a message signed by a 2009 miner and calling Craig Wright a fraud may have been signed by Satoshi Nakamoto. Yesterday, a Bitcoin (BTC) miner (or multiple Bitcoin miners) signed a message calling Craig Wright a fraud. One of the addresses used had been previously attributed to the Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. […]
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Transledger’s platform enables inter-blockchain communication allowing cross-chain transactions to speed up decentralized exchanges and give Bitcoin the features of smart contracts. Telos announced on May 26 that Transledger will use its blockchain technology to power an interoperability platform enabling cryptocurrencies to move between blockchains. The Transledger platform aims to bring improvements to peer-to-peer applications like […]
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The Bank of Lithuania has revealed ambitious long-term plans to develop its blockchain platform for use beyond the financial services sector. The Bank of Lithuania (BoL) has revealed ambitious long-term plans to develop its blockchain platform for use beyond the financial services sector. On May 26, the central bank’s blockchain-based sandbox, LBChain project, completed its […]
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