Why IBM’s blockchain can’t be called a blockchain in the strict sense of the word. Stuart Popejoy has 15 years experience in building trading systems and exchange backbones for the financial industry. Prior to сo-founding Kadena in 2016 with Will Martino, Stuart worked at JPMorgan Chase in the new products division, where he led and […]
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Bitcoin blockchain infrastructure firm Blockstream has launched a new tool allowing to execute atomic swaps on the Liquid network. Blockchain infrastructure firm Blockstream has launched a new tool that allows users to execute atomic swaps for all assets supported by the Liquid network, according to an announcement published on July 1. The Liquid Network is […]
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Ethereum Classic is set to undergo an Atlantis hard fork in September 2019, which will bring interoperability between sibling blockchains On June 19, the Ethereum Classic (ETC) community announced that the Atlantis hard fork is now in its testing stage. As Cointelegraph previously reported, the update is scheduled for Sept. and will take place on […]
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Poland-based Golem Factory has spun off a new entity, the Golem Foundation, that is expected to increase the value of the entire project. Decentralized CPU power developer Golem is spinning off a new entity using funds of the original capital raised in its crowdfunding back in 2016 In a blog post on June 28, Golem […]
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ETC Labs announces partnership with Metronome to enable interoperability between the Ethereum and Ethereum Classic blockchains. San Francisco-based incubator for the blockchain Ethereum Classic (ETC), ETC Labs, has announced that it has partnered with cryptocurrency firm Metronome to create a solution for Ethereum (ETH)/ETC interoperability, in an official blog post on June 27. Per the […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting significant losses on the day as Bitcoin falls under the $10,800 mark again. Monday, June 17 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting significant losses on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) falls under the $10,800 mark again. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 […]
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Crypto asset manager Bitwise licensed its crypto index to Amun AG to launch a new crypto ETP on the Swiss SIX Exchange. Crypto asset manager Bitwise has partnered with Swiss fintech startup Amun AG to launch another multi-crypto-based exchange-traded product (ETP), according to a press release on June 26. Bitwise’s index calculation subsidiary, Bitwise Index […]
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PwC announced its cryptocurrency auditing software solution that supposedly understands how the blockchain works. Earlier this week, Big Four firm PwC announced the release of a cryptocurrency auditing software solution. According to the multinational professional services network, its Halo auditing suite has now been updated to accommodate “entities engaging in cryptocurrency transactions.” The new tool […]
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The FDA needs to track drugs by 2023, but will it go with blockchain? Walmart is no stranger to distributed ledger technology (DLT). Back in October 2016, the multinational food retailer began collaborating with IBM on a blockchain-based system that could identify and flag recalled foods. Since then, it has dived into a number of patents […]
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Grayscale Investments announced that its latest security, Grayscale Ethereum Trust, is open for trading on OTC Markets. Grayscale’s Ethereum-based security, Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE), is available for trading on OTC Markets, according to an official blog post from Grayscale Investments on June 20. According to the post, ETHE is “an open-ended trust that holds […]
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