RSK is entering the enterprise blockchain field with a pilot program designed to improve the direct debit process among Argentinian banks and financial institutions. An Argentinian consortium of banks and technology companies under the patronage of the Central Bank of Argentina is promoting a pilot program implementing blockchain. The system would be used to handle […]
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Some crypto analysts and experts believe the ETH 2.0 revamp will transform DeFi and trigger a major bull run. With the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 due to launch within months, some analysts and experts believe it could trigger a major bull run and transform finance as we know it. Adam Cochran, a partner at […]
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The U.S. coronavirus stimulus package dwarfs cryptocurrency’s all-time market cap high by 240%. The U.S government recently unleashed a $2 trillion stimulus package to help Americans offset the economic impact of COVID-19. That figure is more than double the amount of all the speculative capital locked up in the entire cryptocurrency market during its 2018 […]
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A startup launched a leveraged token and a decentralized stablecoin on Rootstock, a smart contract solution based on Bitcoin’s blockchain. A startup has launched a leveraged token and a decentralized stablecoin on Rootstock (RIF), a smart contract solution based on Bitcoin (BTC)’s blockchain. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on April 21, Bitcoin-based decentralized […]
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Paris-based artist Ben Elliot is launching what he claims to be the first ever personal crypto backed by the market value of his artworks. Paris-based artist Ben Elliot’s efforts to revolutionize the artwork purchasing and collecting experience have resulted in what he claims to be the world’s first personal cryptocurrency directly pegged to a career. […]
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The AVA blockchain protocol, founded by Cornell’s Emin Gün Sirer, has launched the “internet of blockchains.” A blockchain protocol designed by one of the most prominent blockchain scholars has launched a public testnet. AVA Labs has its roots in Cornell University, where its co-founder Emin Gün Sirer had been teaching for almost two decades. In […]
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The coronavirus pandemic is changing the global narrative about the crypto space, India is not the exception: What to expect in crypto law updates from India? In one of 2020’s biggest stories about cryptocurrencies so far, the Indian Supreme Court struck down a blanket ban on trading cryptocurrencies issued by the Reserve Bank of India […]
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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said that Ethereum could have developed more smoothly with the addition of the Snow White PoS consensus. In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Ethereum co-founder and Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson discussed a potential early acquisition that could have made a world of difference for Ethereum. According to Hoskinson, had Vitalik […]
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The hacker behind the recent theft of $25 million from DeFi platform Lendf.me has leaked important data about himself, and is already signaling for peace. The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) suffered yet another incident on April 19 as Chinese lending platform Lendf.me, part of the dForce network, was drained of almost all of its […]
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Leading Chinese DeFi protocol has lost 99.95% of locked funds in a nearly $25 million hack. Chinese decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol dForce has been exploited in a $24.95 million hack that has resulted in its Lendf.Me lending platform going offline. According to DeFi data aggregator DeFi Pulse, the total value of funds locked in […]
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