Most transactions on XRP, EOS, and XTZ do not transfer any value, according to a new research study. Research has found the vast majority of transactions on EOS, Tezos and XRP do not transfer any value. According to a research paper released on pre-print site arXiv, only 2% of transactions on the XRP ledger and 18% […]
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More people care more about their data and privacy than companies would like the public to believe. While thousands of companies and entities look to grab people’s data for various reasons, the commonly stated idea that folks don’t care about privacy is untrue, according to the Electric Coin Company, the entity behind privacy-focused crypto asset […]
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The United Nations has released a report to raise governmental and international awareness for blockchain’s application in the seafood value chain. Blockchain has become one of the most discussed technologies in relation to supply chain management, given its ability to provide transparency and traceability within a number of value chains. The Food and Agriculture Organization […]
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Research Fellow Martin Chorzempa argued that China’s blockchain strategy is entirely focused on domestic objectives during Consensus. Martin Chorzempa, a research fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, provided insight into the motivations and objectives underpinning the development of China’s state-backed Blockchain Service Network (BSN) while speaking at Consensus:Distributed on May 12. Chorzempa highlighted […]
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Crypto.com is integrating with ecommerce platform Ecwid, which now features a plugin supported by Crypto.com that lets customers pay with crypto on the platform. Crypto.com launched a payment plugin for Ecwid, an ecommerce platform similar to Shopify or WooCommerce. The plugin allows merchants to accept crypto for their products. Crypto.com announced the partnership on May […]
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While the fear and uncertainty surrounding BTC has decreased quite substantially before the upcoming halving, experts have noted that the greed aspect of the F&G Index has increased greatly over the past couple of days. With Bitcoin’s (BTC) third mining rewards halving just over 24 hours away, mainstream market hype surrounding the event has grown […]
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The XRP ledger network now has the ability to delete wallets, thanks to a community vote. XRP users can now delete their wallets on the XRP network if they so desire — an update put in place after the community majority voted in favor of the change. “After maintaining an 80% consensus during the mandatory […]
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While Facebook’s Libra project appears to have stagnated after facing international pushback from regulators, rival blockchain platform Celo is gaining momentum. Klaytn, the public blockchain platform developed by Ground X, an affiliate of the major South Korean internet company, Kakao, joined Celo’s Alliance for Prosperity on May 8. Celo, a distributed ledger technology, or DLT, […]
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IBM’s head of blockchain in Australia and New Zealand has shared the firm’s outlook for the integration of DLT into supply chain systems. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Rupert Colchester, the head of blockchain at IBM Australia and New Zealand, discussed how distributed ledger technology is transforming supply chain systems worldwide. Colchester also provided insight […]
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A security researcher discovered another 22 Google Chrome web browser extensions that tried to steal users’ cryptocurrencies. A security researcher has discovered another 22 Google Chrome web browser extensions built to steal their user’s cryptocurrencies. Cybersecurity news outlet, Naked Security, reported on May 8 that Harry Denley, a security researcher specializing in cryptocurrencies, discovered 22 […]
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