The CEO of Cardano developers IOHK sees a promising path towards DeFi adoption throughout the world’s second-most populous continent In one of his frequent Youtube missives to his following, CEO of IOHK — the developers behind the Cardano Blockchain — Charles Hoskinson revealed that the company’s long-term developmental focus will hinge on Africa, going so […]
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A report this weekend claimed that DeFi has reached a million users, but the emerging financial vertical has a long road to travel towards widespread success. A report on Friday from Ethereum metrics website Dune Analytics showed that the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem now counts over 1 million unique Ethereum addresses as participants — an […]
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Ether price has rallied 322% year-to-date and its $67 billion market cap now surpasses General Motors and CME Group. 2020 has been an impressive year for the Ethereum network and Ether (ETH) price. In November the Eth2 deposit contract quietly launched and before the end of the month the contract had reached capacity with 524,288 […]
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Crypto and DeFi remain mostly a subculture in the world of global finance. What does the industry need to do to achieve real, mass adoption? Satoshi Natakmoto’s anonymity and powerful mining-incentive mechanism are key examples of what made Bitcoin (BTC) unique and led to its unparalleled success. But for truly democratized money and finance to […]
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Community expectations have long been that banks would adopt XRP, but the reality has been disappointing Amid a difficult year for the payments-focused cryptocurrency, Ripple’s CTO David Schwartz has recently taken to Twitter to discuss with community members why banks have been reluctant to adopt XRP as a bridge. During an exchange with a member […]
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Blockchain tech provides opportunities for progressive food enterprises to be more competitive and contribute to sustainability measures. Food supply chain management, or FSCM, has long been put forth as a low-hanging-fruit application in the enterprise blockchain space. Now, after years of pilots, the verdict is finally in: Blockchain-supported FSCM works perfectly. For innovation managers in […]
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The ease and convenience of services backed with the emerging techs can dramatically improve the financial landscape in Africa. Africa is the home to 1.2 billion people and what has been described as the world’s largest trade area — the African Continental Free Trade Area. Africa is forging a new path to driving development, and […]
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A review of the public beta of blockchain property trading game Upland, following the launch of its second city, adding New York to the previous real estate in San Francisco. Blockchain-based real estate trading game and DappRadar Top 5 gaming Dapp, Upland, has expanded its metaverse to include New York City, as of Aug 20. […]
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Why we are now seeing clear institutional interest in the growing space of decentralized finance that will take it to the next level. The decentralized finance sector has been steadily growing and has begun to see the fruits of its labor. But while there is much hype surrounding DeFi projects and applications, particularly during Bitcoin’s […]
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Chainlink overshot the previous bullish target hitting a new all-time high of $8.40, but how much higher can LINK price really go? As Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to trade in a tightening range, the altcoin market has been pushing higher each week, and the most recent surge has come from Chainlink (LINK). After breaking above […]
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