Interoperable blockchain project Ark is receiving proofs-of-concept from developers only one week after launching its one million ARK grant program. Interoperable blockchain project Ark (ARK) designated one million ARK valued at roughly $150,000 toward its new development grants program on March 24. While the grant program was launched one week ago, Ark’s Strategic Partnerships Manager, […]
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A New York judge has ruled that his preliminary injunction prevents Telegram from distributing tokens to investors based outside of the United States. A New York judge has ruled that the injunction barring Telegram from issuing its Gram tokens extends to all entities in the United State and overseas. On April 1, U.S. District Judge […]
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Brave Browser added one million new users in March as the coronavirus quarantine continues. Open-source internet browser, Brave, tallied more than one million new users in March alone, a tweet from Brave’s head of marketing, Des Martin, detailed on April 1. Isolation has increased web traffic With much of the world limiting their exposure to […]
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Cointelegraph spoke to cLabs’ Xochitl Cazador to find out about Celo’s community grants and the network’s plans for 2020. Open-source payments network, Celo (cGLD), announced on March 31 that it had awarded $700,000 in developer grant funding to 16 startups looking to build on the Celo network. Cointelegraph spoke to Xochitl Cazador, the head of […]
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The Bitcoin codebase is to be preserved under the Arctic ice of Svalbard for 1,000 years as part of the GitHub Archive Program. A snapshot of the Bitcoin codebase will be encoded onto film reels and stored for a thousand years under the arctic ice in Svalbard, Norway. The move is part of the GitHub […]
Continue ReadingAs many as 42 million people in Iran purportedly used unofficial Telegram apps due to the messenger’s ban in the country only to have their data leaked. While Telegram isn’t giving up its ongoing legal battle with United States regulators to launch its TON blockchain project, some online perpetrators are taking advantage of the messenger’s […]
Continue ReadingLibra rival Celo has announced its first round of development grant funding, designating $700,000 to 13 companies so far. Open-source payments network Celo has announced its first round of development grant recipients. A press release shared with Cointelegraph states that Celo has awarded $700,000 in grants to 13 different companies who are looking to build […]
Continue ReadingThe SEC has opposed Telegram’s request for clarification as to whether the injunction granted against its Gram distribution has jurisdiction outside of the United States. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has opposed Telegram’s request for clarity regarding the geographic scope of a court injunction barring the company from distributing its Gram (GRAM) tokens. […]
Continue ReadingTron’s founder Justin Sun unveiled a new collateralized lending platform meant to bring DeFi to TRX, though it appears to be an exact clone of MakerDAO. On March 28, Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun tweeted to announce the release of Djed, a system for collateralized loans he described as “something new.” The platform was immediately […]
Continue ReadingBitMEX’s research arm sheds light on who funds development of the open source software behind Bitcoin. The research arm of cryptocurrency exchange, BitMEX, shed some light on who is funding the development of the open source software behind Bitcoin (BTC). According to a BitMEX Research report published on March 28, blockchain firms Blockstream and Lightning […]
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