Most research grants for crypto firms are coming from independent companies and organizations with massive financial backings. On March 4, Twitter topman Jack Dorsey’s digital-assets payment company Square Crypto released a statement showcasing its support for Bitcoin (BTC) development with the creation of a grant program that aims to contribute toward the enhancement of the […]
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency has launched a Bitcoin Governance Initiate Network to foster the “sustainable development” of the DLT sector. Japan’s financial regulator announced the launch of its global Blockchain Governance Initiative Network (BGIN) on March 10. The BGIN intends to foster the “sustainable development of the blockchain community.” The Financial Services Agency Japan (JFSA) […]
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Blockchain startup Vega has launched the testnet for a decentralized protocol tailored for building trading products. Blockchain startup Vega has launched the testnet for its protocol, which allows parties to build trading products on a decentralized network. Over the last two years, Vega has been “working on building a protocol that allows people to deploy […]
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Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 shows why diverse inclusion is important for blockchain events, highlighting women and minority speakers. Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 took place March 3-6 in Phoenix, Arizona, bringing together hundreds of attendees from the Hyperledger community. While enterprise blockchains, open-source projects, and other subject matters were discussed, diversity and inclusion served as the […]
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Aerospace giants Boeing and Honeywell have partnered to track and sell $1 billion in spare aviation parts using distributed ledger technology. Boeing has partnered with multinational aerospace conglomerate Honeywell to use its GoDirect platform to track and sell $1 billion worth of excess airplane parts using blockchain technology. The partnership was revealed at the Hyperledger […]
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Central banks’ growing interest in DLT reveals concerns in the traditional financial sector as the gap between the two narrows Despite the interest shown in decentralized ledger technology by central banks, cryptocurrencies continue to be mistrusted by the traditional financial system. This has been made apparent from comments by Andrew Bailey, the upcoming governor of […]
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A petition circulating on Twitter is demanding that the crypto community unite to boycott Google’s services and migrate to distributed platforms. A petition taking aim at Google for censoring cryptocurrency-related content across its platforms is gaining traction on Twitter. #ForkGoogle’s memorandum accuses Google and its subsidiary YouTube of waging “campaigns of suppression against Bitcoin and […]
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Square Crypto is now revealing the criteria for its grants program that funds Bitcoin developers working on improving its privacy, usability, scalability and other features. Square Crypto, the payments company launched by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, is now officially supporting Bitcoin (BTC) development through a grant program. This formalizes the already significant contributions made by […]
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Microsoft, ConsySys and EY have launched Baseline, an open-source smart contract and tokenization protocol for enterprises on the Ethereum Mainnet. Global taxation and transaction advisory firm EY have announced the launch of their open-source Baseline protocol. Baseline comprises a smart contract and tokenization platform built for enterprises on top of the Ethereum blockchain. Baseline was […]
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Walmart joins Hyperledger to have a larger role in the open-source community, discusses further plans for the future. Speaking at the Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona on March 3, Walmart’s director of software engineering for blockchain platforms, Archana Sristy, briefly discussed why the company joined Hyperledger. During a panel entitled “Blockchain in Action: […]
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