SmartPy and Cryptonomic are adding Chainlink price oracles to the Tezos network, filling a perceived gap in the ecosystem. Two leading Tezos (XTZ) teams, SmartPy and Cryptonomic, are making Chainlink (Link) oracles natively available on the Tezos network. The two teams received a grant from the Tezos Foundation to integrate Chainlink oracles into Tezos smart […]
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Bancor claims liquidity providers would risk losing value in their stake due to an issue called impermanent loss. On April 29, the Bancor (BNT) project revealed its plans for the V2 upgrade of its platform. The overhaul addresses some of the major usability issues that have plagued the project since its launch in 2018. With […]
Continue ReadingCoinbase gets into the DeFi space by launching a crypto price oracle. Coinbase is trying to fix the broken DeFi industry with stable price oracles. In an April 23 announcement, Coinbase introduced the Coinbase Price Oracle — “a critically important service to the DeFi ecosystem” that will be available through the CoinbasePro API. Both existing […]
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Cointelegraph sat down with Framework Ventures’ co-founder Michael Anderson to learn more about Synthetix, which recently added Brent and Nikkei synthetic tokens. The Synthetix (SNX) project, one of the biggest ecosystems in decentralized finance (DeFi), recently launched the Hadar upgrade, which enabled tokenized real-world assets like Brent oil and the Nikkei stock index. The launch, […]
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Billion-dollar industries are using blockchain platforms powered by Hyperledger Fabric to bring trust to traditionally nontransparent markets. Located in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights neighborhood, the Linux Foundation’s office is nestled in a square of red-roofed buildings that resemble homes rather than technology work spaces. Inside the Linux Foundation’s office sits Brian Behlendorf, the executive director […]
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A new fast and scalable blockchain platform is making waves with high-profile partnerships and backing from big investors. Another day, another mainnet launch. Or at least, that’s sometimes how it can feel in the blockchain space, as every project seems to be scrambling to be the latest and greatest in balancing the trade-offs between speed, […]
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A controversial, blockchain-based digital health passport could enable employees currently in lockdown to go back to work. Oracle has partnered with Vottun, a company that specializes in the certification and traceability of data on the blockchain, to release a digital health passport that could enable employees currently in lockdown to go back to work. The […]
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According to crypto analytics firm Messari, XRP was the worst performing large cap token in 2019 — and this year isn’t shaping up any better. Ripple’s native token XRP was the worst performing large cap token in 2019 — and 2020 isn’t looking much better so far. Crypto analytics firm Messari this week released data […]
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Atomic Loans may have cracked the nut of Bitcoin DeFi as much as anyone can, as its users can use Bitcoin as direct collateral for a cross-chain loan disbursed on Ethereum. Atomic Loans is launching a decentralized finance (DeFi) product that is likely to be the closest to a direct implementation on Bitcoin’s (BTC) chain. […]
Continue ReadingBlockchain tech is definitely needed and has proved its place as the technology of the future. Meanwhile, there is still a lot to be done. I have a feeling that a lot of businesses still don’t understand why they need blockchain, while others may believe they need it just because they think it’s another fashionable […]
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