Can blockchain help settle the mail-in voting debate? The United States Postal Service, or USPS, recently filed a patent for a mail-in voting system that utilizes Blockchain and other technologies for verification. Responding to an inquiry from Cointelegraph, U.S. Representative for Florida’s 9th district, Darren Soto, voiced his excitement about this prospective development. “I think […]
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New data suggests the total USD value locked in DeFi protocols is overestimated by roughly $2.83 billion. The total USD value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols recently surpassed the $6 billion mark according to onchain data resource, DeFi Pulse. Currently, the figure rests at $6.32 billion, after rising nearly six-fold since it reached the […]
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Following the early 2019 initiation of North Dakota’s deep dive into blockchain use cases, a state representative who was a leader in the study, mentioned a future digital asset concept for the region. Rep. Nathan Toman believes that an official “North Dakota coin” could potentially help the state’s struggling economy in the wake of COVID-19, […]
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Binance indicates crypto debit cards are on their way to Europe. Binance has confirmed the shipping of its crypto debit cards to Europe following a tweet from Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, several days ago. “We began shipping a limited quantity of Binance Cards on July 24,” a Binance representative told Cointelegraph in a […]
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Ethereum celebrates its fifth anniversary but can’t seem to step out of Bitcoin’s shadow in the mainstream press. Ethereum’s perception in the media has been on a roller-coaster ride since its inception in 2015, but the blockchain and its native Ether (ETH) cryptocurrency are clearly still seen as being in second place behind Bitcoin (BTC). […]
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Decentralized prediction market platform Augur has completed its v2 upgrade, introducing a host of DeFi features onto the platform. Decentralized predictive betting market platform Augur (REP) has announced the successful deployment of its v2 upgrade. The upgrade is intended to address bugs and vulnerabilities identified with the existing platform and its rules surrounding betting markets, […]
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Company representatives declined to learn key details of the Twitter hack after offering seven figures for them. There is more to Tron’s bounty on the Twitter hackers than the company is willing to talk about. An anonymous source contacted this Cointelegraph reporter, asking to be put in touch with Tron to collect the company’s $1 […]
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Users accuse Binance’s Android app of being spyware for the Chinese government. Twitter users have raised concerns about the possibility of Binance’s Android app containing spyware. This speculation comes after recent revelations suggest that the social video platform, TikTok, contains spyware created by the Chinese government. According to the Twitter user @ShitcoinSherpa, who posted a […]
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The founder of the first crypto venture capital firm believes that altcoins will eventually provide better returns than Bitcoin. Dan Morehead, the founder of the first crypto venture capital firm, Pantera Capital, believes that altcoins will outperform Bitcoin (BTC) over the next couple of years. Speaking at the Unitize virtual event, Morehead said that in […]
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Ethereum-based predictions platform Augur announced it would be launching the second version of its platform starting on July 28. Blockchain-powered event betting company Augur says that users of its REP cryptocurrency need to migrate their tokens once a new version of the platform is available starting July 28. According to an announcement posted to the […]
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