“When the world comes back, it will be Bitcoin, not banks and governments that save the day,” famous investor Tim Draper said. Amid some notable recovery of Bitcoin (BTC) after a number of subsequent market crashes last week, billionaire investor Tim Draper delivered another optimistic forecast about Bitcoin. In a March 16 interview with 415 […]
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Major European financial institutions have jointly launched a blockchain-based platform for the investment fund industry. Major European financial institutions are jointly launching a blockchain-based platform for the investment fund industry. The system was initially incubated by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and its affiliate Fundsquare, which, alongside Clearstream, Credit Suisse Asset Management and Natixis Investment Managers, […]
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Digital asset security platform Fireblocks has partnered with Compound to provide a bridge for institutional players to enter decentralized finance. Institutional digital asset security platform Fireblocks has announced an integration with decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Compound — currently the second-largest application built on Ethereum. Entities storing assets with Fireblocks can now generate passive income […]
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NEO-based decentralized exchange Switcheo partnered with Zilliqa blockchain to allow trading of assets from the Ethereum and EOS blockchains on the platform. NEO-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Switcheo partnered with the Zilliqa blockchain to allow trading of Ethereum- and EOS-based assets on the platform. According to an announcement on March 16, after the launch, Zilliqa token […]
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Amid a wind-down on coal and nuclear energy production in Germany, blockchain technology is being used to construct decentralized networks of clean energy producers. Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary Sonnen Group announced a partnership with the Energy Web Foundation (EWF) to use EWF’s blockchain to create a virtual power plant (VPP) in Germany on March 12. […]
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The need for reducing carbon emissions is increasing. How can blockchain help in the quest to eliminate carbon emissions? Climate change has created a rapidly growing global market for a digital eco-commodity called carbon credits. Current estimates value these carbon markets at over $100 billion annually. A carbon credit represents one metric ton of CO2 […]
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An audit report of Voatz platform confirms numerous issues previously discovered, and the voting app declines to make all the necessary changes. Voatz, the Massachusetts-based company touting a blockchain-enabled mobile voting app, has been met with public criticism for a lack of transparency, among other things, particularly when it comes to data security. And with […]
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Some of the biggest names in the Libra Association have joined a rival stablecoin project, which touts its mission as the promotion of financial inclusion using the blockchain. Some of the biggest names in Facebook’s embattled Libra Association have joined a rival stablecoin project, which touts its mission as the promotion of financial inclusion using […]
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Earning interest on your assets is only the tip of the iceberg for the thriving crypto lending ecosystem; opportunities abound to make hodl’d assets more productive. What is the future of crypto lending? While liquidations are saved for last because of the limited opportunity, it’s important to recognize liquidations are a key part of the […]
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Decentralized finance project Paradigm Labs — backed by veteran crypto investors Polychain Capital, Dragonfly Capital and Chapter One Ventures — is shutting down. Decentralized finance project Paradigm Labs — backed by veteran crypto investors Polychain Capital, Dragonfly Capital, and Chapter One Ventures — is shutting down. In an announcement yesterday, March 10, CEO and co-founder […]
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