Most decentralized finance applications are being built on the Ethereum blockchain Ethereum devs constitute the vast majority of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) application (DApp) creators, according to a report by Binance Research on June 6. Number of DApps per blockchain, courtesy of Binance Research According to the report, DeFi can be thought of as the following: […]
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Igor Sechin, the head of Rosneft, believes that barrels of oil could one day be paid for using cryptocurrencies. The head of Russian oil company Rosneft has not ruled out the possibility of paying for oil using cryptocurrencies in the future, according to a report by Snob.ru on June 6. Igor Sechin said the industry’s acceptance […]
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Mark Karpeles has revealed he will serve as the CTO of a new Japan-registered blockchain technology firm. Mark Karpeles — the former CEO of the now-defunct bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox — has revealed he will serve as the chief technology officer of a new Japan-registered blockchain technology firm. The news was reported by Japanese […]
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From fixing ads and loyalty programs to ensuring ethical sourcing of products, here’s how blockchain can make retail more efficient. Cryptocurrencies have gone a long way since the day when, nine years ago, Laszlo Hanyecz had paid 10,000 bitcoins for two large Papa John’s pizzas, marking the first purchase of tangible goods for digital money. Although […]
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An ultimate guide to tokenization, one of crypto’s hottest buzzwords. Can a tokenized economy actually become a reality? It is a fair assumption, and — as described above — there are signs to suggest an industry is emerging. Yes, the regulatory frameworks should be adjusted, if not for all the countries on the planet but […]
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Big four auditing firm Ernst & Young open sourced the code of its Nightfall Ethereum private transactions solution. Big four auditing firm Ernst & Young (EY) open sourced the code of its Nightfall Ethereum (ETH) private transactions solution and released it on GitHub on May 31. The readme information file featured on the GitHub repository […]
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Encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has officially released a test client for its Telegram Open Network. Encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has officially released a test client for its Telegram Open Network (TON), according to files posted on test.ton.org. The newly introduced archive of files available for download is a distribution of a preliminary version […]
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Global cloud computing firm Salesforce has announced the release of its blockchain-based platform Major United States-based cloud software firm Salesforce, has introduced its own blockchain platform, the firm said in a live stream on May 29. The new product, Salesforce Blockchain, is based on the firm’s own application builder Salesforce Lightning and open source blockchain […]
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Public smart contract-enabled blockchain tezos is about to undergo its first hard fork today. After three months, a governance vote of public smart contract-enabled blockchain tezos (XTZ) started on Feb. 28 has been concluded — as scheduled — three months later, on May 28. Cryptocurrency news outlet Coindesk reported yesterday that the voting process has […]
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Can a possible government shutdown of cryptocurrency mixers lead to the development of more censorship-resistant avenues? On May 22, 2019, cryptocurrency mixers (also called tumblers) were front and center on the news cycle, following reports of European authorities shutting down one such service. Law enforcement officials involved said the action was necessitated by reports on […]
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