Huobi Group partnered with Chinese blockchain startup Nervos to enable firms to deploy their own blockchains. Huobi Group is jointly developing a new public blockchain for decentralized financial (DeFi) services, according to a press release on July 1. Major global digital asset financial service provider Huobi has partnered with Chinese blockchain startup Nervos enabling companies […]
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Ground X, the Kakao Corp subsidiary behind the Klaytn blockchain platform, says the companies already using ecosystem are worth a combined $64.8 billion. Ground X, the blockchain arm of South Korean tech giant Kakao, has launched the mainnet of its Klaytn platform, The Korea Herald reported on June 27. It is hoped that the platform, which focuses on decentralized […]
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A closer look at the concept of sharding, what it is exactly and how it works. What is the future of blockchain sharding? Sharding gained more attention recently because of Facebook’s Libra coin. Facebook recently released more details on the Libra coin in its white paper, which is planned for launch in the first half […]
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Facebook’s newly announced cryptocurrency could shake up the industry and bring mainstream recognition to blockchain. Facebook has been in the news quite often over the past few years — and usually for all the wrong reasons. The social media giant has been lambasted over its privacy practices, its seemingly anti-consumer stance and even an apparent […]
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South America’s major e-commerce network is reportedly a partner on Facebook’s cryptocurrency project South American online marketplace Mercado Libre is working with Facebook on the social network’s Libra cryptocurrency project, Cointelegraph Brazil reports on June 14. A MercadoLibre executive told Cointelegraph Brazil that the purported cryptocurrency will be integrated into the e-commerce platform as a […]
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Can Facebook’s announcement regarding its crypto project next week provide a boost to other cryptos? The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market […]
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Social media giant Facebook will reportedly unveil the Libra Association governing its cryptocurrency project on June 18. Social media giant Facebook will unveil the Libra Association, which will operate its bespoke cryptocurrency Libra, on June 18, cryptocurrency news outlet The Block reported on June 14. Per the report, Facebook and dozens of its partners will […]
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Mike Kayamori of Liquid told Cointelegraph how it came to agree with Gram Asia on their exclusive deal for the coming Gram public sale. It was a “natural” development. That is how Mike Kayamori, the CEO of Liquid described an exclusive deal with Gram Asia on public sales of Telegram Open Network (TON), a decentralized […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day as bitcoin approaches $8,000. Wednesday, June 12 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day by press time, as bitcoin (BTC) approaches the $8,000 mark again after breaching it earlier today. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 […]
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The testnet of private smart contract network Enigma has been launched. The testnet of private smart contract network Enigma has been launched, the developers announced in a Medium post published on June 11. Per the announcement, the test network, dubbed Discovery, allows developers to start developing their decentralized applications (DApps). Furthermore, contracts hosted on the […]
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