Overstock’s blockchain arm tZERO aims to launch a broker dealer service in the United States by the second quarter of 2020. Overstock’s blockchain arm tZERO aims to launch its broker dealer service in the United States by Q2 2020. According to an April 30 Forbes article, tZERO Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Saum Noursalehi said he […]
Continue ReadingRipple co-founder Jed McCaleb sold more than 54 million XRP in April and still has billions left to sell, according to his wallet activity. Analyzing known wallets for Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb shows he sold off at least 54 million XRP between April 1-30. With data available through XRP ledger explorer bithomp from McCaleb’s known […]
Continue ReadingMakerDAO governance token holders voted to accept wBTC as the fourth collateral asset in the Maker DeFi Protocol. MakerDao governance, a decentralized community of MKR token holders that govern the Maker Protocol, has voted to pull Bitcoin onto the Ethereum blockchain by accepting Wrapped Bitcoin as a new collateral asset in the Maker Protocol, according […]
Continue ReadingInnovations in blockchain technology are changing the paradigm and even the concept of possessing gold. Gold’s history as a symbol of value dwarfs that of any other artifact. Used as money in both ancient Greece and the Roman empire, gold was also the preferred method of payment for goods along the Silk Road. When modern […]
Continue ReadingCan blockchain-based social media platforms solve the current issues faced by mainstream platforms? It’s hard for most people to imagine their lives without the use of social media, and crypto enthusiasts are no different. Since the beginning, the crypto industry has thrived on social media platforms, as they allow people to connect and share ideas. […]
Continue ReadingCompound has implemented two historic community-driven proposals amid the launch of its governance token. Decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol, Compound, has implemented its first two community-driven governance proposals in the past week. The proposals come ahead of the launch of Compound’s Governance token (COMP) — which will be used to facilitate community-driven protocol upgrades and […]
Continue ReadingThe third decade of the third millennium is returning humanity to the gold standard, but this time it will be backed with decentralized ledger technology. When markets are bleeding, investors turn to gold. The celebrated precious metal and former reserve standard of the world’s monetary system is valuable for several reasons, but primarily because it […]
Continue ReadingDoes Binance’s venture into mining threaten the integrity of blockchain systems? This week marked the launch of Binance Pool, a mining platform powered by one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Coming less than a month after Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao confirmed rumors of this forthcoming addition to his brainchild company’s product family, the announcement […]
Continue ReadingOmise Holdings, parent company of OmiseGo, now goes by the name SYNQA. Asian fintech company Omise Holdings, now goes by the name SYNQA. “Forging into 2020, this new corporate identity reinforces their position as a holding company with a portfolio of companies and as the go-to partner in Asia for all fintech and innovation matters,” an […]
Continue ReadingTo gain transparency and consumer safety, the food-processing and meatpacking plants are implementing blockchain technology to their operation services. COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc, with United States meat producers being the latest victims of the pandemic in a “cascading series of events,” including shutting down of the food service sector, universities and school lunch programs, […]
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