Tagged: ethereum

September 14, 2021 @ 9:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (September 13) that for the week ending September 10,… Read More

September 14, 2021 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Aventus Network (AvN), a blockchain protocol that reportedly makes Ethereum (ETH) transactions cheaper, faster and more efficient, has made several updates to the architecture of its platform, “enabling the creation, transfer and storage of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Network,” according to a release… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Origin Protocol (OGN), a platform for launching NFTs, is integrating with Polygon to overcome scaling issues and offer mainstream NFTs to the masses. Origin Protocol’s NFT Launchpad is known for several notable NFT drops, including ones from Paris Hilton, 3LAU, and Rolling Stone. Hilton has… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hoard Exchange, which aims to facilitate “true ownership” of virtual game assets on Ethereum,  is a fast-growing non-fungible token (NFTs) marketplace that was introduced back in 2018. The platform was initially developed as a reliable blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) network. The community members… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eastern Europe has one of the largest cryptocurrency economies in the world. A recent report reveals that it’s the third-ranked global region for “overall exposure to illicit activity.” Eastern Europe is the only world region with a total transaction volume of $400 million+ for which… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency markets have rallied and recovered from YTD lows, which should help with renewing the hope of another bull market. However, historical crypto price analysis indicates that the digital assets market may be “due for a pause,” according to a report from Kraken. In… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken reveals that it’s pleased to confirm that their platform will now be supporting trading with the dYdX (DYDX) token. Deposits and withdrawals are currently available (and started on September 9, 2021). Trading is scheduled to commence at around 15:30 UTC on… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 10:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning on Friday (September 10, 2021), Rari Governance Token (RGT) and XYO Network (XYO) will be available via Coinbase.com and via the Coinbase Android and iOS applications. Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) clients will be able to trade, send, receive, or store RGT and XYO tokens in most… Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The decentralized finance (DeFi) apps available today are mainly deployed on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, where the complete transaction history and balances are public by default. Most blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) platforms do not offer adequate privacy protection, which makes it rather difficult… Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NFTs have become quite popular with a diverse group of consumers including professional NBA athletes like Stephen Curry and even former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is talking about these digital collectibles. NFTs have quickly become the most-widely discussed topic in the crypto space. Even… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Coinbase has established Protocol, a team that will be working on scaling Ethereum by integrating it with other solutions. Its first scaling solution to be implemented will be Polygon PoS. The Coinbase Protocol team is an experienced group of engineers at Coinbase focused on contributing… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 1:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Distributed ledger technology is capable of having a tremendous impact on the efficiency of capital markets, and for Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets under management, it will start with its fixed-income division, DLT innovation analyst Gideon Rossouw said.  Rossouw recently listed 10… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Haobo Ma, the CEO and Founder at blockchain platform aelf – which is powered by Cloud computing. Ma talked about his approach to cryptocurrency investments and how he got involved in the space back in 2010, which was when he… Read More

September 6, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Metis, a Layer-2 Ethereum (ETH)-powered scaling protocol offering quick and economical transactions, as well as IPFS-based storage, announced that it will be conducting a METIS HACKATHON, which is an event that is scheduled to start on October 2, 2021 at 3pm UTC (the Opening Ceremony)… Read More

September 3, 2021 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ontology (ONT), a high-performance blockchain platform focused on digital identity solutions, is teaming up with 4EVERLAND, a Web 3.0 Cloud computing platform supporting global acceleration of digital tech, privacy protection, distributed storage and various other technical features to enable the transition to Web 3.0. As… Read More

September 2, 2021 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Sameep Singhania, Founder and Director at Ginete Technologies and also the founding member at QuickSwap, which is described as a next-generation, layer-2 DEX (or non-custodial or decentralized exchange). Sameep told us that layer-2 blockchain solutions have gained massive popularity in recent… Read More

September 2, 2021 @ 7:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polygon, an Ethereum-based full-stack scaling solution bringing mass adoption to the Ethereum platform, has launched the first round of its Polygon-Grants Hackathon on HackerLink, DoraHacks’ open-source developer incentive platform. Developers are encouraged to come up with ideas for dApps and bring them to life on… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

WISeKey (NASDAQ: WKEY), a global cybersecurity, AI, Blockchain, and IoT company, has joined forces with Polygon to offer Trusted NFTs via the launch of WISe.ART NFT platform this month. Polygon is a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development, as well as for networking Ethereum-compatible… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polygon, an Ethereum-based full-stack scaling solution, today announced Kine Protocol, a decentralized protocol that establishes general-purpose liquidity pools backed by a customizable portfolio of digital assets, will launch its cross-chain derivatives trading platform on Polygon. Polygon’s high-speed and low-gas infrastructure makes Kine’s features – including… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The vast majority of Americans are interested in having cryptocurrencies as part of their retirement investments, the results of a survey from business.com reveal. Close to 90 per cent (87 per cent) of employees expressed interest in including cryptocurrencies in their portfolio but far fewer… Read More