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DLT Adoption: IOTA 2.0 to Enable “Democratic” and Autonomous Digital Ecosystems

Following IOTA’s ShimmerEVM update last week, the developers have are introducing IOTA 2.0. After a period of research and prototyping, the IOTA Foundation “presents IOTA 2.0, a protocol that encapsulates its vision of digital autonomy for everyone.” The entire architecture of IOTA has reportedly “been… Read More

DLT Adoption: IOTA Foundation, Shimmer Team to Enhance Platform Functionality, Researching New Possibilities

The IOTA Foundation and Shimmer teams have been working diligently on various aspects of their respective projects to enhance functionality, research new possibilities, and engage with the community. These advancements and collaborations demonstrate “the commitment of the IOTA ecosystem to drive innovation, foster community engagement,… Read More

DLT, Web3: IOTA to Support DeFi Ecosystem with ShimmerEVM Test Chain Launch

IOTA, the non-profit organization driving the development of an open, feeless, and highly scalable distributed ledger technology (DLT) for Web3 applications and digital economies, announces the launch of the ShimmerEVM test chain on the Shimmer testnet. With IOTA launching its incentivized staging network Shimmer last… Read More

European Blockchain Services Infrastructure Selects Phase 2 Blockchain Providers

The European Commission has selected 5 blockchain providers as part of the ongoing European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) initiative. The EBSI has been in the works for several years now as the EU aims to leverage blockchain technology to improve or add digital services to benefit the population… Read More

IOTA Staking for Shimmer Network and Assembly Network Now Available

The developers of IOTA are announcing the start of IOTA staking. With the release of Firefly 1.3.0, the staking functionality is “fully” integrated and IOTA holders can begin staking their IOTAs “in return for SMR, the native token of the Shimmer network and ASMB, the… Read More

IOTA Added to List of Blockchain Providers for European Blockchain Services Infrastructure

IOTA, a scalable, feeless, and decentralized distributed ledger technology, has been selected for the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI), a project organized the by the European Union. Dominik Schiener, co-founder and Chairman of the IOTA Foundation, said they are very excited about the selection in… Read More

AI and Machine Learning Network Fetch.ai to Connect Autonomous Economic Agents to IOTA Network’s Data Sources

AI and machine learning network Fetch.ai will be working with IOTA, in order to connect Autonomous Economic Agents to IOTA network’s rich data sources. As mentioned in a blog post by Fetch.ai, dated June 10, 2021, for the first time ever, this draws “a clear,… Read More

IOTA, which Re-Engineered Principles of DLT to Offer Improved Financial Exchange Protocol, Gets Ready for Major Upgrade

Dominik Schiener, Co-founder at IOTA, which claims it has “re-engineered the principles” of existing distributed ledger technology (DLT) to offer a fee-less, open-source, secure data and financial exchange protocol, has revealed that one of the biggest upgrades in IOTA’s history is “right in front of us.”… Read More

IOTA Foundation Teams Up with Curv Custody to Expand the IOTA Digital Token Ecosystem

The IOTA Foundation has teamed up with Curv Custody in order to expand the IOTA Token Ecosystem. The IOTA developers noted that they’re pleased to confirm that the IOTA token will “soon be available” on Curv’s “industrial-grade” digital asset custody platform. With IOTA’s planned Chrysalis… Read More

Crypto Rating Council Releases New Scores for Basic Attention Token, USDC Stablecoin, IOTA

The questions surrounding whether certain crypto assets qualify as financial securities is becoming increasingly important within the blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) sector. There are now several entities within the digital asset sector that are focusing on bringing greater understanding to this pressing issue…. Read More

IOTA Announces New Partnership With TradeMark East Africa

IOTA Foundation, a non-profit foundation focused on distributed ledger technology and permissionless ecosystem development, announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership TradeMark East Africa with a mission to improve East African trade and global competitiveness using IOTA’s ledger technology. According to IOTA, TradeMark East… Read More

Multi-Million Dollar Decentralized Finance Protocol bZX has Been Exploited: Report

bZX, a leading Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol has reportedly been exploited. Although the exact amount of Ether (ETH) lost due to the exploit has not been confirmed, Kyle Kristner, co-founder at bZx, says “a portion of ETH [was] lost.” As reported by The… Read More

IOTA Foundation Confirms that IOTA Network Users’ Tokens Worth Up to $1.2 Million Were Stolen in Recent Hack

IOTA Foundation, a non-profit entity behind the ongoing development of the leading IOTA distributed network, confirmed on February 13, 2020, that electronic funds belonging to the users of the Trinity wallet software had been stolen. The Germany-headquartered organization revealed on Wednesday that it had turned… Read More

5 Household Brands Actually Innovating with Blockchain

While Facebook has stolen the show with news of Libra and its cadre of notable brand partners, the community also values the many other household brands that have pioneered with blockchain. Just a few short years ago, distributed-ledger technology was the domain of a small… Read More

IOTA Launches Secure Wallet “Trinity” For Mobile & Desktop

IOTA Foundation, a non-profit foundation focused on distributed ledger technology and permissionless ecosystem development, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new secure and user-friendly software wallet for IOTA tokens, Trinity, for mobile and desktop. According to IOTA, Trinity offers a host of new features that… Read More

IOTA Blockchain Partners with Jaguar Land Rover: “Earn [Crypto] While You Drive”

Blockchain ecosystem IOTA announced a significant partnership yesterday with Jaguar Land Rover. The posh auto manufacturer ‘Smart Wallet’ technology is expected to utilize the IOTA Tangle (their flavor of blockchain) for data and value transfer. IOTA reports that it has already been equipped on several… Read More

Majority of $11 Million in Hacked IOTA Crypto Found, IOTA Co-Founder Says

The co-founder of IOTA, Dominik Schiener has told Reuters that a majority of the 10 million Euros ($11.4 million USD) in IOTA crypto tokens that police believe was stolen by a lone hacker from Oxford, England, has been located, The 36-year-old accused hacker was arrested last… Read More

Global Trading & Investment Platform eToro Adds IOTA to Cryptoassets List

Global investment platform, eToro, announced on Monday it has added IOTA, bringing the total number of cryptoassets available on the platform to 12. According to eToro, the cryptoasset aims to enable companies to explore and open up new business to business marketing opportunities by making every… Read More

Prestigious UCL University Cuts Ties with IOTA After Legal Attack on Researcher

University College London, the third largest university in England, has ended its association with the IOTA Foundation after IOTA co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo threatened legal action against a researcher at Boston University. “UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies is no longer associated with the IOTA Foundation. In… Read More

Swiss Firm Building Crypto-Specialized Cellphone Named After Famed Cryptographer, Hal Finney

Swiss firm Sirin Labs has plans to release a cell phone built especially for cryptocurrency users. “The Finney” Android phone will offer more secure storage of cryptocurrencies and the dApps (decentralized applications) they support. (dApps are computer apps built on decentralized cryptocurrency blockchains governed by… Read More

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