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Bybit, the Singapore-based derivatives exchange famed for its BTC options, has revealed new fiat gateways for the Asian market. The exchange is enjoying its best month to date thanks to the lure of its World Series of Trading (WSOT) competition that’s captivated the cryptosphere. Now, traders in Japan and South...
Polkadot’s native token has only been transferable for around a week, but it’s already proving immensely popular. The “new DOT” as it’s dubbed following a redenomination last week, has skyrocketed through the rankings to land in seventh place between Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin, according to CoinGecko. The ranking reflects the...
Starbucks customers can now track the origins of their coffee via blockchain technology. Checking the Provenance of Coffee via Blockchain In an attempt to bring a greater degree of transparency for their sustainability-centric young customers, Starbucks stores across the U.S. will allow consumers to scan a code on the coffee...
Smart contract blockchain Qtum will launch offline staking at block 680,000 on August 28 with support from several major exchanges. Binance, OKEx, Huobi, Coinone, CoinDCX, and Gate are among the platforms to have pledged support for offline staking, enabling users to lock up their QTUM tokens and earn staking rewards....
It’s been a busy few weeks for TRON. Not only did its new decentralized token exchange (DEX) JustSwap launch, but cryptocurrencies such as JUST (JST) and stablecoin USDJ came into the world. There’s the small matter, too, of BitTorrent’s distributed file-sharing network (BTFS) and the BitTorrent Token (BTT) that powers...
South Korean multinational conglomerate Samsung has integrated SK Telecom’s blockchain-based mobile identity solution into its Blockchain Keystore. A Major Push for Blockchain Identities in South Korea Yesterday, major South Korean telecom operator SK Telecom announced that it had integrated its distributed ledger technology-powered (DLT) mobile identity solution Pass with the...
New Delhi, India -- August 24th, 2020: Binance, the global blockchain company behind the world’s largest digital asset exchange, today launched ‘ Build for Bharat’, a twofold program with hackathon and acceleration opportunities for blockchain developers and startups in India. The hackathon is sponsored by Google Cloud, along with leading...
The US taxation watchdog is tightening the noose around crypto investors. IRS Wants to Know About Your Crypto Indulgences The US Internal Revenue System (IRS) recently released drafts of its income tax forms for 2020 which particularly asks all taxpayers whether they ever bought any crypto. In specific, the latest...
Indian IT giant Wipro has collaborated with Uniper to simplify the latter’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade process. Wipro to Provide Blockchain Platform to Streamline LNG Trade Leading global IT multinational firm Wipro has successfully implemented a blockchain-enabled small-scale liquefied natural gas (ssLNG) trading platform for German energy company Uniper...
Sharded smart contracts execution platform Elrond (ERD) to integrate DIA oracles to access off-chain and cross-chain data. Elrond Taps DIA for Oracle Needs In an announcement made today, Elrond CEO, Beniamin Mincu stated that the scalable blockchain protocol’s DeFi products and smart contracts will use DIA oracles to fetch off-chain...
High-performance, decentralized blockchain protocol IOST (IOST) is going “All in DeFi” with its $6 million DeFi Incentive Program 2.0, bringing the DeFi-focused Noah Oracle Fund’s total valuation to $7 million. All in On DeFi The DeFi niche in the wider cryptocurrency market has snowballed into a multi-billion dollar space, and...
NOWPayments is a custody-free cryptocurrency payment processor that simplifies the process of accepting and making crypto payments from all across the world. In this Altcoin Explorer, we deep dive into NOWPayments, a cryptocurrency payment gateway that allows merchants to seamlessly accept and make payments in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum,...
One of the major points of contention when entering the cryptocurrency industry either as a trader or a HODLer is the security of digital assets. Many investors are on the fence when it comes to participating in this budding industry just because of the infamous incidents of hacks and cyber-attacks...
Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain protocol Algorand is gearing up to mark its entry in the burgeoning DeFi space. Algorand Wants a Slice of the DeFi Pie Days after rival blockchain network Qtum (QTUM) announced its plans to enter the DeFi landscape, it is now Algorand that is foraying into the nascent...
The exponential rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) in the crypto industry has run alongside the increasing popularity of decentralized exchanges (DEX). This hardly comes as a surprise as DEXes not only offer several benefits over the traditional centralized exchanges (CEX), such as user-custody of funds, privacy protection, and robust security...
