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Dalmas is a very active cryptocurrency content creator and highly regarded technical analyst. He’s passionate about blockchain technology and the futuristic potential of cryptocurrencies.
For the first time since 1848, the Associated Press (AP) is leveraging the time-stamping and immutability capability of the EOS and Ethereum blockchains to publish the results of the US Presidential elections in collaboration with Everipedia, a Forbes report on Nov 4 shows. AP and Everipedia Joining Hands to Publish Election Results Elections...
Decentralized Oracle platform Razor Network has successfully raised a total of $3.7 million in their seed and private sales round. The funding rounds were led by prominent investors in the blockchain world, including NGC Ventures, Alameda Research, Borderless Capital, IOSG Ventures, Origin Capital, Bixin Ventures, Spark Digital Capital, BTC12 Capital,...
The Bitcoin network has re-adjusted its mining difficulty, slashing it by 16 percent, the second-largest negative change in the platform’s history, GlassNode data on Nov 3 shows. The Bitcoin mining difficulty now stands at 16.7 trillion down from 19.99 trillion registered on Oct 17, 2020. What is Mining Difficulty? In the open Bitcoin network, mining...
Admittedly, a modern-day player is spoilt for choice especially in gaming. So much has changed as participants demand perfect and balanced systems. As competition heats up forcing creators to come up with the best systems enabling seamless interaction and an unparalleled level of engagement, BC.Game stands out from the crowd....
The high throughput, enterprise-grade IOST blockchain is partnering with Waves in a move that will see Gravity connect to the scalable network to promote cross-chain DeFi as per an update on Nov 3. IOST Joins Ethereum and Tron As a target chain, IOST now joins other established platforms like Tron and Ethereum...
Dr. Lyndon Burford -- a Research Associate in the Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS) at the King’s College London, suggests that the blockchain can be used to build trust and help securely dismantle and decommission nuclear weapons in a report on Nov 2. The Blockchain in Nuclear Weapons Decommissioning...
HSBC Bangladesh has executed a blockchain-based Letter of Credit (LoC) transaction helping reduce wait time from 5-10 days to less than 24 hours, a Nov 1 report by the Daily Star reveals. HSBC Bangladesh Issues the First Letter of Credit (LoC) on the Blockchain A Letter of Credit is a commercial document...
Following IOTA’s integration with the Amazon infrastructure, users can now set up remote Private Tangles, in one click, directly from the Amazon Web Service (AWS) marketplace, an Oct 30 update shows. Getting Started On average--depending on software requirements and other performance metrics such as storage, memory, and CPU, the estimated infrastructure...
The upcoming range of Huawei smartphones will have digital yuan wallets, the phone manufacturer has announced on Oct 30. Mate 40 Smartphones Have Digital Yuan Wallets Through its Weibo channel, the Shenzhen-based tech giant said the central bank-backed currency (CBDC) wallet on their Mate 40 series will be secure, private, and...
The NASDAQ-listed company, MicroStrategy (MSTR), is running a fully validating node, or “full node” for the Bitcoin blockchain, its CEO, Michael Saylor, has revealed. MicroStrategy Operates a Bitcoin Full Node In a tweet on Oct 30, the outspoken CEO--and a passionate Bitcoin supporter, said the public listed company is doing their...
The Alpha version of Marlowe, a domain-specific language (DSL) for Cardano, is out as per a notice today, Oct 28. The release marks what could be the beginning of smart contracting in the Goguen phase for the Ethereum competitor, a milestone considering the lock-step development and the dedication of the team in...
As the coronavirus force central banks and businesses to adapt to present realities, the Internet of Service Token (IOST) stands a chance to power the next digital economy. This is the view of a leading investor and a vocal blockchain evangelist, Braddozack, who in an article on Oct 19, summarized how the...
A project backed by Bitpanda, a Fintech company offering digital currency trading with bases in Austria, has partnered with Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), a corporate and investment bank with a presence in 13 markets across Central and Eastern Europe, to roll out a blockchain Proof-of-Concept for banking interoperability and give...
Certik--a software audit firm that helps in the security of smart contracts, has announced the release of its new interoperable and open-source blockchain, the Certik Chain, to accelerate blockchain adoption, innovation, and development, through an on-chain security scoring system as per a press release on Oct 26. The Certik Chain Describing...
As part of the IOST's drive to develop a vibrant DeFi ecosystem, Watermelon, also known as Xigua, will begin liquidity mining from seven pools, starting today, Oct 27. Yield Farming from a Verified Secure DeFi dApp The Watermelon code has been under testing for a week. IOST is inclined to see...