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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.
The Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID), an agency under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and a part of the Secretariat of China Blockchain Ecosystem Alliance, in their 21st release of the CCID Global Public Blockchain Technology Assessment Index, rank IOST third only behind EOS and Ethereum....
Grayscale is ramping up its purchase of Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies, according to data from Bybt.com. In the last month alone, the crypto manager bought over $215 million or 365,560 ETH, adding 142,475 ETH last week. Buying More ETH on behalf of Institutions Their step-up has seen the total asset under management...
The second phase of Chrysalis is progressing well, according to the latest update from the IOTA Foundation on Dec 11. Chrysalis Phase 2 Chrysalis is the intermediate stage before Coordicide. Here, IOTA will eliminate the central coordinator for a fully decentralized, infinitely scalable, and secure distributed ledger network powering the internet...
The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company--a 169-year-old insurance firm that generated $28.6 billion in revenue in 2019, has bought $100 million of Bitcoin from its general investment account, the Wall Street Journal reported on Dec 11. MassMutual Bitcoin Endorsement An endorsement of Bitcoin, MassMutual joins other public companies, including MicroStrategy and...
Lukka--a New York City-based blockchain data provider that says is bridging the gap between the complexities of blockchain data and traditional business needs, has raised $15 million in a funding round that State Street Corp. and S&P Global Inc participated as per a Bloomberg report on Dec 10. Funds to Fine...
The aelf mainnet is now live after launching on Dec 10. Powered by the unique AEDPoS consensus mechanism, aelf is a high throughput and an enterprise-geared blockchain platform integrating a side chain architecture. Pushing Ahead Following the launch of the mainnet, the aelf development team has said it would push...
Bruno Le Maire--the French Minister of Finance, in a press release on Dec 9, is ordering all cryptocurrency providers to enforce strict Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules to combat terrorist financing. France’s Ministry of Finance wants Providers to Ban Anonymous Crypto Accounts For this reason, the...
A recent Harris Poll conducted on behalf of the Blockchain Capital reveals that more than one in every three Americans is likely to buy Bitcoin in the next five years. They are also confident that it will outlast the Euro. Bitcoin is better than Stocks, Real Estate, Gold, and Government Bonds Out...
ChangeNOW, a Seychelles-based instant crypto-to-crypto, fiat-to-crypto non-custodial exchange, is integrating Uniswap—the Ethereum-based decentralized exchange and one of the largest in the world. They are now the first instant crypto exchange service to integrate Uniswap into its platform. Bridging ERC-20 Tokens with Mainstream Networks In a press statement on Nov 30,...
In what has been described as a milestone for blockchain gaming, two gaming giants, Atari and Enjin, are partnering as per a press release on Dec 10. Enjin and Atari Partnership: Details Resulting from their collaboration is the integration of Atari’s IPs and licenses into sports video games that run...
Zodia Custody is an institutional-grade custody solution formed following the partnership between SC Ventures—a unit of the London-based Standard Chartered Bank, and Northern Trust—an asset servicing provider, a press release on Dec 9 reveals. FCA Approval Pending It shall begin operations in 2021 once it gets approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct...
Bankhaus von der Heydt (BVDH), a 266-year-old German bank, is now issuing the first-of-the-kind Euro stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain in partnership with Bitbond, a CoinDesk report on Dec 9 reveals. A BVDH Euro Stablecoin on the Stellar Blockchain The exchange won’t be tradable at crypto exchanges since KYC is required. However,...
Enjin, the blockchain ecosystem developer behind the Enjin minting platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and Singapore-based Digital Asset Entertainment (DEA), have announced the winners of the 1st annual NFT Awards program, a press release from December 9 reads. About the NFT Awards The NFT Awards program was first announced on...
Institutions channeled $429 million into cryptocurrency funds and products in the first week of December according to a CoinShares analysis that was reported by Reuters on Dec 7. 5.8X Expansion on Total Asset under Management The result saw their total asset under management rose to $15 billion, a 5.8X expansion from the end...
IOTA and ClimateCHECK are expanding their collaboration and have released DigitalMRVTM. It is a solution that streamlines Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) and uses the permissionless architecture of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) network for data streaming and safeguarding of confidential industrial data. ClimateCHECK and IOTA are Partnering In a press release on...
