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DeFi Protocol Balancer to Reimburse the Losses of Liquidity Providers

June 30, 2020 by Dalmas Ngetich at Altcoins

Fernando Martinelli, the CEO, and Founder of Balancer Labs on June 30, 2020, responded to an incident where $500,000 worth of digital assets were lost saying the team would have done better and will now reimburse losses incurred by the affected liquidity providers. Balancer Labs Reimbursement a Move in the...

RIF Directory Is Laying the Building Blocks for Blockchain-Powered SSIDs

May 28, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

In a world that is getting increasingly digital, the importance of self-sovereign identities cannot be understated. Present solutions pertaining to online identities suffer from several issues including excessive centralization and a lack of concern for user-privacy, among others. However, by leveraging the decentralized characteristics of blockchain technology, the RIF ecosystem’s...

ICON Network’s Blockchain Transmission Protocol (BTP) Explained

May 28, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

Every year, a host of new blockchain projects emerge that vie to become the de-facto blockchain and home to tomorrow’s most prominent and influential decentralized apps (dApps). Over the years, blockchain technology has slowly and steadily come of age, providing significantly improved scalability, security, and transaction throughput. However, despite the...

Ripple’s Xpring Invests in Flare Networks

Flare Networks Launch Testnet for Smart Contracts on XRP Ledger

May 12, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

Flare Networks, a blockchain project that claims to be the first-ever Turing Complete Federated Byzantine Agreement (FBA) protocol, is set to achieve a major milestone in its aim to launch smart contracts on the XRP ledger. Per sources close to the matter, the startup has rolled out a public testnet...

RIF Gateways: Making Smart Contracts Even Smarter

May 8, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain

Blockchain, the technology that undergirds virtually all cryptocurrencies in existence today has been consistently touted as a game-changer for a swathe of industries the world over. The decentralized nature of public blockchain networks provides a ready foundation for tamper-proof smart contracts that can self-execute business transactions based on certain inputs...

IOTA (MIOTA) Co-Founder Says Project Will Focus on Tangle and Smart Contracts

April 13, 2020 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Altcoins

IOTA (MIOTA) co-founder — David Sønstebø — says the project will no longer devote resources towards the Qubic project but rather focus on Tangle, smart contracts, and a broader implementation of IOTA technology. Tangle and IOTA Smart Contracts Are the Focus Sønstebø revealed the IOTA Foundation’s plan to nix developmental...

Ethereum’s Mui Glacier Hard Fork Goes Live with 90 Percent Community Support

January 2, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Ethereum

Smart contract platform Ethereum (ETH) has successfully implemented the Muir Glacier hard fork to delay the controversial “difficulty bomb” for another four million blocks, The Block reports, January 2, 2020. Ethereum Mainnet Undergoes Muir Glacier Hard Fork The second-largest digital currency project by market cap, Ethereum, has successfully completed the...

Ontology Partners Chainlink to Leverage Smart Contract Functions

November 26, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain

In a Medium post published on November 25, 2019, blockchain project Ontology announced that it had partnered with data-driven smart contracts platform Chainlink to leverage its distributed ledger technology-based (DLT) market offerings. The Oracle Problem Per sources close to the matter, the newly christened partnership will look to solve what...

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Banco Santander Transforming Madrid with DLT

October 18, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Ethereum

Spanish bank Banco Santander has launched a $20 million bond on the blockchain. The financial institution has also partnered with the Madrid City Council to develop a blockchain-powered application that will enable citizens to pay transport fare from a unified platform, according to an EnterpriseTimes report on October 18, 2019....

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IOTA Foundation and Dell Amongst Participants for Industrial IoT Challenge

October 9, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Blockchain

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) is holding a smart building challenge for blockchain and IoT projects, with the goal of integrating tech partners and suppliers to build smart complexes. This challenge, launched in tandem with Trusted IoT Alliance, revolves around participants solving crucial problems in a particular sector with a...

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