Harmony Launches Staking, Becomes the First Sharded Proof-of-Stake Blockchain to go Live
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2020 — Harmony upgraded its mainnet to support staking, becoming the first blockchain to successfully combine sharding and proof-of-stake. Launch partners include Binance, Huobi and BitMax as well as professional validators such as Blockdaemon, Stake.fish and Figment Networks. Stakers on Harmony can expect to earn annual yields ranging from 45% to […]
SpaceChain Foundation Invests in Core Semiconductor to Produce Open Hardware Platform for Direct Satellite-to-Devices Communication
SINGAPORE, May 19, 2020 — SpaceChain Foundation today announced it has contracted and invested in Core Semiconductor, an innovator in provably secure computing platforms for all connected devices, to produce the world’s first open-source hardware platform capable of providing a downlink to mobile phones and small devices directly from satellites in orbit, without the use […]
Sensorium Corporation Partners With the Global Blockchain Business Council
LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2020 — Sensorium Corporation, the global virtual reality media platform, is announcing a partnership with the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the leading industry association for the blockchain technology ecosystem. The move is designed to underpin and bolster Sensorium’s use of blockchain as an important element in the creation and broadcasting […]
Huobi Rebrands its Derivatives Exchange as Crypto Derivatives Surge in Popularity
SINGAPORE, May 17, 2020 — Huobi DM, the digital asset derivatives exchange of Huobi Group, was rebranded to Huobi Futures amid a surge in demand for crypto derivative products, announced by Ciara Sun, the spokesperson and the Head of Huobi Global Business.
Ethereum Classic Labs Announces Phoenix Hard Fork
Further Advancing EVM Capabilities and Making Ethereum and Ethereum Classic Completely Compatible SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2020 — Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC Labs), and its ETC Core developer team today announced that Ethereum Classic will undergo a network upgrade named, “Phoenix,” at block number 10,500,839, which is estimated to occur on June 3rd, 2020. This […]
COVID-19 Gets Its Own Malicious Cryptocurrency as Related Scam Sites Surpass Quarter of a Million – Report
Scammers Create a Record-Breaking 25,000 Phishing Pages in a Single Day While Fake COVID-19 Cryptocurrencies and Crypto Wallets Siphon Users’ Data for Future Phishing Los Altos, USA. May 13, 2020 — Bolster, a deep learning-powered fraud prevention company protecting the world’s leading brands from counterfeit activity, today released its “Q1 2020 State of Phishing and […]
Bitcoin is Halving, SatoshiLabs is Multiplying!
May 11, 2020 Prague, Czech Republic—SatoshiLabs has been a leader in Bitcoin security since 2012 and came up with disruptive products that eventually become the industry standard, such as BIP39 recovery seeds, hardware wallets, passphrase, Shamir backup, and others. The needs of the Bitcoin industry have once again developed dramatically and in 2020 SatoshiLabs is […]
Aeternity Starfleet Accelerator to Back Three Indian Blockchain Startups
The first Starfleet Program in India by AE Ventures and IBC Media concludes with three winners—Drife, Hypermine, and Pontis—announced at Demo Day.
CoinShares Group Acquires GABI Trading, Launches New Suite of Digital Assets Trading Tools
SAINT HELIER, Jersey, May 7, 2020 – The CoinShares Group, a digital asset focused financial services firm, today announced the final step in the acquisition of GABI Trading with the rebranding and the launch of a new suite of trading tools and services under the CoinShares Capital Markets brand. These initiatives are part of CoinShares’ […]
Matic Network, Harmony and æternity Join T-Block Accelerator Program as Official Platform Partners
Commit to providing Go-to-market and Technology implementation support and grant access to selected Blockchain startups Hyderabad, Telangana, May 07, 2020 – T-Block Accelerator, the inaugural accelerator program under the aegis of the Telangana Blockchain District today announced its partnership with three of the leading global blockchain protocol companies- Matic Network, Harmony and æternity as the […]
Stellar Development Foundation Announces Exclusive Partnership with Elliptic
Elliptic Launches the World’s First Stellar Transaction Monitoring System San Francisco. April 30, 2020 — The Stellar Development Foundation announced today the signing of an exclusive partnership with Elliptic, the leading provider of crypto asset risk management solutions for crypto businesses and financial institutions. Launched today, Elliptic’s world-first XLM transaction and wallet screening capabilities will […]
CasperLabs Integrates Chainlink For Stable, Fiat Denominated Transaction Fees
As a result of a partnership with Chainlink, CasperLabs will benefit from the access to their secure and decentralized oracle network, empower builders with a new subset of possible applications and create a much more user-friendly economic environment.
World Economic Forum Launches Blockchain Toolkit for Supply Chains to Support the World’s Post-COVID Economic Recovery
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its Blockchain Deployment Toolkit, aiming to assist governments and businesses building more resilient supply chains on distributed ledgers. Geneva, Switzerland, April 28, 2020 – The pressure created by the COVID-19 outbreak on global trade systems highlights an urgent need for global cooperation to maintain and strengthen the resilience of […]
xx network sells $9.7M in xx coins
GRAND CAYMAN, April 22, 2020 — The xx network has completed its initial sale of the xx coin, the revolutionary cryptocurrency led by David Chaum. The sale was focused on rewarding early backers who helped drive decentralization of the xx network. During the Regulation S offering, 500 coin holders from outside the U.S purchased $9.7M […]
TokenInsight 2020 Q1 Spot Exchange Industry Report: Extreme Volatility and Plenty of Fake Trading Volumes
April 22, 2020 – The brand new report from TokenInsight covers Centralized Exchanges, Decentralized Exchanges, Exchange-Based Token Trends, Regulation Overview, User Trends, Survey and Spot Exchange Ratings Update.
Bitcoin DeFi Ecosystem Expands as RIF Stablecoin and Leveraged Token are Launched
April 21, 2020 – MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – Money on Chain, the company that built and deployed one of the first bitcoin-collateralized DeFi protocols, announced today the extension of its technology to the RIF ecosystem by releasing the RIF on Chain DeFi platform backed by RIF tokens and deployed on the RSK network. At launch, the […]
A Ride To Forget – CoinGecko 2020 Q1 Cryptocurrency Report
16 April 2020 – CoinGecko, the world’s leading independent cryptocurrency aggregator, has just released its 2020 Q1 Cryptocurrency Report. The 55-page report provides an overview of the state of the cryptocurrency markets over the past quarter with market insights, major events and more. “This quarter is one that we most definitely want to erase from […]
Bitcoin Association Switzerland Launches Wrapped Bitcoin on Tezos
Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS), together with the involved companies, has announced yet another way to use Bitcoin: tzBTC, a token on the Tezos blockchain backed 1-1 by Bitcoin.
Paxful Introduces Gold Buying And Selling To P2P Trading
In response to customer demand, Paxful becomes first bitcoin-backed peer-to-peer marketplace to offer gold buying and selling options April 7, 2020 — Global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, Paxful, introduced to its platform the option for users to buy and sell gold in exchange for bitcoin. The addition of gold buying and selling options to the Paxful […]
Celsius Network and Chainlink Form Long Term Partnership to Create Superior Financial Platform through Decentralization
LONDON, March 30, 2020 — Celsius Network, the industry-leading cryptocurrency interest income platform with more than $600MM in assets, announced today that it is forming a long-term partnership with Chainlink, the market-leading decentralized oracle network. This deep partnership serves as a key way to further Celsius’ overall decentralization through the use of Chainlink’s world-class decentralized […]