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16.11 / 20:57

Technology Adoption fees transactions Power The power of cheap transactions: Can Solana's growth outpace Ethereum?

The top cryptocurrencies by market capitalization keep changing over time as the industry matures. Solana (SOL) has seen its value skyrocket so far this year and has been consistently processing over 2,500 transactions per second.

16.11 / 19:23

business Blockchain Technology Adoption Liquid staking protocol pSTAKE raises $10M from notable cryptocurrency venture capital firms and angel investors

On Tuesday, pSTAKE, a liquid staking protocol from decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Persistence, announced in a statement provided to Cointelegraph that it had closed a $10 million strategic funding round from venture capital firms. Tendermint, the core developer behind the Cosmos network, powers Persistence blockchain with its consensus engine.

14.11 / 21:43

Blockchain Technology Ethereum Bitcoin Future Without quantum security, our blockchain future is uncertain

News that two teams of Chinese scientists have achieved quantum advantage — a technical term for when a computer can perform functions beyond that of a classical computer — may be the signal that we have truly entered a new era.

14.11 / 19:27

Blockchain Technology Adoption NFT Why are major global brands experimenting with NFTs in the Metaverse?

Blockchain is a core technology that differentiates itself from other technologies by having solved the double expense with the emergence of the Bitcoin blockchain in 2008. Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, were driven by blockchain technology which brought scarcity and interoperability to nonfungible tokens. But, what do blockchain technology and NFTs have to do with Metaverse? Why are large companies experimenting with NFTs in Metaverse?

14.11 / 11:25

Blockchain Technology Adoption Investments Adapt or die: Venture capital vs. crypto, blockchain, DAOs and Web 3.0

We have seen a steep adoption of crypto-based systems this year, including decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) such as digital art, crypto-centric gaming, and increased adoption of cryptocurrencies as investment and payment tools. One of the more recent developments is the emergence of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).

14.11 / 00:35

Blockchain Technology Stablecoin Banks The stablecoin boom won’t continue without decentralized interoperability

Stablecoins are the cornerstone of the digital asset marketplace with a market cap of over $100 billion. Governments are already putting considerable resources in being up to speed with the trends.

13.11 / 21:51

Blockchain Technology Adoption DeFi’s quest to reimagine finance must come from a community-based design

Crypto has seen a rise in novel uses of liquidity mining and rewards through protocols like Uniswap, Aave and Compound. More recently, a new crop of DeFi 2.0 protocols such as OlympusDAO, Alchemix and Abracadabra are exploring new ways of operating without giving up token rewards.

13.11 / 20:43

Technology Adoption Investments Trading Crypto trading face-off: Shiba Inu (78 million percent in a year) vs Koinos (535% in a month)

The story of Shiba Inu (SHIB), crypto’s best-performer of the year, still boggles the mind — even after multiple retellings. Just 12 months ago, the price of one SHIB token had ten zeros in front of it: $0.000000000063 on volume of $682.58, according to CoinGecko.

13.11 / 18:17

Blockchain Technology NFT DAO rights open Digital rights management in the open seas of blockchain systems

To understand the complexity of digital rights management, or DRM, one must first understand the DRM challenges of current systems and then the challenges (and opportunities) presented by blockchain technology that prides itself on transparency, data linkage and immutability as some of the main characteristics that lends itself to the trust systems.

13.11 / 14:45

Blockchain Technology Ethereum Adoption Limit order protocols offer more flexibility and efficiency to DEX traders

As decentralized exchanges (DEXs) evolve, their functionalities become more and more advanced, often matching those of centralized exchanges (CEXs). One such functionality is the ability to place limit orders, which offers more flexibility and efficiency to DEX traders. This article looks at the existing limit order features and their prospective implementations.

12.11 / 13:37

Technology Twitter Belarus state airline Belavia and Turkey move to stop migrant flights

Belarus' state-run airline said on Friday that it is banning Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from incoming flights from Turkey at Ankara's request after Minsk was accused of bringing in migrants to send onto the European Union.

12.11 / 11:23

Technology Twitter Austrian leader says lockdown for the unvaccinated is likely

Austria's chancellor has stepped up threats of lockdown measures for unvaccinated people, as new coronavirus cases in the Alpine nation are soaring. The country's worst-affected province said it plans to take that step next week.

12.11 / 11:23

Technology Twitter Death Deaths Where in Europe are COVID infections and deaths on the rise?

Here is the latest data on COVID-19 infections and deaths in Europe.

11.11 / 18:49

Technology Belarus: Lukashenko ponders cutting gas supplies if EU levies more sanctions over migrants

Alexander Lukashenko has said Belarus "must respond" if the European Union imposes new sanctions against his regime over the influx of migrants on the country's western border.

10.11 / 17:13

Blockchain Technology Ethereum Adoption University of Cambridge to launch decentralized carbon credit marketplace on the Tezos blockchain

In an announcement Friday morning, the University of Cambridge announced it would be building a novel decentralized carbon credit marketplace to support global reforestation efforts. Its ultimate goal would be to increase the adoption of nature-based conservation solutions, or NbS, such as reforestation, through financial instruments. The institution envisions that purchasers of carbon credits will be able to securely and directly fund NbS projects through the platform.

10.11 / 14:23

Blockchain Technology cryptocurrency Social Media Reddit co-founder announces €86 million investment in social media on Solana blockchain

The venture firm of US investor Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of social media site Reddit, has teamed up with the venture arm of the Solana Labs blockchain for a $100 million (€86 million) investment initiative in decentralised social projects, both firms said on Tuesday at a conference in Lisbon.

10.11 / 11:07

Dogecoin Blockchain Technology Moon DOGE-1 moon mission set for launch with SpaceX in early 2022

DOGE-1, the first crypto-funded mission to the moon, is set to launch early next year following a new partnership between two blockchain companies and manufacturer Geometric Energy Corporation, also known as GEC.

10.11 / 00:37

Blockchain Technology Adoption PBoC governor says digital yuan to be more privacy-enhanced than payment apps

During a virtual video session at the Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies' 30th Anniversary Conference, People's Bank of China governor Gang Yi discussed recent developments regarding the country's central bank digital currency, or CBDC, known as the digital yuan (e-CNY). Gang specifically addressed the issue of privacy surrounding the Digital Yuan in the following statement, as translated by Cointelegraph:

09.11 / 23:05

business Blockchain Technology defi network ‘In the next three to five years, the DeFi industry will grow massively,’ says 1inch Network co-founder Anton Bukov

It’s only been two years since its founding, but decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol 1inch Network has already surpassed $85.8 billion in cumulative trading volume. At a May 2019 hackathon in New York City, 1inch co-founders Anton Bukov and Sergej Kunz developed a prototype DEX aggregator that became the basis of the network. DEX aggregators are platforms that source liquidity from multiple DEXs, thereby providing better token swap rates with less slippage.

09.11 / 18:57

business Blockchain Technology Environment Crypto's climate impact: Are carbon offsets good enough?

As global leaders discuss what needs to be done to address the concerns surrounding climate change at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, businesses throughout the world are looking to achieve carbon neutrality. Environmental impact has been a hot topic in the crypto sector with renaming it as being a top priority.

09.11 / 01:53

business Blockchain Technology Adoption ESG oriented blockchain wants on-chain ‘nutrition labels’ for every commodity exchanged

The Watr Foundation, in partnership with blockchain platform Algorand, recently launched a project to provide ESG scoring for different commodities with a special focus on climate change. While the project has a clear environmental focus, the platform will also include labeling for everything from how a company treats its workers to the number of people participating in an asset's ecosystem by gender.

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