Blockchain

Bitcoin is still the world’s biggest crypto network. However, according to James O’Beirne – one of the asset’s top developers – the blockchain behind BTC could wind up faltering in the coming weeks unless people decide to step up and donate enough money that the remaining developers can get paid for what they do. Bitcoin Developers Need More Funds to Stay Afloat Who would have known that all the developers and other individuals working hard to bring bitcoin to fruition...

While there is a plan to set up a panel in April, the Japanese government is also launching a pilot program for the digital yen in the same month. As the race for digital currencies intensifies, the Japanese government is considering launching a panel to examine the practicality of the digital yen. The Finance Ministry is reportedly considering creating an expert panel in April to examine the feasibility of issuing the digital yen. Since the Bank of Japan began research on CBDC in 2020,...

The Radiant Capital-Binance Launchpool development reflects the growing dynamism in the exchange’s staking platform.  Decentralized, non-custodial lending protocol Radiant Capital (RDNT) has become the 32nd project onboarded to the Binance Launchpool. Reports say users can stake their Binance Coin (BNB) and TrueUSD (TUSD) into separate pools to farm RDNT tokens across 40 days. Farming commences on March 31st with a total Radiant Capital token supply of 1,000,000,000 RDNT. Binance also...

Injective – a  layer 1 blockchain – announced the first-ever Solana rollup launch for Cosmos. According to the official press release shared with CryptoPotato, the “Solana Sealevel Virtual Machine (SVM)” will be deployed within the Cosmos ecosystem with the help of roll-up provider Eclipse. By bringing the Solana development environment to the broader Cosmos ecosystem, the integration is aimed at bolstering growth and user adoption within the two ecosystems Solana-Cosmos...

Bitcoin mining firm Vortex Brands has announced a huge plan for expansion that would see its mining power increase significantly over the next several years. Vortex Brands Wants to Do More Mining To do this, Vortex has said it will put more money into its equipment and buy additional rigs. The goal is to up the amount of BTC extracted from the blockchain given the company believes the price of the world’s number one digital asset is sure to rise steadily in the...

It is said that the exchange exposed its users to a very significant risk by combining several aspects of its operations that should have been registered and operated separately. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Beaxy cryptocurrency trading platform for operating in the US as an unregistered platform. According to the regulator, Beaxy as well as its associates violated the Securities Act. The charges levied against Beaxy were also extended to its...

The collapse of FTX in November might have played a major role in the decision of Gemini to foray into derivatives trading. A new report from The Information suggests that Gemini will soon launch an international cryptocurrency derivatives exchange. According to the report, Gemini has been silently working behind the scenes in the past few months to bring the plan to fruition. As part of its efforts, the exchange has reportedly reached out to several firms that can provide it with enough...

Amid the tightening of regulatory rules in Canada, crypto exchanges are contemplating whether to continue their operations or exit from the country. Similar to the United States, regulators in Canada have been tightening their grip on crypto firms operating in the region. Amid this intense regulatory environment, several exchanges have planned to move out of the country. However, crypto exchange Coinbase would prefer to continue its operation in Canada. A person familiar with the matter...

Le fabricant de hardware wallets Ledger a annoncé aujourd’hui une levée de fonds de 100 millions d’euros portant sa valorisation à 1,3 milliard d’euros. « Aujourd’hui, Ledger a annoncé un nouveau cycle de financement. Je suis reconnaissant du soutien continu de nos investisseurs à long terme et je souhaite la bienvenue aux nouveaux investisseurs qui soutiennent la révolution indéniable actuelle de...

New York-based YES Network recently introduced a streaming option for non-cable viewers to access live Yankees games.  YES Network has launched a streaming service that allows non-cable subscribers to view live New York Yankees games. The YES Network streaming service will cost $24.99 every month or $239.99 annually. However, the service also has a promotional offer of $19.99 per month, or $199.99 annually, for subscriptions before April 30th. This promotional run expires at the end of the...