Blockchain

Meta Platforms Inc. – the owner of the Meta (formerly Facebook) brand – filed for five trademark applications on Friday under the name of “Meta Pay”. They appear to be dedicated to a new digital payments platform that will integrate various cryptocurrency and blockchain-related products. Examining “Meta Pay” According to the applications filed on May 13th, Meta Pay is described as an “online social investment network.” It will allow users to conduct trades using digital...

The blockchain security service provider – Fireblocks – introduced a new Web3 Engine that will aid developers’ efforts to build NFT, DeFi, and GameFi products and services. Additionally, the platform enabled access to exchanges, decentralized applications, and non-fungible token marketplaces for capital market participants and alternative asset managers. The New Fireblock Web3 Engine According to a recent announcement, the platform’s new Web3 Engine will allow developers and...

EY – a Big Four accounting firm – launched a new application programming interface (API) for its blockchain platform, allowing enterprise users to transact on public blockchains without dealing with the complexity of entire DLT systems. New API for EY OpsChain EY OpsChain, part of the giant’s blockchain platform, is a subsidiary dedicated to solving issues in procurement, supply chain, and traceability through the use of notarization and tokenization. The newly announced EY...

Okay, Bears has quickly become amongst the most popular collections of non-fungible tokens based on Solana. At the time of this writing in May 2022, the collection has also become the most actively traded one on OpenSea, surpassing the likes of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Azuki, CloneX, and others. The following is a deep dive on Okay Bears and everything there is to know about the collection.  What Are Okay Bears NFTs? Okay Bears is a collection of 10,000 non-fungible tokens...

Kryptowährungen haben in den vergangenen Wochen deutlich an Wert verloren. Noch einmal beschleunigt hat diese Entwicklung der Zusammenbruch des Kryptowerts Luna, ein Coin, der mit dem Stablecoin TerraUS (UST) gekoppelt ist. „Das Geschäftsmodell der Terra-Blockchain, eine Basis für algorithmische Stablecoins anzubieten, ist gescheitert“ sagt Hartmut Giesen. „Viele Anleger haben hier investiert, ohne den Coin und sein Geschäftsmodell wirklich verstanden zu haben.“ Eine Grundregel für...

HFSP? Die Schweizer FINMA will strenge Bitcoin-Regulierung. Die Finanzmarktaufsicht verlangt zukünftig Identifikationsprozesse für Krypto-Käufe ab einer Höhe von 1000 Schweizer Franken, wie in den kürzlichen Erneuerungen des Schweizer Geldwäschegesetzes beschlossen wurde. Ursprünglich war ein Wert von 5000 Schweizer Franken festgelegt. Nun die Verschärfung dieser Regeln! Damit folgte die Finanzmarktaufsicht den Anpassungen eines Bundesgesetzes,...

Ein Staatsfonds aus Singapur greift dem Kryptoanalyse-Startup Chainalysis mit einer kräftigen Finanzspritze unter die Arme. Die Asiaten investieren eine beträchtliche Summe von insgesamt 170 Millionen Dollar in das Unternehmen. Chainalysis hatte bisher bereits 366 Millionen Dollar von diversen Investoren wie Accel, Benchmark, Paradigm oder Coatue erhalten. Im Jahre 2020 wurden in Singapur und Tokio Büros eröffnet. Ziel war es, die APAC-Präsenz des...

As a world class digital asset exchange, LBank continues to focus on providing its users quality projects to participate in. Here is a weekly report made by LBank Exchange presenting this week’s exciting new listings and a summary of the ones listed last week, offering users more information to help better understand these unique opportunities. New Listings on LBank ExchangeScheduled this week starting on 16th May.For a more complete list please follow our twitter...

INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, May. 13, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list Elia Coin (ELC) on May 13, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the ELC/USDT trading pair is now officially available for trading at 16:00 (UTC+8) on May 13, 2022. Setting a new standard for blockchain platforms, the ELC platform bridges multiple blockchains and allows users to send crypto from one to the other with its multi-chain supporting wallet, while providing...

Terra co-founder Do Kwon has unveiled a detailed plan to hard fork Terra and revive the network’s ecosystem. It will involve abandoning its algorithmic stablecoin, and launching a new cryptocurrency to replace its old governance token, LUNA. The proposal is a follow-up to Kwon’s informal plan he posted last week, in which he admitted that UST was a failed stablecoin, and that the blockchain needed a fresh restart. It roughly reflects his original plan to distribute...