Blockchain

Ripple’s Director of Developer Relations – Matt Hamilton – announced his departure due to personal issues. On the other hand, the blockchain firm appointed Michael Warren as the newest member of its Board of Directors. The American has previously served as Senior Advisor in the White House during the Obama administration. Hiring Former White House Advisor It is not all gloomy news for Ripple. According to a separate announcement, the blockchain organization welcomed Michael...

INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Mar. 18, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, has listed HNB Protocol (HNB) on March 18, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the HNB/USDT trading pair is now officially available for trading. Healthcare, stress relief and leisure industries have grown rapidly and shown great potential in recent years, HNB Protocol (HNB) is here to utilize the power of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to innovate these industries...

Digital asset custodian Hex Trust has announced raising $88 million in a Series B funding round. As per the official blog post, the funding round was led by Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures. Hex will deploy the funds towards expanding its footprint and scaling its operations. Hex Trust’s Funding Round The funding round also saw participation from Ripple, Terra, Morgan Creek, Primavera Venture Partners, LeadBlock Partners, Eterna Capital, Sino Global Capital, Topaz, as...

Aave – the popular web 3.0 lending protocol – has released its anticipated V3 update. The new version includes multiple new features that reportedly offer “increased capital efficiency” and “enhanced decentralization”. According to an announcement from the company,  one of the new features includes “Portals” allowing for transfers of Aave V3 assets across different chains by “permit listed” bridge protocols, approved by Aave governance. Many chains will be available given...

Le salon Virtuality 2022, dédié « aux industries des technologies immersives, des mondes virtuels et des blockchains », aura lieu jeudi et vendredi au Carreau du Temple à Paris. Certaines conférences seront consacrées à Bitcoin et aux cryptomonnaies. L’évènement est réservé aux professionnels. Au programme : Jeudi 17 Mars 09h30 – 10h25 – Salle plénière : Economie et régulation des metaverses, avec Julien Pillot et Fabien Roques...

One of today’s fastest-growing business areas is the creator economy. Web 2.0 platforms are no longer relied upon by creators for the infrastructure that they have traditionally given in order to make money. Creators are migrating their audience away from larger platforms and onto their own websites and apps to adopt new monetization strategies. The power of creators can encourage widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies by providing direct, secure, and fast transactions....

The Shanghai Public Security Bureau and the Yangpu Public Security Bureau conducted a joint investigation on pyramid schemes using cryptocurrencies. Shortly after, the authorities busted an online platform, which drained nearly $16 million in digital assets from its victims over the years. Shanghai’s First Cracked Crypto Pyramid Scheme According to a local report, the organization started its illegal activities in June 2020, and its leader was a criminal suspect named Mou....

The popular ecosystem for non-fungible tokens – Enjin – launched the first NFT parachain on Polkadot. Following the initiative, the former vowed to support CryptoBlades and its more than one million users. The First NFT Parachain Launched on Polkadot At the end of 2021, Enjin’s NFT project – Efinity – won Polkadot’s last parachain auction for the year with a fundraiser of over $214 million worth of DOT. Back then, the blockchain protocol noted that Efinity will go live in...

Lack of expertise in blockchain and digital currencies is making investigations into fraud cases not only tricky but also susceptible to new scams. In one such case, the police in Indian city Pune have arrested two persons who were hired to help the probe into a crypto fraud case registered in 2018. What is the Case? According to the Pune police, it hired Ravindra Patil and Pankaj Ghode to assist in the investigation of a fraud case involving digital currencies. Ravindra...

Elliptic – a blockchain forensics firm – has reportedly given authorities information about a digital wallet that could possibly be linked to sanctioned Russian entities. It apparently stores “significant asset holdings,” amounting to millions of dollars worth of crypto. Caught Using Crypto? In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson noted that cryptocurrencies can be used to evade sanctions. This has been a growing concern among officials...