Blockchain

Most blockchain-based startups have seen funding from venture backers, despite the current cryptocurrency market downturn, recording over $4 billion in Q2 alone. This massive venture capital backing is in keeping with the established trend of VC funding for blockchain firms as investors look to be part of the new wave of disruption associated with decentralized finance. VC Backers Continue to Dole Out Funding for Blockchain Startups According to CNBC on Thursday (July 22,...

Dans un article publié mercredi sur le blog de Blockstream, Christian Decker a dévoilé le projet Greenlight, un wallet Lightning simplifié permettant, à la façon de Phoenix Wallet, d’envoyer et de recevoir très simplement des satoshis via le Lightning Network en gardant le contrôle des fonds mais sans avoir à se soucier de la gestion des canaux de paiement. « Débuter avec Bitcoin peut être difficile, en particulier pour ce qui concerne...

Amazon seems determined to maintain its reputation as an innovative company and is looking to experiment with cryptocurrencies through a digital currency payment and blockchain unit. According to an announcement posted on Thursday, Amazon is looking for a blockchain specialist to lead its Digital Currency and Blockchain strategy. The Payments Acceptance & Experience team is seeking an experienced product leader to develop Amazon’s Digital Currency and Blockchain strategy...

After four years of research, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will finally roll out a pilot program for its own digital currency on October 1st, 2021. The CBDC project, named “GIANT,” will run on the modular blockchain framework Hyperledger Fabric. Nigeria Does Not Want to Fall Behind During a recent webinar, the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed that it had set a clear date for launching a pilot for its CBDC – October 1st. The information technology director of the CBN –...

Despite its recently rocky relationship with global regulators, leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has revealed that its U.S.-based division, Binance US, is considering going public. Binance US Considers IPO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder and CEO of Binance, made this known at the ReDeFiNE Tomorrow 2021 blockchain virtual conference. Speaking on the future plans and the regulatory issues that his exchange has been facing, CZ hinted that Binance US is looking to go public...

The New Jersey Attorney General’s office has issued a cease-and-desist letter to blockchain company Block Fi to get the firm to end all marketing for its interest-bearing accounts. Block Fi Is at the Center of Some Unwanted Attention According to the letter, Block Fi has been busy selling unregistered securities and violating present securities laws. The company provides interest rates of anywhere between .25 percent and 8.5 percent depending on the amount of money...

The recent trend noticed in terms of investment in blockchain technology has affirmed the fact that despite the deterioration registered in the crypto market, it is still deemed as a vital and promising area for investors to float their money in.Investors have been taking a keen interest in funding blockchain startups helping them raise $4.4 billion despite noticing a sharp decline in generalized crypto prices. Blockchain technology is the foundational technology for cryptocurrency...

Invité : Alexandre Stachtchenko, cofondateur Blockchain Partner, Directeur Blockchain & Cryptos chez KPMG France et Co-fondateur & Board-Member de l’ADAN. Au programme :– Les origines de la cryptomonnaie– La souveraineté monétaire face à la finance décentralisée– Géopolitique : les cryptomonnaies contribuent-elles à la dédollarisation du monde ?– Retour sur les protocoles Ethereum et Bitcoin Réalisation : Yoann Tortigue, animateur du podcast Ma Question Préférée....

A $3.1 trillion investment play by Swiss gamechanger CV VC CV VC, the leading Swiss blockchain venture capitalist and incubator has not only extended its VC operations internationally to UAE and Africa but now offers fully compliant, bankable and transferable participation in an underlying portfolio of blockchain assets, delivering a balancing opportunity, high return potential and diversification. The CV VC investment vehicles are...

Anthony Di Iorio – co-founder of the Ethereum network, a primary competitor to bitcoin – has stated he is leaving the cryptocurrency space for good. Di Iorio Is Making His Exit Discussing his reasons for exiting crypto, Di Iorio has stated that “personal safety” is one. He says that ever since 2017, he has required a security team to follow him wherever he goes or to meet him at specific places. At 48 years of age, he is terrified to be alone it seems, though he has not...