Blockchain

[Featured Content]  The emergence of bitcoin over a decade ago and the entire cryptocurrency and blockchain industry later on created vast opportunities for a decentralized space to thrive virtually. While that has merits of its own, human beings are still physical creatures requiring physical necessities as well. This separation by the digital and physical world has provided gaps, but this is where protocols like Ekta have emerged, intending to close those divides. Ekta aims...

Swisscom is joining Chainlink, the world’s largest oracle network, as part of a pilot initiative. The Chainlink network provides important data for what are known as decentralised financial applications (DeFi), through which transactions worth several billion US dollars are now processed daily, such as on Aave and Uniswap. The rapid growth of this market is giving rise to new types of value chains and business models that could also gain relevance for the Swiss financial...

SEBA Bank supports Blockchain Nation Switzerland SEBA Bank, a FINMA licenced Swiss Bank providing a seamless, secure, and easy-to-use bridge between digital and traditional assets, is proud to announce its partnership with the NTN Innovation Booster – Blockchain Nation Switzerland. The multi-year funding instrument is led by the Swiss Blockchain Federation and combines relevant actors from the industry and academia to promote a new...

Dallas-based Maison Reserve & Co. has chosen Ethereum to build a new cryptocurrency that is tied to the supply and demand of various products. Maison Reserve Unleashes a New Rewards Token Based on Ethereum Maison was attracted to Ethereum for several reasons. For one thing, the blockchain boasts smart contract capabilities, making it relatively easy to establish new decentralized applications (dapps) and digital tokens. In addition, Ethereum has allegedly been on a...

Mittlerweile hört man überall von Kryptowährungen. Insbesondere durch den steigenden Kurs der beliebten Währung Bitcoin ist in den letzten Monaten wieder ein regelrechter Hype um die Thematik entflammt. Explizit der Begriff Staking taucht im Zusammenhang mit dem Aufbau eines passiven Einkommens durch Kryptowährungen immer wieder auf. Doch was ist das überhaupt und wie funktioniert das Staking? Die Antworten darauf gibt es im folgenden Beitrag. Und wer selber Staking...

Der weltumspannende chinesische E-Commerce-Konzern Alibaba steigt in den Rechtehandel für geistiges Eigentum ein. Mit dem neuen Geschäftsbereich namens Blockchain Digital Copyright and Asset-Trade sollen Künstler die Nutzungsrechte an ihren Werken monetarisieren können, indem sie Lizenzen in Form nicht austauschbarer Tokens (NFT) an interessierte Investoren verkaufen. Der neugeschaffene Lizenzen-Marktplatz ist bereits über die allgemeine Alibaba-Auktionsplattform aufrufbar. Die...

Nigel Green – CEO of the financial advisory firm deVere Group – believes Ethereum would surpass Bitcoin and become the leading digital asset within five years. He argued that the former has more tech advantages than its rival, which would be the key to its rally. ‘Ethereum Is More Useful Than Bitcoin’ According to Nigel Green – the founder of the digital service provider deVere Group – Ethereum would exceed Bitcoin’s value by 2026. The chief executive pointed out that Vitalik...

Crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain has become the first official company of its kind to release a climate plan to carry it through the future. Argo Blockchain Is Looking to Be More Environmentally Friendly The idea of crypto mining is necessary to ensure digital blockchains are consistently supplied with new tokens. However, the process has been quite controversial over the past few months given that it is allegedly causing irreversible damage to the planet according to...

EDCON2021 is coming! As one of the largest gatherings of the Ethereum and blockchain communities, EDCON (Community Ethereum Development Conference) has established a high level of popularity in the Ethereum and blockchain space. This year, due to COVID-19, EDCON2021 will be organized online from Aug. 27 to 29, and the live-stream presentation will be available at https://next.brella.io/join/EDCON2021, which Ethereum and blockchain developers, researchers, scholars,...

Following in Amazon’s footsteps, Walmart – one of the biggest retailers in the world – has decided to hire a blockchain expert for its team. Walmart Is Building Its Blockchain Team The company is allegedly looking to get involved in the cryptocurrency space and has posted a job advertisement seeking out a qualified “cryptocurrency product lead.” The posting reads as follows: As an expert in digital currencies/ cryptocurrency and blockchain-related technologies, you will...