Blockchain

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...

The @Pay protocol is leveraging blockchain technology and DeFi to offer tailored e-commerce solutions to consumers and merchants.The emancipation of blockchain technology is all about advances and cutting-edge innovations such as that currently being brandished by the @Pay protocol. Founded in 2020 in Sydney, Australia, the @Pay protocol comes off as a global decentralized platform that brings payment solutions to both merchants, and consumers that make purchases online.The protocol is a...

Banking platform Cashaa is launching in India. Among the many crypto-based services and tools the company plans to offer users include crypto savings accounts, loans for purchasing bitcoin and other forms of digital assets, card services, and lending against crypto. Cashaa Is Unveiling All Its Latest Crypto Offerings All this might sound dandy. There is just one problem… The state of crypto in India is very up and down at the time, and it is unclear if Cashaa will even...

Wyre, a blockchain payments provider, announced today that developers around the world are now able to provide USDC stablecoin to customers in the Polygon ecosystem. The feature was made possible through a partnership with Polygon. Wyre Integrates With Polygon Wyre said in a press release shared with CryptoPotato that the integration of its Checkout API with Polygon will allow developers to quickly and easily provide a fiat-to-USDC on-ramp for their users. Meanwhile, the...