Blockchain

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer]Friday 12th March 2021, St John, Antigua – Poltergeist Exchange has partnered with GHOST by McAfee to bring a private stable coin and privacy dex to the GHOST by McAfee blockchain. Poltergeist Exchange has released their native token GHOUL, and are developing and releasing a side chain with the same name for Ghost by McAfee.Side chains for GHOST will open up a variety of interaction possibilities including a full privacy dex using atomic swaps to...

More developments on the Ripple vs. the SEC legal front as the Commission has requested personal financial information of the company’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, and co-founder Christian Larsen.Simultaneously, the Japanese financial giant SBI Group has doubled-down on its support for Ripple by offering to pay its shareholders dividends in XRP.The SEC Seeks Personal Info on Ripple ExecsThe impending case between the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the blockchain payment processor...

Atari – a gaming company that was huge in the 80s and popular for titles such as “Pong” and the infamous “E.T.” game – has announced that it is heading deeper into crypto territory with the release of a new crypto-based casino. Gaming Company Atari Sets Up Crypto Casino The project is being produced with the help of a company called Decentral Games on the Ethereum blockchain. All games set to be offered will be based on old titles issued by Atari. Customers can also play...

The backed stablecoin under ticker USDU by a Swiss company UGPay Group AG allows executing fast and affordable transfers with minimum transactional costs. The USDU stablecoin is backed by deposits in a different stablecoin, USDC. A Swiss financial company GTI NET AG with an asset management license acts as a guarantor for tokens liquidity and security of the deposit. The stablecoin USDU operates on the CryptoUnit blockchain that was launched on the 2nd February 2021...

Nexo, a financial service provider for digital assets, has announced a $150k donation to Brink, a non-profit dedicated to encouraging, nurturing, and supporting the open-source Bitcoin development community.This follows the contribution of Jack Dorsey, who recently granted 1 BTC to the organization as well.Nexo Donates $150K to BrinkAs Bitcoin continues to experience upward growth, prominent industry leaders and stakeholders are focusing on promoting open-source cryptocurrency development to...

Laurent Benichou, Professeur à HEC sur Bitcoin, les cryptomonnaies et les blockchains, a publié aujourd’hui un rapport de 20 pages consacré à la consommation énergétique et à l’impact carbone de Bitcoin. « Bitcoin consomme autant d’énergie que l’Irlande ! » Vous avez certainement entendu ce terrible slogan qui suggère que Bitcoin est un gaspillage total d’énergie et que son empreinte est...

Financial services giant JPMorgan Chase & Co filed a prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a new debt instrument tied to crypto-related companies. JPM’s New Crypto-Related Investment InitiativeAccording to the prospectus filed with the SEC, the debt instrument dubbed J.P. Morgan Cryptocurrency Exposure Basket will enable investors to allocate funds in a basket of crypto-focused companies. Some of those names include Michael Saylor’s...

According to Buterin, the proposed rollups are not a new thing and will hold until Ethereum 2.0 is fully launched.High transaction fees and mind-blowing token exchange fees on the Ethereum ecosystem will be history in coming weeks, Vitalik Buterin noted. The Ethereum co-founder was speaking on the Tim Ferriss podcast, where he noted that proposed rollups will scale the Ethereum ecosystem 100X in the coming weeks.According to Buterin, the proposed rollups are not a new thing and will hold...

ChainGuardians is a platform combining blockchain technology and gaming to enable a player-focused and player-driven economy. Players of the game can participate in both the ChainGuardians RPG game and the ChainGuardians NFT mining platform, earning income and rewards. ChainGuardians has announced their Initial Dex Offering (IDO) for the ChainGuardians Governance Token (CGG) on Polkastarter, the premier decentralized fundraising platform. ChainGuardians IDO Details The...

Nearly a year after filing a lawsuit against YouTube for failing to prevent XRP giveaway scams, Ripple Labs has settled the issue without disclosing any further details.In the other ongoing Ripple-related lawsuit, the SEC has asked Judge Analisa Torres to deny the payment processor’s motions to dismiss.Ripple Settles with YouTubeCryptoPotato reported last year in April that the blockchain-based payment protocol undertook legal actions against the largest video-sharing platform – YouTube....