Blockchain

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer]Singapore, January 12, 2021 — Scalable smart contract platform TomoChain has released details of its forthcoming Zorro upgrade. Set to occur at block 30,915,660, on or around January 22nd, the activation of Zorro will enhance the Proof-of-Stake blockchain with an upgraded EVM.“The arrival of Zorro is an important milestone in our ongoing development,” said TomoChain founder and CEO Long Vuong. “I am confident that the new features and functionalities it...

The move from Bakkt further complements the decision of Coinbase and other exchanges including Binance US, OKCoin which had removed XRP coin from their platforms.Bakkt, the digital asset marketplace backed by Intercontinental Exchange Inc, has revealed that it has no plans to support XRP coin, the digital asset closely associated with blockchain-based payment firm Ripple Labs Inc. Per a report from Cointelegraph, the no-plan prospects for XRP coin by Bakkt was revealed by the company’s Chief...

Although the price of bitcoin has crashed in the past 24 hours with double-digit percetages, the network’s fundamentals remain strong. Recent data indicated that BTC’s mining difficulty and the hash rate had reached new all-time highs.BTC Mining Difficulty And Hash Rate ATHsThe mining difficulty on the BTC network goes through an automatic adjustment every 2,016 blocks (or roughly two weeks). Depending on the number of active miners putting their computational power to work on the blockchain,...

The leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has teamed up with an Israeli blockchain company called Orbs to be the first core sponsors of a DeFi-related program. Dubbed DeFiOrg accelerator, it aims to enhance the research, development, and community engagement in the decentralized finance field.Binance And Orbs Sponsor DeFi AcceleratorThe Malta-based digital asset exchange announced its most recent endeavor in a press release shared with CryptoPotato. It described the accelerator as a program...

Polkadot has selected Koto design for a revamp of its platform. The project implementation will happen in three different phases – immersion, development, and delivery.Multichain blockchain project Polkadot (DOT) has been making some core and integral design changes to its platform. The community has recently hired a leading blockchain design agency Koto to revamp its design and architecture.Last Wednesday, the platform announced some major design changes. Interestingly, the shake-up involves...

Dan Larimer, the blockchain entrepreneur that co-founded the company behind the popular project EOS, has left his position after four years. Interestingly, the native cryptocurrency EOS has reacted immediately with a vigorous price drop of about 25%.Larimer, who served as Block.one’s chief technological officer, has resigned from his position at the company as of December 31st, 2020. “I will continue on my mission to create a free market, voluntary solutions for securing life, liberty,...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer]PAID Network, one of the first legal techs to use distributed ledger technologies (DLT) to make business on the Blockchain more secure, has announced its upcoming IDO on January 20th, on the Polkastarter platform.The DEX Initial Offering (IDO) on Polkastarter is the next fundraising step after a successful $2M private sale round, after receiving over $23M in requests from more than 7,000 investors. AlphaBit Fund and Master Ventures led the round in...

Bitcoin has been surging as of late. At the time of writing, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has jumped beyond the $40,000 price for the second time this month, but according to billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, the currency is just getting started, and $40,000 is nothing compared to where he believes it will go within the next five to ten years.Chamath Palihapitiya: Bitcoin Will Hit $200,000 Within the Next DecadeIn a recent interview with CNBC, Palihapitiya...

All applications built on top of Taraxa specifically address data visibility by implanting trust-verifying mechanisms to the backbone of operational transactions.Taraxa’s newly released testnet was just put to use for a process auditing platform that minimizes operational friction in multi-party business processes. The Silicon Valley-based blockchain startup is building auditing solutions that infuse database-integrated systems with transparency and credibility by using data anchoring and...

The Vietnamese financial institution will reportedly initiate the provision of letters of credit (L/C) on the blockchain, aiming at better and safer transactions for its clients.Becoming a “Happy Digital Bank”Vietnamese bank HDBank has announced it will issue letters of credit (L/C) using blockchain technology. According to a recent report, the major financial institution will pioneer the local digital market by becoming the first in the county to offer the L/C using blockchain technology.A...