Blockchain

With the Bank of France making its intentions to test out its digital currency in 2020, the selection of Tezos is one of the bank’s proactive measures in this regard. The Tezos blockchain has been chosen by the French investment bank Societe Generale, one of the eight partners chosen by Banque De France for its Central Bank Digital Currency drive, as the favorite to help power the proposed digital Euro.Per the press release from Nomadic Labs, a functional research and development center in...

[Featured Content]SLOBLOCO 2020 is the first Slovak Blockchain Congress with international participation that will run from November 16th-18th based in Samorin, Slovak Republic. The team behind the Congress has the ambition to fill the conference with 430 participants with approximately 85% exclusively from Slovakia and the Czech Republic with a large portion of attendees coming from the Kelta community as well. Despite having a physical component, the main focus of the conference will be the...

That is until today when the lead developer has submitted the first official proposal for the Phase 0 stage of the migration to Ethereum 2.0.Phase 0 EIP SubmittedEthereum developer Danny Ryan has submitted the first Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 2982 to the Github repository. This marks the first official step to getting Phase 0, or Beacon Chain, nearer to launch.ITSHAPPENING.GIF@dannyryan has submitted an EIP for eth2 phase 0 ?https://t.co/eqvEDiT3FT pic.twitter.com/NHM3DJ8i4D— Anthony...

Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 971. Im heutigen Video geht’s um folgende Themen: Bitcoin wird primäre Rücklage für MicroStrategy, Massive weltweite Bitcoin-Akkumulation & Countdown zum Ethereum 2.0 Launch. 1.) MicroStrategy geht in die Vollen: Bitcoin wird primäre Rücklagehttps://www.btc-echo.de/schlagzeilen/microstrategy-geht-in-die-vollen-bitcoin-wird-primaere-ruecklage/ 2.) Wall Street Veteran prognostiziert massive weltweite...

Decentralized Finance: Im Moment sind mehr als 100.000 Bitcoins in den Smart Contracts von Ethereum eingebunden. Im Moment sind mehr als 100.000 Bitcoins in den intelligenten Verträgen von Ethereum eingeschlossen. Dies entspricht einem Wert von 1,1 Milliarden Dollar oder etwa 900 Millionen Euro. Moment, was? Bitcoins auf Ethereum? Ja, Bitcoins können für die Dezentralisierte...

An increasing number of crypto projects are now utilizing cross-chain technology, clearing the way to an interconnected blockchain environment.Cross-chains are beginning to dominate the blockchain landscape, with projects increasingly looking to interoperable solutions. In May a single transaction on Ethereum created more wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) than the entire value of BTC held on the Lightning Network. The strength of wBTC has only continued to grow since, as greater numbers of individuals...

In the face of necessary change, bitcoin and blockchain could reasonably supply the much-needed compromise between what is, and what could be. In the wake of current events, the majority of the global population has been given a choice. A chance to reset many of the systems that have been irrefutably shown to fail. While it’s not necessary to fully condemn present systems of governance, finance, and social constructs- it is important to accept their failings and ask for something better....

Blockchain and crypto startup Nym is unveiling a new incentive program for those that engage in bitcoin transactions while running the company’s nodes.Nym Is Looking to Empower Internet UsersThe main goal of Nym appears to be privacy. The company has designed software that works to hide metadata and prevent tracking at a network level. As it turns out, whenever we go on the internet, we are potentially in danger of having our identities or other private information revealed or stolen. How...

The Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a proposed cryptocurrency regulation guideline while classifying crypto assets as securities.Crypto Regulations UnderwayAccording to an official release on Monday (September 14, 2020), the Nigeria SEC announced that the commission is looking at a three-pronged approach towards regulating the crypto industry. The SEC also stated that the aim of the proposed regulation was to promote market efficiency and transparency and not...

Swisscom Blockchain will begin work on a cloud-based security layer for Polkadot after it was awarded a development grant by the Web3 Foundation. The security solution will focus on providing an extra layer of security for users who stake coins on Polkadot’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network.Swisscom Awarded Web3 Foundation GrantThe Web3 Foundation oversees the development of the Polkadot ecosystem. On September 10th it was announced that the foundation had awarded an undisclosed development grant...