Blockchain

A popular blockchain security company finally revealed who was the sender of last week’s Ethereum transactions with abnormally high fees.Reportedly, it’s a small South Korean cryptocurrency exchange that pays little to no attention to its security protocols.The BackstoryLast week, CryptoPotato reported on two transactions with abnormally high fees that took place on Ethereum’s network. Both of them were sent out from the same address. The first carried 0.55 ETH and paid a fee of 10,668 ETH,...

39% of the participants of the survey conducted by Deloitte have incorporated the DLT into their organizational operations such as in production.A recent survey by Deloitte shows that more companies are paying attention to blockchain technology. The study which was conducted from February 6, 2020, and lasted for about a month polled the opinion of 1,488 top company officials from 14 countries.The result of the survey indicates that blockchain is evolving from a peripheral disruptive...

The non-custodial, decentralized exchange, Loopring, has listed pBTC – a token that acts as a fully-backed Bitcoin equivalent on the Ethereum blockchain.The addition of pBTC to Loopring – the fastest decentralized exchange (DEX) based on Ethereum – gives Bitcoin users a quick on-ramp to Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.Loopring Lists pBTCProvable Things – the developers of pBTC – announced the listing of pBTC against stablecoin Tether (USDT) on June 16. According to...

Chainlink has been included in a top list of technology pioneers by the World Economic Forum. The selection consists of some of the biggest names which are leaving their mark in several industries, including blockchain and other tech innovations.Among The Most Promising Tech IntegratorsUpon the 20th anniversary of the Tech Pioneers community, The World Economic Forum has chosen the top 100 technology-oriented companies, possibly able to shape industries. The pioneers are delivering technology...

Ren, the open-source protocol enabling permissionless and private transfers of value between any blockchain, launched its mainnet and a dApp utilizing it within a few weeks.Interestingly, the protocol’s native cryptocurrency REN has gained more than 40% of value in the same period.Ren Launches RenVM MainnetThe blockchain-based company announced the release of its RenVM Mainnet in late May, asserting that it’s the “beginning of a cross-chain era for DeFi,” as it “brings interoperability” to...

Unilever first started thinking of environment-friendly policy and fighting climate change back in 2010. At that time, it set its first climate target. By 2039, 11 years before the 2050 Paris Agreement deadline, Unilever plans to achieve net-zero emissions.British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company Unilever NV (AMS: UNA) is making a significant contribution to fight climate change. On Monday, the company unveiled its set of measures to protect the environment and integrate blockchain...

« Il y a un mythe persistant (de moins en moins heureusement) qui existe depuis plusieurs années selon laquelle la technologie blockchain peut solutionner tous les problèmes des entreprises. On entend souvent dire que «La blockchain c’est bien et Bitcoin c’est mal». Les défenseurs de ce mythe vont donc chercher à «améliorer» la blockchain Bitcoin en une version plus «conformiste» mais au final pas si...

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency startup Anchorage is looking to Portugal to supply it with fresh talent to fill up its remaining positions.Anchorage Looks to Europe for WorkersWhy Portugal when the company is based on the U.S. west coast? Portugal is a country that’s rather excited about big tech. Thus, it should have the individuals the company needs to ensure its operations can go smoothly and by the numbers. Anchorage president and co-founder Diogo Monica explained in an interview:For...

The creators of blockchain gaming universe, Kronoverse, have explained the reasoning behind their migration from Ethereum (ETH) to Bitcoin SV (BSV).According to a recent official blog post, the Kronoverse team said that it could no longer wait for the much-anticipated arrival of Ethereum 2.0 to solve its pressing scaling problems.Kronoverse Can’t Wait for Eth 2.0The Kronoverse aims to become an interconnected metaverse of numerous disparate blockchain games. Previously to be built on the...

€100 million Venture Capital fund focused on blockchain investments called Meta Change Capital (MCC) was launched today. The London-based V.C. fund will focus on investing in the blockchain sector, primarily in underdeveloped markets.€100M V.C. Fund To Invest In BlockchainThe people behind the V.C. fund are Nikola Stojanow and Luka Sucic. Stojanow is an industry veteran as the co-founder of Lichtenstein-based æternity blockchain and creator of A.E. Ventures. Sucic used to serve as the head of...