Blockchain

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) – a well-known venture capital firm – has announced it will be creating a second fund devoted entirely to digital currencies.a16z Creates Fund Number TwoThe company says it’s looking to center its focus on new use cases for digital assets including decentralized finance, payment systems and content monetization. The firm first gave rise to a cryptocurrency fund back in June of 2018. Approximately $300 million was invested in it. This second fund will be worth more...

10 years have passed since the birth of Bitcoin and the first use of Blockchain, a technology that has not stopped evolving, and it is no wonder. Blockchain has opened a huge world of opportunities for both large companies and individual users, not only for the development of new applications or improvements to computer systems but for the possibility of obtaining rewards through cryptocurrency mining, thus creating a market which is more competitive every day. In this sense, we see that...

New-York based crypto lending startup BlockFi has hired two traditional finance executives in a move to expand both its institutional and consumer-facing products. The company, which announced a $30 million funding round in February, on Tuesday, revealed Wittney Rachlin as its new chief growth officer, and David Olsson is its global managing director.Olsson To Lead BlockFi’s Pushing To Win More Business In EuropeIn the announcement regarding its $30 million funding, the company said it had a...

Italian banks are now looking to cut their cost of operations with the help of a distributed ledger technology (DLT) application. According to a Tuesday report, the central bank of Italy, known in Italian as Banca d’Italia has been working behind the scene to integrate blockchain into the country’s core banking system.Reducing Operational Cost With DLTThe initiative is promoted by the Italian Banking Association (ABI), one of Italy’s oldest banking associations founded in 1919. Dubbed “Spunta...

As BTC halving is expected to happen next week, Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty has reached close to its all-time high of 16.55 trillion. Bitcoin’s mining difficulty adjusts itself every two weeks or every 2016 blocks depending on the competition in each adjustment cycle.We are just seven days from one of the most-awaited events of 2020, the next Bitcoin halving. Next week, the world’s largest cryptocurrency will undergo halving cutting the mining rewards to half. As scheduled, Bitcoin’s...

Bogota fördert kostenlose Blockchain-Kurse: Kolumbien Hauptstadt Bogota besitzt mit 10,7 Millionen Einwohnern den größten städtischen Ballungsraum des Landes. Die Stadtverwaltung hat nun beschlossen, Bürgern eine ganze Reihe von Online-Kursen zum Thema Neue Technologien kostenfrei anzubieten. Blockchain ist in diesem Zusammenhang ein wichtiger Bestandteil des Förderprogramms. Neuen Technologien den...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 874. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Ethereum (ETH) feiert kleines Jubiläum, Iran Hyperinflation und neue Währung & Pantera Capital CEO Bitcoin Explosion bis August 2021. 1.) Ethereum (ETH) feiert kleines Jubiläum – Mehr als 10 Millionen Blöcke geschürfthttps://bitcoin-kurier.de/ethereum-eth-feiert-kleines-jubilaeum-mehr-als-10-millionen-bloecke-geschuerft/ 2.) Iran Ditches the Rial Amid...

Le Cercle du Coin, association francophone sur le Bitcoin, les monnaies décentralisées et les blockchains, vous convie à sa cinquième table ronde virtuelle qui aura le mercredi 6 mai de 17h00 à 19h00. Le format est semi-participatif, les intervenants discuteront d’un sujet et les spectateurs pourront interagir via le chat Youtube. Les modérateurs auront alors le loisir de faire remonter les questions...

Members of Congress are urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to use the blockchain to send out Americans’ stimulus payments.Will Blockchain Empower the U.S.?The request is coming a little late considering about 80 million people have already gotten their stimulus money by direct deposit. In addition, several other checks are already in the mail and making their way to recipients’ homes. That said, it’s an interesting notion that the U.S. Congress is becoming so “blockchain focused.”It was...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 873. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Bitcoin-Gebühren schießen in die Höhe, Tezos (XTZ) will Chainlink (LINK) Oracles nutzen & Ripple Co-Founder Jed McCaleb XRP Abverkauf. 1.) Bitcoin-Gebühren schießen in die Höhe, kurz vor dem Bitcoin Halvinghttps://coincierge.de/2020/bitcoin-gebuehren-schiessen-in-die-hoehe-kurz-vor-dem-bitcoin-halving/ 2.) Tezos (XTZ) will Chainlink (LINK) Oracles nutzen – Zwei...