Blockchain

Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies Ltd. had a pretty rough year. Even though the company is still among the key players in China, its market share by hash rate has fallen from ~70% in June to ~66% now. In June 2017, Bitmain’s own data (via Frost and Sullivan) showed that it had a market share of around 75%.Christopher Bendiksen, head of research at CoinShares and Samuel Gibbons, the research analyst said that Bitmain needs fresh capital in order to fix a series of self-made damages caused by...

Fin du cycle « Entre mystères et fantasmes : quel avenir pour les blockchains ? » organisé par la Cour de Cassation sous la direction scientifique de Nathalie Blanc, Bernard Haftel et Mustapha Mekki. Où ? – Grand’chambre de la Cour de cassation – 5 quai de l’Horloge à Paris Quand ? – Jeudi 19 décembre de 17h00 à 19h00 En savoir plus : courdecassation.fr  ...

New York-based enterprise blockchain technology company R3 has just successfully completed its largest finance trial test, according to a recent announcement. The move was a trial of the Marco Polo Platform for Open Account Trade Finance by R3 and was hosted on the company’s Corda blockchain.According to the announcement, the test had participation from more than 70 organizations across over 25 countries and five continents. It also had more than 340 participants and big names from several...

While there really isn’t anything too definite about a release date for the new Ethereum 2.0 upgrade, there’s a strong enough suggestion by an insider. Ethereum Foundation core researcher and Ethereum 2.0 contributor Justin Drake started a GitHub discussion on Saturday about when Ethereum 2.0 should be launched.On the official Ethereum repository, Drake began the thread by saying:“(For discussion.) July 30, 2020, is Ethereum’s fifth anniversary, a natural candidate schelling point for...

Traditional payment companies seem to be taking vastly different approaches to cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year, it seemed like PayPal was about to blaze a trail in the space by working with Facebook on Libra, although it later pulled out. Elsewhere, more forward-thinking firms like Revolut and Skrill have embraced crypto, while Monzo has issued a firm “no,” and Stripe has backed away.So, what exactly is going on in this tumultuous relationship between payment firms and cryptocurrencies,...

The U.S-based mass media and entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney is now enjoying the success of its latest animation movie Frozen 2. According to media reports, Frozen 2, which started to set records just after the release, has crossed a whopping $1 billion in global box office collection.This is also the third movie from Disney Animation (and sixth from the overall Disney group) this year which has crossed a billion-dollar mark. The other five movies that have achieved this milestone...

Blockchain technology by most standards is still quite nascent. Regardless, there are already quite a few impressive applications of the technology, with constant efforts at development. The first and probably the most popular use of blockchain is the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, which went live over a decade ago. However, since then, applications have been seen in several different sectors including finance and healthcare. Because it is still somewhat new, there is still a lot of room for...

In a new twist of a series of events, it has emerged that Bytedance, the owner of TikTok, the popular Chinese video-sharing social video sharing network, has registered a new company.Sources indicate that Bytedance in association with Shanghai Dongfang Newspaper Co. registered a company earlier this month named Pengpai Audiovisual Technology Co. The company is said to offer several blockchain technology development services, AI public services, internet data services, AI application...

Place/Date: - December 16th, 2019 at 11:00 am UTC · 3 min read Contact: Aleksandra Fetisova, Source: DAOGroup DAOBet (ex DAO.Casino) is a blockchain for the iGaming 3.0 industry, with the mainnet launched by validators on November 27th, 2019. The mainnet was launched by 21 leading block producers with eight more validators on standby. The development will further realise the full scope of DAOGroup’s decentralized iGaming products.DAOBet Mainnet: Launched by ValidatorsBuilt by DAOBet and...

Fidelity Digital Assets, the digital currency arm of financial giant Fidelity Investments, plans to add support for Ether token next year in 2020. Tom Jessop, the president of Fidelity Digital Assets, made the announcement during an interview with The Block last Saturday, December 13.Jessop added that the final decision of Fidelity Digital Assets depends only upon evaluating the market demand for ETH support. Launched earlier this year, Fidelity Digital Assets specializes in offering...