Blockchain

The DAPP Network, born out of frustration at the rising cost of vRAM for EOS’ virtual hard drive, has just had a major upgrade. Developer LiquidApps has announced the release of DSP 2.0, bringing with it a wide range of new features and fixes. Combined, these improvements make the emergent EOS scaling solution a force to be reckoned with, and pave the way for a flurry of new decentralized applications that can operate at scale. The DAPP Network is not a sidechain for EOS – LiquidApps call it...

The U.S. and China are all set to engage in discussion this Thursday, October 10, over the year-long trade dispute between the economic giants. The world is observing these events closely as they will set the tone for the future global economic scenario.While the Trump administration has set some demands and policy changes, China has shown a strong reluctance to it. According to the latest Bloomberg report, China has narrowed down the scope for the upcoming discussions. Beijing officials have...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 722. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Russische Behörden ermitteln gegen Bitcoin Miner, Spanische Gemeinde wird um Bitcoin erpresst & World Digital Mining Summit 2019 Frankfurt. 1.) Russische Behörden ermitteln gegen Bitcoin Minerhttps://www.btc-echo.de/dtpk-und-zollgebuehren-russische-behoerden-ermitteln-gegen-bitcoin-miner/ 2.) Gemeiner Hack: Spanische Gemeinde wird um Bitcoin...

Hot-Dogs essen und Möbel aufbauen; richtig, es geht um IKEA. Bald jedoch könnte unter die Aufzählung noch ein Drittes fallen: die Ethereum-Blockchain. Eine kleine schwedische Filiale steuerte nämlich seinen Teil bei zu den 38 Milliarden US-Dollar Jahresumsatz 2018 und dass mit einer Transaktion per Smart Contracts über die Ethereum-Blockchain. Vier Unternehmen und die Isländische Krone Für diese...

Facebook’s Libra has no doubt incurred a mixed reception among crypto fans and regulators alike, but the fact that it could now be left in the dark by one of its biggest supporters – PayPal – doesn’t look good at all.Libra and PayPal Part WaysPayPal and Facebook are hugely connected through Libra in that former PayPal exec David Marcus is the leader of development with Facebook’s blockchain division. He’s the guy in charge of Libra, and he’s often the man who serves as the face of the...

Tom Lee of Fundstrat fame is back in the news again. This time, he’s explaining why institutional players have been so reluctant to get involved in digital assets.Lee: Crypto’s Not Big Enough for InstitutionsIn a recent interview, Tom Lee explains:There’s a mechanical issue for crypto in terms of infrastructure that’s needed, but there’s probably also a size of market issue.He believes that cryptocurrency might be “too small” for institutional players, who are used to investing in major...

Eccentric millionaire John McAfee is in the news again. This time, the 2020 presidential candidate found himself mocking Justin Sun on Twitter, saying that he had a bad habit of hyping up events that ultimately never occur.McAfee Points the Finger at SunMcAfee is referring to the $4.5 million lunch Sun allegedly had planned with Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Over the summer, the lunch was marketed in a way one might advertise a bitcoin hard fork. The situation was being looked at by...

Photo: Vanguard / LinkedInThe Vanguard Group is currently running tests on a new foreign exchange (FX) service which is powered by blockchain technology and will run peer-to-peer. The mutual fund giant is doing this to encourage asset trading and make this activity easier for managers, letting them trade currencies without the costs associated with involving the big investment banks.Bloomberg reports that a familiar source close to the project has revealed that the platform has already been...

Verisart is a platform designed to conduct certification and verification of artworks of different types which is carried out with the help of blockchain. Now it has become known that it has managed to get $2.5 mln in seed financing. The list of the most prominent participants of this round included Sinai Ventures, Galaxy Digital, EOS Fund, and Rhodium. The money raised will be used for further expansion of the company’s art platform.Robert Norton, who is a co–founder and CEO of Verisart...

XRP is the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and it is probably the only cryptocurrency with established relationships with traditional financial institutions. If you’ve been following cryptocurrencies, you’ll probably be wondering if you should buy XRP in 2019. XRP was released in 2012 by Ripple Labs Inc with the singular aim of becoming a blockchain-powered solution for sending money across borders seamlessly.You probably won’t be excited to buy XRP in 2019 when you consider the...