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South Korean crypto fintech firm raises $25M in a funding round co-led by Galaxy Digital

Wed, 27 Jan 2021, 09:01 am UTC

Terraform Labs, a South Korean crypto fintech firm, has recently raised $25 million in a new funding round co-led by Michael Novogratzs Galaxy Digital. The company plans to use the additional capital to develop new DeFi...

Technology

Cardano's (ADA) Smart Contract Environment Plutus Goes Live In Devnet

Tue, 26 Jan 2021, 10:49 am UTC

According to an official announcement by Input Output HK, the software company behind Cardanos blockchain solutions, the new testing environment Plutus Playground is up and running. Based on Haskell principles, it allows...

Technology

IATA tests blockchain-based passports that store health data such as COVID-19 tests and vaccination status

Tue, 26 Jan 2021, 06:35 am UTC

Blockchain technology is now being employed to keep international travels as safe as possible during the coronavirus pandemic. Starting next month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) will begin testing the...

Technology

Customer data of hacked crypto exchange BuyUCoin leaked online

Mon, 25 Jan 2021, 16:19 pm UTC

Last year, Indian crypto exchange BuyUCoin became the victim of a hack when cybercriminals breached the platforms security. While the no crypto funds were stolen, the hackers have recently leaked the personal data of...

Technology

ENS Announces DNS Namespace Integration On Testnet

Mon, 25 Jan 2021, 06:54 am UTC

As per an official post, ENS has deployed the smart contracts for the integration of the DNS namespace into ENS on the Ropsten testnet, and Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC Labs) has given ENS a grant to sponsor the development...

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Crypto adoption rising even among older age group says survey

Sat, 23 Jan 2021, 09:55 am UTC

Previous studies have revealed that crypto adoption has risen since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic as more people opted for online shopping and use cashless payment options. But whats surprising in a recent survey...

Technology

TriumphX Begins Development Of SOLE-X 2.0, An NFT Marketplace Based On Polkadot Mainnet

Fri, 22 Jan 2021, 06:45 am UTC

TriumphX, a cross-chain based decentralized NFT platform developer, has begun the development of cross-chain NFT marketplace SOLE-X 2.0 mainnet based on Parachain of Polkadot. This announcement is followed by TriumphXs...

Technology

Effective Hashrate Of Filecoin's Entire Network Marks 2.008 EiB

Fri, 22 Jan 2021, 06:42 am UTC

According to data from filfox.info, as of 05:00 UTC on January 22, the effective hashrate of Filecoins entire network now marks 2.008 EiB. The FIL production in the last 24 hours reads 262,465FIL, and the amount of pledge...

Technology

U.K. hospitals use blockchain technology to track and monitor COVID-19 vaccines

Thu, 21 Jan 2021, 12:32 pm UTC

Most investors know blockchain as the technology behind cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). But the new technology is now also being deployed in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. After more...

Business Technology

PUBLISH to roll out decentralized identification system across media industry

Wed, 20 Jan 2021, 07:28 am UTC

PUBLISH is pleased to announce it has successfully completed a closed beta-test of a blockchain-based decentralized identification (DID) platform and is ready to start commercialization. The platform was developed to...

Technology

Crypto user pockets $4.2M after finding private keys to BTC presumed lost 8 years ago

Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 14:12 pm UTC

A Bitcoin user is now more than $4 million richer after successfully retrieving the private keys to the crypto assets recently. After accidentally HODLing BTC for eight years due to the loss of the keys, the owner promptly...

Technology

Digital currencies could challenge SWIFT's dominance, says Central Bank of Russia official

Wed, 30 Dec 2020, 08:28 am UTC

While companies are now adding cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) in their portfolios as an inflationary hedge, the adoption of crypto for cross-border payments has been increasing as well. An official of the Central...

Technology

U.K. crypto exchange hackers steal Bitcoin (BTC), XRP, Tether (USDT), Ether (ETH), and ETC worth more than $10M

Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 13:01 pm UTC

A U.K.-based crypto exchange became the latest victim of hackers this week. The cybercriminals were able to breach the platforms security and stole various cryptocurrencies that include Bitcoin (BTC), XRP, Tether (USDT),...

Technology

LayerX partners with xID to develop a blockchain-based voting system for Japan’s Kaga City

Tue, 08 Dec 2020, 10:20 am UTC

Blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), is now being applied in other sectors such as supply chain management and human resources. A city in Japan wants to apply the...

Technology

Venezuela’s military starts to mine Bitcoin (BTC) via its new crypto mining center

Tue, 01 Dec 2020, 15:47 pm UTC

Cryptocurrency usage in Venezuela surged as its citizens turned to digital currencies to counter the devaluation of the bolivar. Now, even the countrys military is turning into Bitcoin (BTC) mining as a source of...