Animoca, Standard Chartered team up in HKMA stablecoin sandbox

The need to update Ethereum clients comes as the Bellatrix upgrade is set to enable the Beacon Chain to execute transactions. 11280 Total views 112 Total shares As many as 73.5% of Ethereum nodes are now marked as “Merge ready” ahead of the upcoming Bellatrix upgrade for Ethereum on Tuesday, according to data from Ethernodes. The…

With some countries beginning to lift lockdown restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, many are focusing attention on the technological tools that can help public authorities to comply with the World Health Organization’s guidance for COVID-19 suppression —- “test, trace, isolate.” This mantra has become all the more resonant in light of the apparent failure of multiple…

Cointelegraph, the leading publication for blockchain and cryptocurrency news, has announced the launch of its Cointelegraph Consulting division. The new business sector is focused on advancing enterprise blockchain adoption by helping companies understand the potential of blockchain technology and then matching them with enterprise blockchain vendors to implement solutions.According to Gartner, the business value added…

The Netherlands’ financial regulator has approved the blockchain-powered real estate crowdfunding platform Max Crowfund. 2100 Total views 19 Total shares Max Crowdfund, a blockchain-powered real estate crowdfunding platform connecting property developers and investors, has received approval from the Financial Markets Authority in the Netherlands.With approval from the AFM, Max Property Group — the platform’s parent…

The government of Brazil requested assistance from US authorities regarding a crypto fraud scheme called “Operation Egypto.” 1682 Total views 25 Total shares According to a Wednesday filing, the U.S. Justice Department seized $24 million in virtual currency pursuant to an official request from the Brazilian government.The Department of Justice, or DoJ, said that the…

Dogecoin (DOGE) pared some losses versus Bitcoin (BTC) on March 10, a day after the DOGE/BTC pair fell to its lowest level since October 2022. Can DOGE price see an extended rebound ahead? On the daily chart, the DOGE/BTC pair reached 331 sats, up 4.75% compared to the previous day's low of 316 sats. The bounce…

Dogwifhat saw the steepest 7-day price decline among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap but remains in fourth place among memecoins.

The Bitcoin network has surpassed 500 million transactions since going live over 11 years ago. According to blockchain analytics site Statoshi, there have been half a billion transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain as of press time. Source: StatoshiCrypto firm Casa CTO Jameson Lopp, co-founder & CTO site Statoshi celebrated the milestone on Twitter, saying:“Today, as of block…

The market for selling hash rate in exchange for Bitcoin (BTC) has undergone staggering growth in the epoch since the last halving. There is almost 100 times the level of competition today as there was four years ago, up 125 exahashes from 1.4 exahashes.After the last halving in 2016, 16nm chips were first hitting the…