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On Dec. 13, Quanta Plc., owner of Quanta Technology Limited, a blockchain lottery operator, announced it had signed contracts to acquire a stake in International Lottery and Gaming Limited (ILGL). As Quanta reports, this is ”the world’s first deal to reform traditional lottery.” The companies say that Quanta’s blockchain-based lottery technology will help increase the…

Leslie Tam, former head of trading at major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has joined cryptocurrency derivatives exchange CoinFlex as its new chief strategy officer.On Dec. 16, the Block reported that former Binance executive Leslie Tam is looking to expand his professional horizons at cryptocurrency exchange CoinFlex, where he will explore new possibilities for the company to…

Italy’s new crypto-powered debit card supplier Bitsa has just expanded its prepaid card with major privacy-focused altcoin Monero (XMR).By enabling Monero support on its Bitsa Card, the company unclocks “all types” of XMR-based card transactions in physical stores and online, including card-to-card transfers and Monero conversion to euro (EUR), Bitsa announced on Feb. 21.Launched in…

In lieu of expanding the main ledger's functionality, Ripple's developers argue that using federated sidechains will help preserve the blockchain's leanness and efficiency for payments. 2479 Total views 1 Total shares Ripple's developers have been engaging with feedback and suggestions that they expand the XRP Ledger, or XRPL, to integrate functionalities such as smart contracts.…

Telos holders will receive dividends from their tokenized properties. Telos has announced that it would be working with Dapp development platform Katalyo to tokenize $35M worth of Croatian properties.Telos — one of the most active blockchains in the world in terms of transactions — said Katalyo would be issuing two tokens for each participating seaside…

Ethereum's quarterly settlement value is on course to increase by 1,280% year-over-year. Ethereum usage is surging this year, with the value of transactions settled on the network skyrocketing during 2021.According to research from Messari, Ethereum has settled $926 trillion worth of transactions this quarter so far — 700% more than it processed during Q1 2020. The…

Genesis Trading transferred over 12,600 Bitcoin to Coinbase over the past 30 days, two months after reaching a settlement with the state of New York.

Browser-crypto integrations have become a major theme as blockchain developers look prioritize ease of use in onboarding new participants. 896 Total views 7 Total shares On Wednesday, Opera, an internet browser with Web 3.0 application support and a built-in crypto wallet, announced an upcoming integration with Polygon (MATIC). The integration, which is scheduled to go…