Blockchain could help UK’s $14.5T payments sector, says trade group

The parent company of Plasm Network and Shiden Network has prioritized development initiatives centered around Polkadot and Kusama. The company received support from over a dozen venture firms and several other angel investors. 4682 Total views 6 Total shares Stake Technologies Inc., an infrastructure provider for decentralized applications and Web 3.0 protocols, has raised $10…

Despite assurances, discrepancies between Cardano's theoretical network capacity and its utility remain. 409 Total views 2 Total shares An amusing attempt at satire has drawn the ire of Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson, or so it appears.In response to a fan commentary doubting the blockchain's roadmap and criticizing its supposed similarity to Ethereum (ETH), Hoskinson…

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s fintech lab will host office hours during New York Fintech Week.In April, the CFTC’s fintech research unit, LabCFTC, will host office hours during New York Fintech Week to engage with innovators in the field, according to a recently published announcement.LabCFTC’s objective is to promote market-enhancing fintech innovation and…

The price of Bitcoin fell around 8% in just 10 minutes on Aug. 17, down to levels not seen since June 20. 13775 Total views 30 Total shares The price of Bitcoin (BTC) fell around 8% in a span of 10 minutes, causing the cryptocurrency to dip well under $26,000, before partially recovering.BTC was hovering…

The custodians of global financial order have been prominent in crypto news recently. The weekend kicked off with the announcement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) joining forces with the World Bank to launch a private blockchain coupled with a “quasi-cryptocurrency” for training purposes, then continued with the Spring Meetings of the two organizations’ Boards of Governors in…

U.S. officials said the individuals engaged in a "first-of-its-kind manipulation of the Ethereum blockchain" by tampering with its protocols over validating transactions.

Although the likes of Lazarus Group have stolen billions of dollars worth of crypto, the public ledger technology makes it difficult for them to launder funds, as they can be tracked and frozen. 207 Total views 2 Total shares The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has flagged six Bitcoin (BTC) wallets linked to North…

Web3, interoperability, and layer 0 are all terms tossed around when describing Polkadot. But what do they mean, and how will they impact the internet and cryptocurrency market? Cointelegraph Research’s new report explores how Polkadot is tackling distributed ledger scalability and centralization of the web simultaneously. For starters, imagine a world where Facebook is replaced by…