Blockchain reduces airline cargo costs by 7%, boosts efficiency

What is peer-to-peer (P2P) lending?Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, also referred to as marketplace lending, is a type of lending that uses online platforms to link lenders and borrowers directly, eliminating the use of conventional financial intermediaries, such as banks. In P2P lending, individuals or businesses seeking loans can request funding by creating loan listings on a…

CFTC court filing outlines a murky relationship between FTX and Alameda Research, highlighting the latter’s unfair trading advantage and misappropriation of user funds. 807 Total views 30 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTCourt filings continue to shed light on the dubious relationship between FTX and Alameda Research, in…

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) went through with its first block reward halving on Wednesday, with the coin price gaining 11.2% on the day. Those gains were exceeded by Bitcoin SV (BSV), which gained 19.4% in the same time period. Bitcoin SV is scheduled to carry out its own block reward halving by Friday, April 10th. Both Bitcoin forks…

With the COVID-19 pandemic grabbing most headlines the past few weeks, the cryptosphere has been directing some of its attention toward Bitcoin’s reward halving. With the event just four weeks away and the Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV halvings already executed, the anticipation for Bitcoin’s halving is at an all-time high.“Bitcoin halving” interest rising over…

Bitcoin (BTC) saw an 11% gain in the past week after the $46,000 resistance finally broke after 82 days. Many crypto pundits argue that Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon has played an important role in the price change, but is yet to be determined.A Bitcoin address thought to belong to Terra has now amassed almost $1.5…

China’s securities regulator is reportedly setting up a tech division that will be headed by the former chief of the central bank’s digital currency initiative.Yao Qian, a former director of the Digital Currency Research Institute at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), will serve as director at the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s (CSRC) first technology…

MKR is up 30% in 24 hours following the MakerDAO community’s vote in favor of introducing tokenized “real-world” assets as collateral for Dai loans. 526 Total views 13 Total shares The price of MakerDAO (MKR) has rallied by roughly 30% over the past 24 hours, posting a new year-to-date high above $720 on some exchanges. The…

The highly anticipated security and scalability upgrade to the Ethereum network launched as planned on Dec. 1, marking a huge milestone for the Ethereum community. On the surface, the Eth2 Beacon Chain will help ensure an increase in scalability and capacity across the Ethereum network. However, the initial launch of the Beacon Chain signifies much…

The venture capital wing of the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CCP) — People’s Daily Online — has signed a deal for a strategic partnership on a blockchain laboratory Oct. 23, according to a press release.People’s Capital signed a deal with Shenzhen-based technology company Xunlei Limited. Per the terms of the agreement,…