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A new project from Dubai, HetaChain, is developing a universal blockchain platform with “industrial scale computational capabilities.” The project is intended to make blockchain more easy-to-use and flexible for regular users and developers. HetaChain aims to help governmental services, businesses, and organizations create decentralized applications (DApps) and integrate them into different industries, such as banking,…

The DeFi market continues to heat up, with Alameda Research identifying Southeast Asia as a potential growth hub. 2313 Total views 18 Total shares Alameda Research has expanded its investment portfolio by allocating $4 million to Coin98 Finance, an up-and-coming decentralized finance platform from Vietnam, according to Chinese fintech outlet ChainNews.Coin98 Ventures, the venture capital…

Consulting firms, such as PwC Russia, said that Russians have been increasingly reporting their income from cryptocurrency operations. 2701 Total views 25 Total shares The number of cryptocurrency holding disclosures in Russia has been on the rise over the past several months, according to a new report.Russian news agency Izvestia reports Thursday that Russians have…

As the profusion of new algorithmically-generated nonfungible token projects drives down the premium on digital rarity, digital history and being among the “firsts” has become a more reliable source of value. As a result, long-forgotten projects are being unearthed by on-chain sleuths, and yesterday they might have struck gold on their biggest find yet. At 7…

A cunning trader exploited Balancer’s LBP contracts to front-run HydraDX’s token offering for $50,000 before it officially launched. 2395 Total views 11 Total shares Polkadot-powered decentralized exchange HydraDX has raised roughly $22.86 million in just the second public token sale offered using Balancer’s Liquidity Bootstrapping Pool, or LBP.However, one opportunistic trader was able to front-run…

On April 27, the capital of Colombia launched a series of free online courses that cover a broad spectrum of content on new technologies, including blockchain.Sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá, the “Bogotá Aprende TIC” program looks forward to strengthening innovation and developing a path to the future of new technologies in the city.The…

The course teaches citizens the basic concepts and ideals of cryptocurrencies. 1260 Total views 12 Total shares The Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation released a web series to educate citizens about cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and Bitcoin (BTC).The show premiered on Wednesday and was developed in collaboration with Binance, Hacken, and Crystal Blockchain as part of the…

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Chinese billionaire arrested in U.S. for $1B financial fraud  According to an announcement published by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Mar. 15, Chinese billonaire Ho Wan Kwok (aka Miles Guo and more commonly as Guo Wengui), has been arrested…