Dubai Plans to ‘Disrupt’ Its Own Legal System with Blockchain

Polygon Labs, the main development firm behind the Polygon blockchain, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Toposware, a blockchain research firm that helped develop Polygon’s Type-1 prover – a core component of the company's zero-knowledge (ZK) product suite.Polygon has gone all in on zero-knowledge cryptography over the last few years, betting that the tech will

news Cryptocurrency data aggregator CoinGecko has added a new service tracking the growing number of crypto derivatives products. The firm’s derivatives tracker currently lists some 100 products such as perpetual swaps and futures from over 20 derivatives exchanges, the firm said in a press release, and covers data points such as price, interest, basis, funding rates,…

Aug 13, 2020 at 00:45 UTCUpdated Aug 13, 2020 at 01:24 UTCUniswap monthly volume since January 2019Uniswap’s August Volume Topples July $1.76B Record in Less Than Two WeeksUniswap’s August trading volume beat July’s record high less than halfway into August, surpassing $1.76 billion, leaving more than two weeks to push further into record territory. Current…

The coronavirus outbreak could arrest the growth of bitcoin's hash power, as quarantine controls are forcing miner assembly lines to shut down and mining farms to run with skeleton crews. (Image via Robert Wei / Shutterstock)How the Long Tail of the Coronavirus Might Slow Bitcoin’s Hash Power GrowthThe coronavirus outbreak in China may impose a…

The funding will go toward the launch of a multi-currency wallet on Maps.me and enable a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.(ShutterOK/Shutterstock)Jan 18, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. UTCOffline Travel App Maps.Me Raises $50M in Seed Funding Led by Alameda ResearchAn offline mobile map for travelers has raised $50 million in a seed-funding round led by Alameda Research.Announced…

news The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is moving to boost compliance and data security through a new deal with Medici Ventures portfolio firm IdentityMind. IdentityMind announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Binance to “improve existing data protection and compliance measures” for the exchange’s global operations. IdentityMind provides cryptocurrency exchanges a “real-time” platform…

The number of advisers allocating to crypto in client portfolios rose from 6.3% to 9.4% in 2020.Jan 15, 2021 at 12:57 p.m. UTCAdvisers Allocating Crypto in Clients’ Portfolios Rose 49% Last Year: SurveyThe number of financial advisors allocating crypto to client portfolios rose 49%, with client interest substantially increasing in the past year, according to…

Dec 31, 2020 at 3:08 a.m. UTCXapo founder Wences Casares at Consensus 2015.(CoinDesk archives)Xapo to Discontinue Service to US Customers in MarchXapo, one of the earliest bitcoin custodians, is ending its service to U.S. customers as of March 1, according to a customer email dated Dec. 30 obtained by CoinDesk.“Due to a change in our…

These include “early lump-sum repayment (where customers can recover 15%-20% of their lost funds), repayment by bank remittance, repayment for a portion of crypto rehabilitation claims in crypto, or repayment through a fund transfer service provider,” the note added.