European Central Bank ramps up wholesale CBDC platform development

The German bank Commerzbank is the first full-service bank in the country to receive a crypto custody license from local regulators. 372 Total views 5 Total shares The German bank Commerzbank has been granted a crypto custody license by local regulators, according to an announcement released by the lender on Nov. 15. Commerzbank says it is

The Release project says its blockchain-powered platform can solve logistical challenges for the agriculture and fishing industries. 862 Total views 20 Total shares Release, a blockchain-powered social commerce platform, has announced on July 12 that its platform is ready to transform the agriculture and fishing industry.The agriculture and fishery industries have a huge potential to…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) network hash rate dipped a record 40% yesterday, Sept. 23, in a sudden shock for the network.Bitcoin network hash rate, Nov. 2018-present. Source: Coin.danceData from Coin.dance — corroborated by other sources [insert links] — indicates that the network’s hash rate plummeted yesterday from over 166.6 PH/S to 57.7 PH/S. Mystery flash crash remains unexplainedThe flash drop…

Bitcoin looks set to benefit little from the latest CPI figures, analysts warn, with fresh BTC price losses firmly on the cards. 212 Total views 2 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) hovered near $29,500 on Aug. 10 as markets braced for a fresh United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) print.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingViewTrader warns of…

The research arm of major Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency derivatives platform BitMEX announced it had launched a network monitoring tool for Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) in a blog post Nov. 5.BitMEX described the new resource, ForkMonitor.info, as “useful for monitoring the situation during network upgrades (softforks or hardforks), as well as being potentially useful…

Non-custodial exchange KyberSwap has launched fiat-to-crypto gateway in collaboration with cryptocurrency exchange Coindirect.According to a Sept. 13 blog post, KyberSwap’s users can now buy digital currencies directly with fiat currencies, taking into account that the exchange currently supports trading of Ether (ETH) and ERC-20 tokens only.The partnership with MakerDAO-backed third-party service Coindirect enables KyberSwap’s customers…

Hedera Hashgraph believes that enterprise blockchain platforms are not ideal for consensus between corporate actors, launching its consensus as a service model. 832 Total views 32 Total shares Hedera Hashgraph is positioning itself as a “Consensus-as-a-Service” blockchain, serving other enterprise chains with a hybrid network model.The concept was explained by Hedera CEO, Mance Harmon, at…

Zachary Salter, the co-founder of Zima Digital Assets alongside 28-year-old John Caruso, has pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in his arraignment in Arizona on March 4. The criminal indictment alleges that the pair ran a purported cryptocurrency investment scheme that was used to defraud their customers of…