Former Ava Labs exec reveals ‘Commonware’ crypto primitives framework

US reserves status quo: Gold, oil and the emerging role of Bitcoin The US government has long relied on gold and oil as reserve assets, but with the growing institutional adoption of Bitcoin (BTC), its potential role as a strategic reserve has increased substantially. This possibility and potential of the Bitcoin strategic reserve have seen

The Iota Foundation joined Dell along with ClimateCHECK and BioE to fight climate change using real-time carbon footprint data. 161 Total views 2 Total shares Iota Foundation, a non-profit distributed ledger technology ecosystem provider, partnered with tech giant Dell Technologies to develop a data-driven solution for the real-time tracking of carbon footprints. Edge solutions from Dell…

The collaboration will seek investments in the gaming and blockchain industry. 1913 Total views 17 Total shares Gaming-focused venture capital fund Bitkraft Ventures has partnered with crypto industry research firm Delphi Digital in order to invest in related projects.The collaboration, announced on April 29, will allow Bitkraft to increase its focus on investments in firms…

South Africa has taken another step closer to implementing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) concludes a technical proof-of-concept for the project.The project, titled Project Khokha 2 (PK2), is the second phase of SARB’s Project Khokha (PK1), launched in 2018. It experimented with distributed ledger technology (DLT) for…

Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has refuted a recent Wall Street Journal report that $9 million in ill-gotten funds went through the exchange, according to an announcement published October 1.On September 28, WSJ released an article dubbed “How Dirty Money Disappears Into the Black Hole of Cryptocurrency,” alleging that $88.6 million in fraudulently obtained funds had been…

The added selling pressure from the German government could tank Bitcoin price below the key $60,000 mark.

Lawmakers in Australia want to regulate decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO). In this three-part series, Oleksii Konashevych discusses the risks of stifling the emerging phenomenon of DAOs and possible solutions.Regulating a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) as a company, first of all, means registration as a company. But who remembers why we need that registry in the…

SkyBridge Capital has filed for a Bitcoin ETF in partnership with First Trust Advisors. 4142 Total views 17 Total shares New York-based investment firm SkyBridge Capital has filed for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.SkyBridge submitted the filing on March 19 in partnership with investment advisor First Trust…

Through a software upgrade, Umee UX Chain code will be implemented on Osmosis, combining the two networks. 169 Total views 2 Total shares Cosmos-based networks Umee and Osmosis will merge via a software upgrade, according to a Dec. 4 announcement. Umee’s UX Chain code will be reimplemented on the Osmosis chain, allowing features of the