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A dearth of Haskell developers on Cardano prompted 3air to switch over to a more Ethereum-friendly environment. 1671 Total views 29 Total shares Africa-focused blockchain internet company 3air has officially abandoned the Cardano blockchain in favor of SKALE, a network powered by Ethereum, after reporting a “massive talent shortage” for Haskell developers. The skillset for Haskell,…

Elon Musk and COVID-19 have something in common: They have both panicked investors — at least once — into dumping their Bitcoin (BTC) holdings.The similarities notched up higher in the previous six days as Musk doubled down on his chaos-inducing perspective toward Bitcoin. The billionaire entrepreneur engaged in a Twitter spat with top cryptocurrency advocates…

They’re also offering the storage to third-parties. 2087 Total views 18 Total shares Blockchain data storage and privacy start-up Sharder wants to increase its data storage space as it looks to provide the storage hub for the Island blockchain application.The new application, called Boxes, punches up Sharder’s storage by an additional 96 terabytes. It’s current…

ICOs? He held the first one. Stablecoins? He dreamed of them by accident. Vitalik Buterin tried to get him on board to help launch Ethereum, but he was too busy. He is J. R. Willett, one of the most fascinating men in the industry.Back in 2012, Willett, now 41, felt he could improve Bitcoin by…

A move to $40,000 and even higher is now easier than ever, argues the investment CEO who last month warned that “boomers are f*cked.” The chances that Bitcoin (BTC) will hit $40,000 and even $1 million have “risen dramatically” after the top cryptocurrency hit $10,000.That was the conclusion from Global Macro Investor CEO, Raoul Pal,…

Authorities have taken a 17-year-old into custody, alleging the not-yet-adult cooked up the massive Twitter breach. "Early this morning, the FBI, IRS, US Secret Service, and Florida law enforcement placed a 17-year-old in Tampa, Florida, under arrest — accusing him of being the 'mastermind' behind the biggest security and privacy breach in Twitter’s history," a July…

Following Manchester United's partnership with blockchain firm Tezos almost one month ago, Manchester City's foray in the space having partnered with crypto exchange OKX provides new competition in vie for technological prominence. 333 Total views 6 Total shares Leading English football club Manchester City have announced an inaugural cryptocurrency exchange partnership with OKX across both its…

Attracting liquidity has become a de facto arms race in the growing decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape. Projects constantly battle to attract investors funds by offering enticing yields for crypto holders willing to take a risk and lock up their assets and protocols use this funds to build out their products and attract attention from larger…

The transition to a more digitalized society based on an information economy has created intense pressure for companies to rethink their intellectual property (IP) management. Intangible assets can represent more than 80% of the value in a firm’s balance sheet, and intellectual property in the United States is now worth over $6 trillion in gross…