Iceland’s crypto industry has promising future, but faces energy challenges

United Kingdom-based banking giant HSBC is seeking banking partners in South Korea to deploy the blockchain platform Voltron in the country, Korean news outlet The Korea Times reports on Tuesday, March 12.As reported, Voltron is a platform that enables companies to process and settle their trading invoices via blockchain. The solution was launched in October…

Ocean, which raised $6.2 million in a funding round led by Jack Dorsey, plans to enable miners to get block rewards directly from Bitcoin. 545 Total views 3 Total shares Twitter (now X) co-founder and Bitcoin (BTC) advocate Jack Dorsey is backing a new BTC mining pool to help miners regain control of block rewards

The manuscript is part of a larger series of physical and digital items related to the famous book. 276 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe original manuscript of Neil Stephenson’s Snow Crash — the book which coined the term “Metaverse,” — will be auctioned by Sotheby’s,…

Five major Spanish banking institutions have completed a proof-of-concept for payments using smart contracts. 1082 Total views 28 Total shares Multinational banking giant Banco Santander and four Spanish banks have successfully finalized a proof-of-concept for payments using smart contracts.The PoC was coordinated with IberPay, the company that oversees the Spanish Payment System.Trial confirms blockchain’s feasibility…

A screenshot circulating on Reddit and X suggests that OpenAI could be releasing its latest large language model GPT4.5 soon. OpenAI's latest ChatGPT large language model, GPT4.5, could be launching sooner than expected. A purportedly "leaked" screenshot, which has been making the rounds on social media including X (formerly Twitter), shows a description of "GPT

Alibaba has launched a new marketplace allowing trademark holders to sell NFT representing licenses to their copyright. 1104 Total views 85 Total shares Chinese multinational e-commerce firm, Alibaba Group Holding, has launched a new nonfungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace allowing trademark holders to sell tokenized licenses to their intellectual property.The new NFT marketplace, dubbed “Blockchain Digital…

Binance also confirmed that it helped finance Elon Musk's acquisition of the platform with $500 million. 244 Total views 9 Total shares According to reports on Oct. 28, the crypto exchange Binance intends to create a team to work on crypto and blockchain solutions for Twitter, following the acquisition of the social media company by tech billionaire…

Brave browser, developed by Mozilla co-founder Brendan Eich, has filed privacy complaints in Ireland and Britain against Google, Reuters reported September 13.Brave is an open-source blockchain-powered browser, which blocks ads and website trackers. The browser is designed to improve online privacy by sharing less personal data with advertising customers, yet targeting web ads by analyzing…

A recent newsletter to Delphi Digital clients delved into the economic aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic and how the current fiscal stimulus package from the U.S. Federal Reserve could be propping up equities markets and the entire economy.  According to the firm, COVID-19-related government spending has breached the $1.1 trillion mark, bringing June’s monthly budget deficit…