India mulls cross-border CBDC interoperability system

Hedera's proof-of-stake network will act as an energy-efficient foundation for Électricité de France's ongoing mission to become carbon neutral. 1153 Total views 17 Total shares French utility giant Électricité de France has joined the Hedera Governing Council as a node operator. EDF, which is among the top five global utility firms, represents the first from…

Binance.US, the United States branch of major crypto exchange Binance, announced that its users will be able to deposit five cryptocurrencies, namely: Cardano (ADA), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Stellar (XLM) and 0x (ZRX).According to the announcement published on Sept. 23, these coins are currently only available for deposits. Withdrawals will not be…

The Ethereum hash rate broke the 250 TH/s barrier for the first time since Aug. 2018 533 Total views 1 Total shares The amount of computing power on the Ethereum network is currently at an all time high following weeks of volatility in key metrics on the blockchain.According to data from on-chain analytics provider Glassnode,…

The Grammy Award-winning artist touted Gemini exchange’s crypto education platform and encouraged fans to learn about investing. 490 Total views 6 Total shares Pop icon Mariah Carey is the latest celebrity to embrace Bitcoin (BTC) through the Winklevoss-led Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, offering another sign that digital assets are becoming mainstream. In a video message to her…

The commercial real estate sector is squarely in the sights of the blockchain industry. Advocates justifiably believe that the technology offers the ability to streamline everything from capital formation to transaction settlement at hitherto unseen levels of speed and efficiency. Additionally, through a process known as tokenization, blockchain platforms can create digital representations of shares…

Despite the milestone, Bakkt’s future volumes pale in comparison to those of top crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi. Bakkt, a regulated platform for crypto asset custody and trading owned by Intercontinental Exchange, has reported record daily trading volumes for its physically-settled Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts.On September 16, Bakkt announced that more than $200 million worth…

Tether has reached $10 billion in market capitalization as growth in 2020 picked up. Tether (USDT) has reached a market capitalization of more than $10 billion as of July 22.The milestone was announced by Tether and also seen through the market price aggregator CoinGecko.Tether’s issuance has seen a significant growth in 2020, doubling from $5…