It’s time to redesign developers’ incentives

Multinational computing giant IBM is adding to its stack of blockchain patents with two new applications, the United States Patent and Trademark Office confirmed, publishing documents on March 5.According to one patent document, IBM now seeks to target network security using blockchain technology. A second patent focuses on database management using the tech.“Securing a data…

"The possibilities of the NFT domain are endless," said Jehan Chu. 787 Total views 6 Total shares In a single purchase, Jehan Chu, co-founder of Hong Kong-based crypto investment firm Kenetic Capital, has bought the ability to issue a seemingly unlimited number of "NFT" subdomains on the Handshake blockchain.According to Kenetic, Chu purchased the .NFT…

According to CoinShares, Bitcoin received $56 million of inflows last week, which accounted for 98% of all investments into digital asset investment products. 133 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTOn April 11, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its latest “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,”…

On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the fall of the British pound and its impact on the cryptocurrency market. 364 Total views 20 Total shares On this week’s The Market Report show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why the British pound is at its all-time low and how that might…

Ethereum’s (ETH) core developers discussed the need for a new hard fork — or network upgrade — coordinator during a core developer meeting on March 1.As Cointelegraph reported in February, Afri Schoeden, release manager at Ethereum infrastructure firm Parity Technologies, has quit all Ethereum projects after a controversial tweet that sparked outrage on social media.His…

On Sept. 20, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested more comments on its decision on the listing and trading of a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) created by New York-based firms VanEck and SolidX. Consequently, the regulator’s decision was postponed yet again.Here’s why the VanEck/SolidX ETF has a greater chance than the…

The intellectual property rights issuer of Australia will use blockchain to help NRL fight the sale of counterfeit merchandise. 730 Total views 11 Total shares Australia’s top-tier rugby league, the National Rugby League, along with IP Australia will trial a blockchain-based application to curb the sale of counterfeit products.IP Australia is an agency of the…

The last few years have seen blockchain platforms becoming the centerpiece of many tech conversations across the globe. This is because the technology not only lies at the heart of almost all cryptocurrencies in existence today but also supports a range of independent applications. In this regard, it should be noted that the use of…