Privacy is missing ingredient for business blockchain adoption: EY exec

The relationship between crypto and mainstream media (MSM) is complex, and it’s probably fair to say that some in the crypto community haven’t been overjoyed with the treatment they’ve received over the years. MSM has largely ignored Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies outside of occasional reports of hacks, ransomware attacks and other illicit activities. “They’ve done…

When it comes to providing stable value, stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) appear to serve two sides of the same proverbial coin. Crypto stable assets, however, can provide entirely different use cases — and CBDCs simply cannot compete. The key is programmability — smart contracts that automate and add new features to money. Programmability…

Vitalik Buterin discusses how ETH 2.0’s randomness function could benefit future lotteries. 1437 Total views 15 Total shares Discussing Ethereum’s (ETH) hackathon in partnership with the Colorado State Lottery, Vitalik Buterin opined that in the future, such lotteries could benefit from Ethereum 2.0’s Verifiable Delay Function.No immediate use for Ethereum in the projectThe Ethereum creator…

A Chainlink node operator has moved its data to a new "unstoppable" domain on the Ethereum blockchain. A Chainlink (Link) node provider is launching an “unstoppable” domain with oracalized crypto price feeds.Vulcan Link is placing Chainlink’s crypto price feeds on a ".crypto" domain. The domains are sold by Unstoppable Domains and reside on the Ethereum…

Economics adviser Gene Sperling joined Ripple’s board in 2015 after serving under Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

Nasdaq had begun live listings of two cryptocurrency price indices from United States blockchain and crypto market data company Brave New Coin (BNC), the latter confirmed in a post on Feb. 26.Originally announced earlier this month, the integration of BNC’s Bitcoin Liquid Index (BLX) and Ethereum Liquid Index (ELX) will open up new data for…

The company reportedly hopes to achieve "measured yet meaningful exposure to a growing economic aspect of our increasingly digital world." 2478 Total views 5 Total shares Massachusetts-based insurance firm MassMutual just announced that it has purchased $100 million in Bitcoin for its general investment account.According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the company…