Researchers Build Blockchain Electricity Exchange They Say Cuts Waste

AI-themed tokens surged up to 35% in the past 24 hours, significantly outperforming the broader crypto market, which remained largely flat.The growth in AI token prices mirrored a rise in Nvidia's stock, which became the most valuable company globally, highlighting the market's increasing interest in AI-related technologies.Tokens of projects said to be using artificial intelligence

news China’s central bank has denied recent reports that it will launch its national digital currency in November. News sources including Forbes made the suggestion in late August, however the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said on Saturday that the November date was “inaccurate speculation,” as were details of institutions said to be participating in…

Switzerland's financial markets regulator has issued a license to a cryptocurrency investment fund in a move that opens the door for wider institutional participation in the country's crypto activities. Zug-based Crypto Finance AG announced on Tuesday that the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has given the green light to its subsidiary, Crypto Fund AG,…

news The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could one day use blockchain to monitor and manage wireless spectrums to support the growing requirements of the internet of things (IoT). With Juniper Research predicting that there will be 50 billion connected IoT devices and sensors by 2022, the agency is keen to find a way to manage…

news Retail giant Walmart is amping up efforts to harness the power of blockchain record-keeping in pharmaceutical tracking, while also hedging its bets as to the specific technology it’s committing to.  The big-box retail giant said Thursday it will participate in a drug-verification pilot with IBM, KPMG and drugmaker Merck. This is the second such…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Emily Parker is CoinDesk's executive director of global content. She was member of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff, a writer/editor at The Wall Street Journal and editor at New York Times. She is author of "Now I Know Who…

Bitcoin (BTC) faced selling pressure in the week ended April 23 as bond yields rose and the U.S. dollar liquidity declined.The leading cryptocurrency by market value fell by 9% to $27,600, registering its largest single-week percentage loss since early November, according to data from TradingView and CoinDesk. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note…

Jan 10, 2021 at 2:33 p.m. UTCDan Larimer speaks at the Voice launch event in Washington, D.C., June 2019.(Block.one)CTO Dan Larimer Announces Departure From EOS Builder Block.OneDan Larimer has left Block.one, the company that raised $4 billion to build the software behind the EOS blockchain.He announced the move on Block.one social network Voice.com on Sunday:"I…

Crypto advocates, fiercely opposed both the proposed rule and the initial attempt by the previous administration to rush it through.(Shutterstock)Jan 21, 2021 at 12:49 a.m. UTCUpdated Jan 21, 2021 at 1:29 a.m. UTCProposed Crypto Wallet Rule Among Those Frozen by Biden Pending ReviewPresident Joe Biden has frozen all agency rulemaking, including former Treasury Secretary Steven…