RMIT to make Blockchain Hub a part-time gig, hints at resource crunch
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology’s Blockchain Innovation Hub will no longer exist in its current dedicated form starting in 2025.
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The US Dept. of Transportation Is Investigating Blockchain-Powered Delivery Drones
The U.S. Department of Transportation released a lengthy report on blockchain's application for drones. 737 Total views 30 Total shares The U.S. Department of Transportation recently publicized its effort to further harness blockchain in the world of drones."Blockchain technology is being looked on to deliver a framework that can be used by stakeholders in the…

Ark Invest and 21Shares partner to launch digital asset ETF suite
Five digital asset ETF products will be listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange and are scheduled to start trading next week. 232 Total views 2 Total shares Investment management firm Ark Invest, led by pro-Bitcoin investment veteran Cathie Wood, has collaborated with exchange-traded product (ETP) provider 21Shares to launch a new suite of digital

Terror victims claim DOJ withholding their cut of $4.3B Binance penalty
Four people who are victims or family of victims of state terrorism sued the Justice Department claiming it hasn't put the billions from Binance's settlement into a victim fund.

Tether CTO to Tell the Story of USDT Stablecoin At Upcoming Conference
Amid ongoing lawsuits surrounding controversial stablecoin Tether (USDT), the company’s CTO plans to detail the asset’s background at an upcoming conference. Bitfinex and Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino is slated to recount “the story of Tether’s inception and success” in a keynote speech at the CryptoCompare Digital Asset Summit in London on March 10, a statement from…

UMA overtakes Yearn.Finance as the biggest ‘DeFi’ protocol on Ethereum
The decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape is rapidly changing day after day. On Sept. 1, UMA overtook yearn.finance as the biggest “DeFi” protocol on Ethereum with a $1.3 billion market cap.Data from CoinMarketCap shows six DeFi projects are now above $500 million in valuation. The six projects are UMA, yearn.finance, Aave, Maker, Synthetix and Compound.DeFi tokens…

Fidelity Charitable Received Over $100M in Crypto Donations Since 2015
Independent public charity Fidelity Charitable has received $100 million in cryptocurrency donations, according to its recently published report.In its “2019 Giving Report,” Fidelity Charitable illustrated account development throughout 2018, and provided insights into its growth since its establishment. Generally, the number of donors reached 204,292 in 2018, while back in 2009 the company had 51,918…

MicroStrategy purchases $82M in Bitcoin, now holds 122,478 coins
MicroStrategy’s holdings are valued at more than $5.9 billion, representing more than $2.2 billion in gains since its initial purchase in August 2020. 1999 Total views 6 Total shares Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has added 1,434 Bitcoin to its coffers after purchasing the crypto asset at an average price of $57,477.According to a Thursday filing…

China Issuing Bonds on Blockchain Is a Sign of What’s to Come
The Bank of China has recently issued 20 billion Chinese yuan ($2.8 billion) of special bonds, which it has sold in order to fund small and micro-enterprise businesses, according to the China Development Network. This recent issuance of $2.8 billion in bonds is nothing to look twice at and was largely expected, given the bank's inclusive small…