ConsenSys, the Ethereum software company, has partnered with Kakao’s Klaytn blockchain to develop a private platform for the issuance of a South Korean central bank digital currency (CBDC). It has been reported that the partnership will see ConsenSys work to develop a private version of Klaytn in preparation for an upcoming CDBC pilot program in South Korea. However, the project will also encompass making Klaytn compatible with Ethereum layer-two solutions and will look to bu

It seems NFTs are far from a passing fad now. It is accelerating exponentially, in almost all of its areas, be it demand, its bidding, its innovation mechanism. Institutions are working on NFT’s energy-intensive mechanisms, reducing its gas fees, fostering fast transactions in order to make NFTs sustain for a longer period of time. As ConsenSys announced in its press release: Palm is a new token-powered ecosystem for NFTs, which is connected to Ethereum, and features low gas

Following three years of development by Wall Street veterans, Leverj (https://leverj.io/) recently launched the first high-speed decentralized derivatives exchange, which provides spot and futures trading of cryptocurrencies. DeFi Exchange Leverj.io and liquidity providers are announcing the launch of Futures products (Perpetual Swaps) for Bitcoin and Ethereum against USDt on Leverj, bringing DeFi derivatives to market for the first time. Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual contra

ConsenSys, the Ethereum software firm, has partnered with Société Générale Forge, the digital capital markets platform of major financial services group, Société Générale Group, for experimenting a digital euro. It has been reported that SG Forge was involved in the issuance of a 100 million euro bond as a security token on the Ethereum blockchain back in spring 2019. However, it specializes in building institutional-grade models for regulated security token operations regist

ConsenSys, the blockchain firm, has partnered with Protocol Labs, the open-source software laboratory, to integrate Filecoin’s marketplace for data storage with ConsenSys’ Ethereum product stack. It has been reported that Filecoin’s miners, developers, and users of the network will be able to access ConsenSys’ development tools such as Infura, MetaMask, and others to integrate with Ethereum’s decentralized finance ecosystem. However, last Thursday, at block 148,888, the Filec

ConsenSys, the decentralized application development company, will develop a proof-of-concept for cross-border payments project between Thailand and Hong Kong. It has been reported that the company will lead the second implementation phase of Project Ithanon-Lionrock, as the project is a joint initiative to create a cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) payment network between banks in the two countries. However, initiated in May 2019 by the Hong Kong Monetary Aut

Although humanitarian crisis cannot be completely wiped altogether at once, what if emerging technologies such as blockchain technology could help prevent social issues such as human trafficking? Human trafficking is a major threat to humanity affecting the lives of many all across the globe. It is estimated that approx. 20-40 million people are imprisoned across the globe, whereby criminals earn profits of approximately $150 billion/year. To keep a close check over human tra

The Baseline Protocol has launched integrations for Google Sheets and Microsoft Dynamics 365. The new functions will allow maintenance of verifiably consistent records using a spreadsheet in conjunction with an enterprise resource planning solution. Baseline published a proof-of-concept on June 8: It demonstrated “baselining” of spreadsheet data to verify that multiple independent private databases hold the same records. Basically, to verify that records held by separate enti

Decentralized application development company, ConsenSys is releasing a compliance service to keep an eye out on transactions conducted by DeFi companies and exchanges trading tokens issued on Ethereum. On June 8 Bloomberg published an article stating that it would release a service for decentralized finance (DeFi) projects and crypto exchanges to analyze trades for tokens issued on the Ethereum network. Today we launch #CodefiCompliance, an automated and agile regulatory and

R3, the company behind DLT platform Corda has partnered with blockchain-in-the-cloud startup Kaleido. The announcement comes following Kaleido’s emergence as a standalone company last month. The startup revealed it was spun out of ConsenSys, the Ethereum-based venture studio founded by Joe Lubin. @Kaleido_io partners with @inside_r3 #corda. The partnership allows Corda Enterprise users to rapidly deploy enterprise-grade and production-ready Corda networks on Kaleido. Read th

Covantis, a blockchain agribusiness initiative backed by major industry company ConsenSys, has taken another step towards transforming global trade and supply chain operations. Backed by global agribusiness giants like Cargill and Bunge, Covantis has been officially established as a legal entity in Geneva after receiving all necessary regulatory approval. According to a March 31 announcement, the company is the joint initiative of six founding members: Archer Daniels Midland

Ethereum-based crowdfunding platform, Gitcoin, joins fight against coronavirus by pledging at least $50,000 in development grants toward coronavirus-related initiatives. On March 14, Gitcoin tweeted that its fifth round of grants already has $50,000 committed toward “public health” initiatives. However, it is seeking to reach a minimum of $100,000, with the goal of distributing sufficient funds to multiple efforts. Gitcoin Grants Round 5 (starting 3/23) will include at least

Ethereum network co-founder Vitalik Buterin said Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) are not the same. On Feb. 1 Buterin tweeted responding to Brad Mills’ accusation of Buterin as Bitcoin Cash promoter: Bitcoin cash is not bitcoin. — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) February 1, 2020 Several tweets suggest Buterin is not 100% against BCH, although he clearly made the distinction that BCH is not BTC, even back in 2017. Several months after a 2017 hard fork divided BTC into two c

Covantis, a blockchain initiative backed by global agribusiness giants like Cargill, has selected Ethereum-focused firm ConsenSys as its technology partner. On Jan. 23 a press release stated that within the partnership ConsenSys will build an Ethereum-based blockchain platform to digitize the post-trade finance industry and bring efficiencies and cost savings to the international agribusiness supply chain Excited to share that #ConsenSys was selected as the lead technical par

The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Sacramento Kings are reigning over again and will tip off a LIVE auction for gear with a blockchain-based app. On Jan. 15, the Sacramento Kings announced its new live auction platform with blockchain development firm ConsenSys. Fans can bid live on in-game sports gear and the platform reportedly authenticates auction items.https://t.co/jQqsKLS4gH — OXBC – Oxford Blockchain Foundation (@OXBCfoundation) January 16, 2020 On January 15

Andrew Keys, the Co-founder of ConsenSys, said that Ethereum’s Serenity will launch by the end of this year, as given the current state of development though. Ethereum 2.0 Will Come in 2020, According to ConsenSys Co-Founder https://t.co/UVHirlRvVN #crypto #currency — Crypto Planet (@crypto7000) January 10, 2020 It has been reported that Andrew Keys shared his predictions for 2020. He was one of the Co-founders of ConsenSys, having since become a Managing Partner at DARMA Ca

A contributor of MetaMask, the major Ethereum browser extension, has reported that the MetaMask team is “totally overwhelmed” and not being prioritized by its parent company ConsenSys. https://t.co/UFvBYpSGQ0 — HITPAY WALLET (@Hitpay_wallet) December 27, 2019 On December 25, it has been reported by Reddit that lazaridiscom3, a Reddit user, alleges that the MetaMask team is not getting the support it needs from ConsenSys, and, consequently, the whole team of 24 employees is o

UK based charity organization Oxfam International announced the success of its blockchain-based delivery system of microinsurance to paddy field farmers in Sri Lanka. On Nov. 4 a press release was issued where Etherisc announced that Oxfam’s blockchain-based insurance system made payouts to the Sri Lankans farmers who continue in losing their crops due to extreme weather conditions. Oxfam in partnership with Etherisc and Aon plc, will continue in seeking solutions to tackle t

Ethereum’s co-founder and CEO of ConsenSys Joe Lubin say that China’s forthcoming digital renminbi is unlikely to use blockchain. On Nov. 6 Lubin gave an interview for CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia where he argued that the Central bank of China has little to gain from the decentralized aspects of the technology. China’s central bank digital currency will reportedly be controlled by the PBoC and officials have said that they expect the asset to “have lots of positive impacts, includi

ConsenSys, a blockchain startup founded by Joseph Lubin, the Co-Founder of Ethereum (ETH), and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have jointly launched the Impactio platform to bring transparency into philanthropy. It has been reported that there was an announcement which was made on September 24, that a new partnership between ConsenSys and the WWF resulted in an Ethereum blockchain-based platform dubbed Impactio which designed to supervise and fund projects within non-government