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Jun 4, 2020
2 min

DeversiFi 2.0 DEx Incorporates StarkWare’s StarkEx Scalability Engine

The DeversiFi decentralized ethereum exchange or DEx relaunched as DeversiFi 2.0 on June 3, incorporating Starkware’s StarkEx scalability engine, utilizing zkSTARK layer-2 scaling technology. The new platform will be able to process over 9,000 transactions per second while maintaining privacy, liquidity and low fees in a non-custodial solution. 1/3 The new DeversiFi built w/ @StarkWareLtd is now LIVE! This reflects a milestone in self-custodial trading, delivering the expe

Ethereum Classic Performed Its Scheduled Phoenix Hard Fork

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Jun 2, 2020
1 min

Ethereum Classic Performed Its Scheduled Phoenix Hard Fork

Ethereum Classic performed its scheduled Phoenix hard fork on May 31, including features from Ethereum’s earlier Istanbul fork. The upgrade means that the two networks share virtually the same protocol, making them fully intercompatible. Atlantis, Agharta, and Phoenix complete the ETC-ETH parity making way for more valuable research and innovations to come. Phoenix marks the 3rd upgrade completed in this series for #EthereumClassic. 🎉 Phoenix Successfully Activates on Ether

Users Of Decentraland Watched The Historic SpaceX Launch

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Jun 1, 2020
1 min

Users Of Decentraland Watched The Historic SpaceX Launch

Decentraland users watched SpaceX launch on May 30 from the virtual reality world’s auditorium. Users of the Ethereum-based virtual reality world Decentraland was able to view the historic launch of a space vehicle built in and launched from the United States in almost a decade. Decentraland announced on May 30 that the recent SpaceX launch would be available live in its VR world. Join us in Genesis Plaza for the launch of SpaceX’s first human mission into space. We’ll be li

Blockchain Gaming Platform Enjin Releases New Minecraft Plugin

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Jun 1, 2020
2 min

Blockchain Gaming Platform Enjin Releases New Minecraft Plugin

Blockchain game technology company, Enjin has announced that their plugin “EnjinCraft” is now available on popular video game, Minecraft. The announcement by Enjin states that the blockchain plugin will allow players to integrate, trade, and use blockchain gaming items through the servers. As a company, we've evolved in tandem with @Minecraft, and we're proud to take the next step in this parallel evolution. EnjinCraft, our blockchain #Minecraft plugin, is live! Now, you ca

Baseline Protocol Demo Showcases Business Process Automation On Ethereum

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May 24, 2020
2 min

Baseline Protocol Demo Showcases Business Process Automation On Ethereum

The Baseline Protocol has successfully executed a proof-of-concept where multiple companies privately and securely synchronized data and managed purchase orders on top of the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet. It demonstrated how enterprises could use Baseline protocol to securely collaborate in executing business processes over Ethereum without exposing valuable proprietary data. Baseline Protocol Secures Business Process Automation Across SAP and Microsoft Dynamics Using Ethereum Publ

Private Investment Bank BTG Pactual Issues Real Estate Tokens On Tezos

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May 20, 2020
2 min

Private Investment Bank BTG Pactual Issues Real Estate Tokens On Tezos

Banco BTG Pactual, the largest private investment bank in Latin America is issuing some of its real-estate backed security tokens on Tezos blockchain. Previously, the bank had issued its ReitBZ tokens on the Ethereum blockchain while raising $10 million in Ether and Gemini Dollars. ⁠Largest Private Investment Bank in Latin America Issues Real Estate Tokens on #Tezos Banco BTG Pactual, the largest private investment bank in Latin America is moving some of its real estate-back

Over 80% Redditors Signing Up For ETH-Based Rewards So Far Are Fortnite Players

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May 18, 2020
1 min

Over 80% Redditors Signing Up For ETH-Based Rewards So Far Are Fortnite Players

Reddit’s Ethereum-based Community Points rewards system has seen more than 10,000 addresses created within days of launching on the Rinkeby testnet. Over 80% of wallets created on the testnet so far represents the Fortnite community. From March 13 to March 15 Reddit’s points were rolled out across two subreddit communities: Popular video game Fortnite (r/fortniteBR) Cryptocurrency (r/cryptocurrency) Founder of EthHub, Eric Conner tweeted: 10,000 Reddit users now have a wallet

Vitalik Buterin Approves Competing Blockchain EOS For Its Niche-Carving Efforts

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May 17, 2020
1 min

Vitalik Buterin Approves Competing Blockchain EOS For Its Niche-Carving Efforts

Vitalik Buterin, the Co-founder of Ethereum, has approved to compete blockchain EOS for its niche-carving efforts. On May 15, Buterin tweeted by referring to Bitcoin and Ethereum: “If I were designing a new chain to live alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum, I would take all the political tradeoffs that BTC and ETH aren’t willing to take.” This is why I actually have some respect for EOS and co. I *disagree* with DPoS but at least they're *trying* to develop a cohesive and principl

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May 16, 2020
1 min

Reddit’s Tokenized Rewards Will Migrate To Ethereum Blockchain By 2021

Reddit has confirmed that its tokenized rewards will migrate onto the Ethereum blockchain later this year. On May 13, Reddit officially revealed its Community Points system, announcing that the feature would be rolled out across “limited communities.” However, the rewards system will operate on a test-net until autumn 2020 at the earliest. A Reddit post confirmed that points will comprise ERC-20 tokens. However, the system will not be migrated onto the Ethereum mainnet until

Reddit Introduces New Community Points System Built On Ethereum Blockchain

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May 15, 2020
2 min

Reddit Introduces New Community Points System Built On Ethereum Blockchain

Reddit has introduced its new community points system built on top of the Ethereum blockchain. On May 13th, Reddit announced that Redditors will now be able to earn rewards in the form of ERC-20 tokens based on Ethereum blockchain for creating engaging content on the platform. Wow. @reddit mobile app now has an integrated Ethereum wallet and they've launched community currencies! r/FortniteBR & r/Cryptocurrency will distribute tokens to contributors, the value of which deriv

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May 13, 2020
1 min

1000 WBTC Minted On Ethereum, Representing More Value Than Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

One thousand Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) were minted today on the Ethereum network. This single transaction represented more U.S dollar value than the entire Lightning Network. It brings the total amount of Bitcoin now locked in WBTC tokens to 2,300, compared to the roughly 927 Bitcoin locked on the Lightning Network. Product Marketing Manager at Set Protocol tweeted on the news: ~1000 WBTC (~$8.8mil) was minted on #Ethereum just 45 minutes ago 👀https://t.co/s43H0UW8nx — Anthony

Chainlink Introduces VRF To Enable Generation Of On-Chain Trusted Randomness

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May 12, 2020
2 min

Chainlink Introduces VRF To Enable Generation Of On-Chain Trusted Randomness

Chainlink (Link) announced that it has launched a verifiable random function (VRF) that enables the generation of on-chain trusted randomness. On May 11, it has been reported that it is encountering security review on the testnet where it is available for integration testing, as initially, it will work with the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Sergey Nazarov, the founder and CEO of Chainlink, pointed out how it would solve some of the problems inherent to gaming: “In blockchain gam

Yield Protocol Promises Fixed-Rate Lending and Interest Rate Markets To DeFi

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May 11, 2020
2 min

Yield Protocol Promises Fixed-Rate Lending and Interest Rate Markets To DeFi

Paradigm has incubated its first crypto project, an Ethereum-based DeFi protocol, Yield Protocol promising fixed-rate lending and interest markets. A researcher from crypto-asset investment firm, Paradigm co-authored the whitepaper for the DeFi, lending protocol boasting fixed-interest rates. On May 8 the announcement was made stating that the whitepaper for Yield protocol was written by Paradigm’s Dan Robinson and Allan Niemberg. I’m excited to announce Yield, a company brin

Bitcoin Cash DeFi Startup General Protocols Raises $1M In Seed Round

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May 8, 2020
1 min

Bitcoin Cash DeFi Startup General Protocols Raises $1M In Seed Round

The General Protocols startup is developing its DeFi vision on Bitcoin Cash after raising more than $1 million in a seed funding round. The funding will allow the Singapore-based General Protocols team to develop their flagship product AnyHedge on Bitcoin Cash. Anyhedge is an open source derivatives tool that exchanges and OTC desks can embed allowing them to create new markets with smart contracts. BCH DeFi Startup General Protocols Raises Over $1 milhttps://t.co/XGG1x5aUjL

MakerDAO Votes To Pull Bitcoin To The Ethereum Blockchain By Accepting Wrapped Bitcoin

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May 4, 2020
1 min

MakerDAO Votes To Pull Bitcoin To The Ethereum Blockchain By Accepting Wrapped Bitcoin

MakerDAO governance has voted to pull Bitcoin to the Ethereum blockchain by accepting Wrapped Bitcoin as a new collateral asset in the Maker Protocol, as for the uninitiated, wBTC is the first ERC20 token backed 1:1 with Bitcoin. On May 3, it has been reported that wBTC marks the fourth collateral asset type to be added to the MakerDAO DeFi ecosystem. The former three included: ETH, BAT, and USDT. However, wBTC will now be able to open Maker Vaults in order to generate Dai. T

Ethereum-Powered Digital Art Platform ArtID Launches Its First STO

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May 2, 2020
1 min

Ethereum-Powered Digital Art Platform ArtID Launches Its First STO

Ethereum-powered digital art platform ArtID recently held its first Security Token Offering for the development of its marketplace. Advisor for the STO is global corporate finance firm Kreston RS while Luxembourg-based tokenized investment platform STOKR is hosting the offering. According to an announcement on April 29, ArtID is seeking five million euros (nearly $5.5 million) in the offering while reaching the soft cap set at 580,000 euros within one week. Switzerland’s ArtI

OKEx Pool Joins Ethereum 2.0 Topaz Testnet As Proof-Of-Stake Validator

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Apr 30, 2020
2 min

OKEx Pool Joins Ethereum 2.0 Topaz Testnet As Proof-Of-Stake Validator

OKEx Pool, a comprehensive mining pool built upon cryptocurrency exchange OKEx, announced that it has joined an Ethereum 2.0 testnet as a Proof-of-Stake validator as announced by OKEx on April 29. Topaz is the only completed testnet of ETH 2.0 mainnet configuration. The launch is a key action before ETH switches its consensus algorithm from PoW (proof-of-work) to PoS (proof-of-stake). #OKExPool: Shout out to #ETH2 public testnet, Topaz Testnet, for a very successful launch 🎉

Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Lists New Cross-Chain Defi Token pBTC

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Apr 25, 2020
2 min

Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Lists New Cross-Chain Defi Token pBTC

Bitfinex exchange plans to list pTokens (pBTC), a new token that aims to unlock cross-chain DeFi liquidity by connecting Bitcoin (BTC) to any blockchain. The token is pegged 1:1 to Bitcoin and currently is compatible with the Ethereum (ETH) and EOS DeFi ecosystems. CTO of Bitfinex, Paolo Ardoino says pBTC will become the first DeFi interoperability-focused token supported on Bitfinex while adding: “At the moment we are supporting only pTokens but we welcome more projects to w

Securitize Launches Compliance Tool For P2P Transactions By Investors In Private Securities

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Apr 25, 2020
1 min

Securitize Launches Compliance Tool For P2P Transactions By Investors In Private Securities

Securitize, a digital securities issuance platform has announced a new tool that assures that secondary market transaction of digital securities are compliant with regulations. On April 22, Securitize wrote a blog post highlighting that the platform uses smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain while streamlining the creation of compliant peer-to-peer transactions by investors in private securities. CEO Carlos Domingo tweeted with a link on how to use Securitze’s instant ac

Unstoppable Domains Partners With MyEtherWallet Offering .Crypto Domains

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Apr 24, 2020
1 min

Unstoppable Domains Partners With MyEtherWallet Offering .Crypto Domains

Users of MyEtherWallet will soon be able to buy a .crypto domain from the wallet’s interface. Unstoppable Domains entered a partnership with the Ethereum wallet provider MyEtherWallet. According to an announcement on April 23, the integration of a crypto wallet combined with a decentralized domain could all be set up in MEW with Unstoppable Domains. We are very excited to become the first wallet registrar for Unstoppable Domains! Now, our users can buy a decentralized .crypto