UN blockchain standards group to outline best industry practices

International governance organizations are again showing curiosity around blockchain.  The latest example is the United Nations, which teamed up with the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the Govern...

Google to allow new Blockchain-powered experiences via Google Play

Google Play always keeps helping its developers bring creative ideas into existence. The platform hosts a wide range of blockchain-based applications, and the current partners are enthusiastic about e...

Crypto Mining Giant Hive Drops ‘Blockchain’ from Name in Pivot to AI

Hive said that it will move all its GPU arsenal of 38,000 Nvidia GPUs to power cloud technology that hosts advanced AI tools through its new service dubbed HIVE Cloud. Popular crypto mining firm Hive ...

Blockchain games are ‘boring,’ says Sega exec—is he right or wrong?

Japanese gaming behemoth Sega delivered a health bar-depleting blow to the blockchain world this week. In comments to Bloomberg, the company’s COO revealed it was backing away from developing its own ...

BNB Chain to Tackle Blockchain Exploit Risks in Major July Hard Fork

“If a reconciliation error occurs, the blockchain will stop producing new blocks, impacting downstream services such as bridges, deposits, and withdrawals on exchanges,” developers wrote on GitHub. “T...

Binance Blockchain Week Brings the Best of Web3 to Istanbul

Binance’s flagship event will bring together the industry’s leading innovators, policymakers, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, cultural icons, and blockchain enthusiasts for “The Next Billion: Empoweri...

BNB Beacon Chain Hard Fork Introduces Powerful Feature for Blockchain Control

Key Points The upcoming ZhangHeng hard fork for the BNB Beacon Chain mainnet represents an important step towards improving security and functionality. The introduction of on-chain asset reconciliatio...

Crypto miner Hive Digital drops ‘blockchain’ from name amid pivot to AI

Crypto mining firm Hive Blockchain is now calling itself Hive Digital Technologies — after enacting a branding pivot that seeks to highlight its foray into artificial intelligence. The Vancour-based m...

BNB Beacon Chain hard fork adds ‘panic’ feature that can ‘halt’ blockchain

The Binance-operated BNB Beacon Chain mainnet is set to add a new feature in its upcoming hard fork, which will give the blockchain the ability to “halt” the production of new blocks if certain condit...

Google Play Decision Favors Blockchain-Based Digital Asset Sales

In what some have hailed as a victory for artists and game makers active in the market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Google Play announced on Wednesday that it is updating its user policy to allow m...

Google Play eases restrictions on blockchain apps

In a move that piqued the interest of crypto developers, Google Play on Wednesday gave the inaugural greenlight to select blockchain-based applications on its platform.  Supported app categories, acco...

XDC Network and SolidityScan Forge Powerful Partnership to Strengthen Blockchain Security

XDC Network partnered with SolidityScan to provide users with a more secure platform. Ongoing partnerships are expected to propel XDC to new all-time highs. XDC Network, a leading blockchain platform ...

MarketAcross Forms Alliance with Chainlink Labs to Empower Blockchain Startups

The partnership between MarketAcross and Chainlink Labs highlights a common goal of equipping blockchain companies with the resources and assistance they need to succeed in a competitive market. Marke...

Google Play updates terms to allow blockchain content for Android in Play Store

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Blockchain-based Gaming Firm Spielworks Offers Refundable NFTs

NFT News The Aave protocol’s DeFi lending pool will get the USDC as part of the minting process. NFT refunds are as easy as visiting the minting website and clicking a button. Spielworks, a blockchain...

Crypto Miner HIVE Pivots To AI, Dumps Blockchain From Its Name

– Advertisement – Crypto miner HIVE Blockchain has announced a pivot to artificial intelligence and web3.  The Canadian crypto mining firm dumped blockchain from its name and rebranded its...

Blockchain Association calls for investigation into Prometheum over alleged ‘sweetheart’ SEC deal

The Blockchain Association, a United States-based crypto advocacy group, has submitted a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Inspector General calling for an invest...

Blockchain Infrastructure Startup Artela Raises $6 Million in Seed Round, Led by Shima Capital

The team is on a mission to extend boundaries of decentralized applications FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Artela is announcing today that it has raised over $6M in seed round funding led by Shima Ca...

Google Play Joins The Tokenization Bandwagon With Blockchain Gaming And NFT Recognition

According to a recent report by VentureBeat, Google Play has updated its policies to allow blockchain-based digital content, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other tokenized digital assets, in...

Google Play Allows Apps, Games to Offer NFTs and Blockchain-Based Content

The post by Mills stressed the importance of user trust, noting “while tokenized assets are meant to build more enriched, immersive experiences, as an added user protection, developers may not promote...

Blockchain Association concerned over Prometheum’s ‘sweetheart’ deal with SEC

Crypto advocacy firm the Blockchain Association sent a letter to the SEC’s Inspector General, Deborah Jeffrey, asking the regulator to look into how and why Prometheum received its Special Purpose Bro...

UN greenlights Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Assurance and Standardization to research emergent tech

The United Nations Internet Governance Forum’s (UN-IGF) secretariat has approved the establishment of a Dynamic Coalition aimed at developing blockchain standards for application in various domains — ...

Blockchain gaming platform creates refundable NFT program

Blockchain gaming startup Spielworks has partnered with the Web3 platform Mycelium Network to launch a program that allows full refunds for nonfungible token (NFT) purchases.  In an announcement sent ...

New York hacker charged for stealing $9 million from a decentralized exchange

United States law enforcement agents slammed wire fraud and money laundering charges against a former security engineer from New York. He is accused of hacking a decentralized exchange (DEX) and steal...

U.S. Government Moved $300M of Bitcoin (BTC) Tied to Silk Road: Blockchain Data

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The Role of EdTech And Blockchain In Youth Empowerment

Blockchain technology ranks as one of the most revolutionary technologies of the 21st Century, transforming several industries in the past 13 years. The technology has gradually grown in adoption acro...

India Blockchain Tour Bangalore: Empowering Web3 communities

Introducing the India Blockchain Tour 2023, bigger and bolder than ever before! Brace yourself for an electrifying series of events unfolding across India’s most vibrant crypto hubs. Presented by Bitg...

United Nations aims to standardize blockchain 

The United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) have announced a new partnership to standardize blockchain and cryptocurrency.  The partnership will ...

‘Blockchain-enabled’ WisdomTree consumer app goes live in 21 states

WisdomTree has rolled out its new financial app that mixes crypto, digital funds and tokenized physical assets such as gold. The company — a fund group with $93.6 billion assets under management — has...

Chainlink Labs Taps Blockchain PR Firm MarketAcross to Support Startups in BUILD Program

Chainlink Labs, a Web3 services provider and developer of data oracle solution Chainlink, has partnered with blockchain public relations (PR) and content marketing firm MarketAcross to support startup...

cheqd launches Credential Service to simplify issuing and verifying decentralized credentials

Credential Service, introduced by the startup privacy-preserving payment and credential network company cheqd, provides businesses with a simple, plug-and-play solution for providing and maintaining d...

Ethereum Layer-2 Blockchain Starknet ‘Quantum Leap’ Upgrade Goes Live, for Speedier Transactions

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