The decentralized information markets platform Polymarket was imposed a civil fine of $1.4 million Monday by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) due to a failure to obtain a ...
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Samsung Electronics to Use Blockchain in Climate-Focused Reafforestation Program
Samsung Electronics America has committed to the planting of 2 million Mangrove trees in Madagascar in a bid to advance its quota on the fight against climate change. Per the tech giant’s announcement...
CFTC Fines ‘Decentralized’ Prediction Market Platform Polymarket $1.4 Million, Shuts Down Noncompliant Markets – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered a “decentralized” prediction market platform to shut down non-compliant markets and pay a fine of $1.4 million. “Polymarket had been op...
Square Enix Announces Blockchain and NFT Strategy
Key Takeaways Square Enix’s CEO has announced the game company has a strategy for NFTs, blockchain games, and the Metaverse. President Yosuke Matsuda called 2021 “year one” for NFTs ...
Accumulate – A High Performance Blockchain For DeFi
Accumulate is the new and improved version of the Factom Protocol which was founded in 2015. The transition from Factom Protocol to Accumulate is done to ensure the creation of a fast and scalable blo...
Samsung uses blockchain technology to address climate change
Samsung Electronics America announced Monday at the CES Tech Conference in Las Vegas its partnership with veritree, a blockchain-based climate solutions platform, to plant two million mangrove trees i...
What’s ahead for crypto and blockchain in 2022? Experts answer, Part 3
Alex is a writer, speaker, investor and adviser focused on the impact of emerging technologies such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies. He is the general manager of Ninepoint Digital Assets Group, an ...
Square Enix starts the year focusing on blockchain games
In his New Year’s letter, Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda revealed the company’s plans to focus on incorporating blockchain-based games into its portfolio. Besides getting behind the blockchain g...
$3 Million Lost as an Algorand-Based Decentralized Trading Platform Exploited
Tinyman opened about the latest attack that started on January 1st. A few “unauthorized users” breached some of the protocol’s pools after compromising a previously unknown vulnerability on its smart ...
Square Enix President Reiterates Focus on Blockchain Games, ‘Play-to-Contribute’ Trend
Yosuke Matsuda, president of Square Enix, the Japanese developer behind video games like Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, has set his sights firmly on NFTs and blockchain technology. “I see 20...
Decentralized Marketplace for Lenders & Borrowers
Venus Protocol (Venus) is the top money market protocol running on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) which offers a complete decentralized finance-based lending, borrowing, and credit system on digital assets...
Three Keys To Understand Blockchain Gaming
Blockchain gaming is on the rise. First off, what is Blockchain Gaming? Put simply, any game that exists on the blockchain falls under ‘Blockchain Gaming’. More and more applications are leveraging th...
Future FinTech Establishes New Blockchain Division
Blockchain-based e-commerce business and financial technology services provider, Future FinTech today announced the formation of a new blockchain division with an aim to accelerate the company’s expan...
BLOCKS: Industry Agnosticity in Blockchain
BLOCKS is an innovative decentralized autonomous organization that offers blockchain solutions to companies that need to alter their modus operandi. The core objective of BLOCKS is to help companies r...
EOS community pushes out chain’s original developer in act of decentralized governance
On Dec. 8, the EOS community voted to spot payments to its developer, Block.one, due to lack of financial transparency and slow progress on the chain. In turn, the EOS community, represented by the EN...
Dogecoin Competitor Shiba Inu (SHIB) To Launch New Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)
Popular meme crypto project Shiba Inu (SHIB) is set to launch its very own decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In a new blog post, Shiba Inu developers say they are going to release DOGGY DAO...
Which crypto and blockchain companies could IPO in 2022?
It seems 2022 could most definitely be another potent year for stock market debuts (IPOs) as many well-capitalised crypto-related and blockchain companies head for the exit. Next ‘Tesla’ or ‘Amazon’ I...
Sberbank Launches First Blockchain ETF in Russia
Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, has launched the country’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF), providing investors with access to the blockchain world. The new instrument invests in the securities of ...
NEAR Foundation’s new CEO on defining web3 and her return to the blockchain space
Quick Take NEAR Foundation’s new CEO explains why she left banking for the blockchain world. From day one, her mission will be to define the NEAR protocol as the go-to place to build what’...
How Daoes Blockchain Technology Help The Food Industry In Elevating Food Safety Protocols?
The upcoming year will see the rise of Wireless monitoring sensors that control temperature and humidity, saving a significant amount of money for companies that are spent on food and energy waste. Tr...
What’s ahead for crypto and blockchain in 2022? Experts Answer, Part 2
Alan is the chief legal officer at PrimeBlock, a sustainable Bitcoin mining operation, infrastructure solutions provider and member of the Bitcoin Mining Council, with locations spread across North Am...
Russia’s Sberbank launches first blockchain ETF in the country
TL;DR Breakdown Sberbank, a significant Russian bank has announced the introduction of a blockchain ETF. The ETF will be tracking the institution’s blockchain index, thus exposing its clients to crypt...
Biggest Ethereum Whales Loading Up on Three Decentralized Finance Altcoins As Top Wallet Buys $17,000,000 Worth of Sushi
A whale-monitoring site reveals that the wealthiest Ethereum (ETH) whales are accumulating three decentralized finance (DeFi) assets as we enter a new year. Data from WhaleStats shows that the 1,000 n...
Sberbank Launches First Blockchain ETF in Russia – Finance Bitcoin News
Russian banking giant Sberbank has presented the country’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) giving investors access to the blockchain space. The new instrument holds securities of companies dealing wi...
The Graph – A New Sparkling Decentralized Future
The Graph project has had one of the largest financing rounds, selling about 400 million tokens and raising funds estimated to $12 million. The Graph solves the problem of getting data sources by gain...