Publicly traded crypto mining company HIVE Blockchain Technology has signed a deal to buy ASIC chips from semiconductor manufacturer Intel that will be used in their new custom mining devices. HIVE ha...
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Espresso Systems Raises $32M in Seed Funding, Bringing Scaling & Privacy Solutions to Web 3
On Monday, Espresso Systems, a rapidly rising scaling and privacy system for Web 3 applications, announced that it raised $32 million in a funding round led by Greylock Partners and Electric Capital. ...
スタンフォード研究者ら開発ブロックチェーン「Espresso」が約37億円調達。リードホフマンやエレクトリックキャピタルらから
スタンフォード研究者ら開発ブロックチェーン「Espresso」が約37億円調達 スタンフォード大学の応用暗号研究グループの研究者チームらが開発するレイヤー1ブロックチェーン「エスプレッソ（Espresso）」が、約37億円（3,200万ドル）の資金調達を行なったことが3月7日に分かった。 調達したのはエスプレッソを開発する企業、エスプレッソシステム（Espresso Systems）だ。同社はCE...
PwC Predicts Bright Future For Blockchain Technology: Expected To Add $1.76 Trillion To Global Economy By 2030
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) ‘s Time for Trust report revealed that the company’s economists forecast a bright future for blockchain technology. PwC’s economists believe that the mainstream adoption ...
Stanford researchers raise $32 million as they build a privacy-focused blockchain
Collaborators at Stanford University have raised $32 million in funding for Espresso, a new layer-one blockchain focused on privacy and decentralization. “This funding will provide the resource...
Immutable raises $200M to invest in blockchain gaming, bringing valuation to $2.5B
Australian NFT trading platform Immutable announced a $200 million Series C funding round led primarily by Singaporean state-owned investment firm Temasek and with participation from Animoca Brands an...
Everything You Need To Know About Neo Blockchain “Chinese Ethereum”: Can Neo Price Reach $129.502 By 2027?
What Is Neo (NEO)? China’s first-ever blockchain, Neo, is an open-source platform founded in 2014. It rebranded itself in 2017. Earlier, it was known as Antshares. Neo claims itself to be a “rapidly...
Griffin Gaming Partners Raises $750 Million To Support Blockchain Gaming
Griffin Gaming Partners – one of the world’s largest gaming-focused venture funds – has raised $750 million to be focused on the industry, partially including the web 3 / blockchain-based gaming segme...
Blockchain document transfer provider CargoX extends agreement with Egyptian government
CargoX, a blockchain company specializing in document transfer solutions, announced a long-term extension to its agreement with the Egyptian government to digitize the nation’s trade flows. Last year,...
Crypto Couple’s Victory Against The IRS Comes At The Cost Of Regulatory Clarity
Internal Revenue Service federal building Washington DC USA getty What Happened In May 2021, a Tennessee couple, Joshua Jarrett & Jessica Jarrett (Jarretts), filed a complaint with the IRS arguing...
Hive Blockchain will mine with Intel’s new ASICs
Hive Blockchain Technologies (HIVE) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Intel Corporation to supply its new high-performance ASICs. Hive Blockchain, Intel chips for mining in Tex...
【取材】ステイクのアスター（ASTR）、米コインベースから資金調達 | あたらしい経済
アスターネットワークがコインベースより資金調達 ステイクテクノロジーズ（Stake Technologies）が開発する、日本発のパブリックブロックチェーン「Astar Network（アスターネットワーク）」が、米ナスダック上場の暗号資産（仮想通貨）取引所コインベース（Coinbase）より資金調達したことが3月7日分かった。なお金額は非公表だ。 アスターが今年1月に約2...
How China’s Car Makers Are Using Blockchain to Cut Costs
China’s auto industry is following the lead of global car brands like BMW, Mercedez Benz, and Toyota and using blockchain technology for data recording and to reduce production costs. According to Aut...
Top 3 Tokens to Watch this Week: BTC, LTC & DOT
The digital currency ecosystem had wild price swings this past week, with the global cryptocurrency market capitalization recording a low valuation of $1.71 trillion in the trailing seven-day period. ...
Cartesi’s Rebranding Is Opening the Door to Blockchain, Mainstream, and Decentralization
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, 7th March 2022] Cartesi’s overall brand identity has been refreshed to match the company’s new strategy and promise. The new visual language, brandline, pay-off,...
米格闘技PFLが独自NFTプラットフォーム提供へ、マーキュリーと提携
米PFLがマーキュリーと提携し、NFTプラットフォームを立ち上げ 米総合格闘技団体のプロフェッショナル・ファイターズ・リーグ（PFL）が、独自のNFTプラットフォームの開発・運営を行うことが分かった。 PFLはNFTプラットフォーム開発のマーキュリー（Mercury）と提携し、デジタルグッズ販売をすることを3月3日発表した。またファンがデジタルグッズとなるNFTを購入・取引・販売できるように独自プ...
Blockchain tech could add almost $2 trillion to global economy, says PwC report
Regardless of whatever is happening at the moment, there’s a good reason to be optimistic about the future of blockchain technology. That’s what economists from the leading consulting firm, Pricewate...
【3/7の話題】博報堂DYらがNFT本格参入、YearnやFantomのアンドレ氏らDeFi業界引退など（音声ニュース） | あたらしい経済
ブロックチェーン・仮想通貨（暗号資産）・フィンテックについてのニュース解説を「あたらしい経済」編集部が、平日毎日ポッドキャストでお届けします。Apple Podcast、Spotify、Voicyなどで配信中。ぜひとも各サービスでチェンネルをフォロー（購読登録）して、日々の情報収集にお役立てください。 ポッドキャストで紹介したニュース ・Yearn（YFI）やF...
Crypto Supports Formula 1 Racing in Modern Technology , Says Mercedes Lead
With 80% of racing teams in the 2022 Formula 1 (F1) grid featuring at least one crypto sponsor, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that cryptocurrencies are part of modern technology that can...
HIVE Blockchain Enters Deal For Intel’s New Mining Chips In US
Canadian crypto miner HIVE Blockchain said on Monday it had signed a deal with chipmaker Intel to buy the company’s new ASIC chips for use in building mining equipment. HIVE said the deal was part of ...
Cartesi rebrands as blockchain OS, brings new possibilities to the public
Cartesi was founded in 2018 by Erick de Moura, Augusto Teixeira, Diego Nehab and Colin Steil. It was conceived as a trustless AI marketplace for data scientists. Teixeira was academic co-author with S...
Cartesi’s Rebranding Is Opening The Door To Blockchain, Mainstream And Decentralization
Singapore, Singapore, 7th March, 2022, Chainwire Cartesi’s overall brand identity has been refreshed to match the company’s new strategy and promise. The new visual language, brandline, pay-off, photo...
Crypto is Becoming the Lifeline for Ordinary Russians, Coinbase CEO Says
Meanwhile, as the war between Russia and Ukraine ravages, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong believes that cryptocurrencies are emerging as the lifeline for Russians as the nation faces heavy sanctions. Ar...
スイスのルガーノ市、税や公共料金のビットコイン、USDT、LVGA支払に向けテザーと提携
スイス、ルガーノ市が公共料金にビットコイン支払い導入する動き スイス連邦南部ティチーノ州の州都であるルガーノ市で、「ビットコイン（BTC）」と米ドルペッグのステーブルコイン「テザー（USDT）」、スイスフラン連動型ステーブルコイン「LVGA Points token（LVGA）」を、同市の公共料金などの支払い手段に採用する動きがあることが分かった。 ルガーノ市は3月3日、USDTを発行するテザー（...
PwC: Blockchain Tech Could Add $1.76 Trillion to Global GDP by 2030
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) recently published Time for Trust report indicates that the firm’s economists have a great deal of optimism for blockchain technology. The analysis suggests that the tech...
Four Payment Operators join in Suspending their Services in Russia amid Ukraine Crisis
More payment operators follow the orders of sanctions issued by the U.S., American Express, Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal announced on Saturday that they are all suspending their operations in Russia i...
金融庁が資金決済法「改正案」提出、ステーブルコイン取引業に規制方針も
金融庁が資金決済法の改正案提出 金融庁が「資金決済に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律案」を3月4日提出した。ステーブルコインの取引業を行うにあたり、業者登録制を導入する案も盛り込まれた。 この改正案は「金融のデジタル化等に対応し、安定的かつ効率的な資金決済制度を構築する必要がある」とし提出された。 同改正案の概要には、その必要性の背景として、3つの理由が挙げられている。 1.「海外における電子的支...
博報堂DYら、NFT市場に本格参入へ | あたらしい経済
博報堂DYら、NFT市場に本格参入へ 博報堂ＤＹメディアパートナーズらが、NFTなど情報資産を活用したビジネス推進プロジェクト「Hakuhodo DY Play Asset」を発足したことが3月7日に分かった。博報堂ＤＹメディアパートナーズ、博報堂ＤＹスポーツマーケティングおよび博報堂ＤＹミュージック＆ピクチャーズが同プロジェクトを推進していく。 「Hakuhodo DY ...
Virginia Senate Votes to Support New Bill by Permitting Banks to Offer Crypto Custody Services
With just a signature away, banks operating in the United States of Virginia will soon be able to offer cryptocurrency custody services. Based on the unanimous vote from the Virginia Senate, the propo...