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Summer 2020 Is Funding Season for Open-Source Bitcoin Development
25.6.2020
The maker of Wasabi Wallet becomes the latest firm to support crypto coders with a 1 BTC donation to the Human Rights Foundation's Bitcoin Development Fund
Jack Dorsey Has Floated Decentralized Fact-Checking at Twitter. Here’s What That Could Look Like
25.6.2020
Twitter's CEO has endorsed the idea of decentralized fact-checking. We looked at some prototypes to see what that might look like
Some Numbers That Show Why Yield Farming COMP Is So Seductive
25.6.2020
COMP has created a sudden craze for "yield farming." Here are three scenarios illustrating the risks and rewards of DeFi's latest trend
Tezos-Based DAO Goes Live With Launch of STKR Token
25.6.2020
Tezos-based "tokenized hedge fund" Stakerdao is now live after distributing its STKR governance token to funding round partners
Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs’ Avalanche Blockchain
25.6.2020
AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet launch
Kraken Pledges $150K for Development of Open-Source BTCPay Server
25.6.2020
Crypto exchange Kraken has donated $150,000 to the foundation managing BtcPay Server, an open-source tool for merchants accepting bitcoin payments
Swiss Tech Firm Metaco Taps Blockchain Think Tank to Bolster Services
24.6.2020
Digital asset infrastructure provider METACO is partnering with the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center to bolster its service offerings using the think tank's research
US Homeland Security’s Tech Scouts Reissue Call for Blockchain Startups
24.6.2020
The Silicon Valley Innovation Program challenged blockchain startups to build Social Security number alternatives, an essential worker license and supply chain solutions for DHS
AI Startup Pilots Digital Masks That Counter Facial Recognition
23.6.2020
A Los Angeles startup has created “privacy-preserving face skins” – digital masks or avatars that counter facial recognition software
Following COMP’s Surge, DeFi Platform Balancer Begins Distribution of BAL Tokens
23.6.2020
Balancer Labs, the maker of an automated portfolio management tool, has confirmed with CoinDesk that it has begun distribution of its BAL token
Activists Document Police Misconduct Using Decentralized Protocol
23.6.2020
Built on the InterPlanetary File System and the Ethereum blockchain, the protocol lets anyo file police misconduct reports anonymously
How ChainLink and Cosmos Fit Into China’s Grand Blockchain Initiative
23.6.2020
ChainLink will help the state-backed Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN) with oracles, and Cosmos-powered Irisnet will assist with interoperability
Identity Startup Notabene Launches Exchange Tool for FATF Travel Rule Compliance
23.6.2020
A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting this week is proving to be a popular time for industry players to launch compliance-minded tech solutions
‘Big 4’ Auditor KPMG Launches Crypto Asset Management Tools
23.6.2020
KPMG has built a suite of tools designed to make it easier to collate and query data from both traditional databases and blockchains, allowing for streamlined cryptoasset management
Handshake Goes Live With an Uncensorable Internet Browser
23.6.2020
Handshake minimizes the role of centralized entities in the internet’s basic infrastructure. First, it was a new domain system. Now it's a browser
BlackBerry and Intel Tackle Cryptojacking Malware With New Detection Tool
22.6.2020
BlackBerry and Intel are hoping to halt cryptojacking attempts on Intel's commercial PCs with a new mining malware detection tool
Telegram CEO Says Global Resistance to Tech Bans Is ‘Just Getting Started’
22.6.2020
Telegram’s digital resistance in Russia will contribute to further anti-censorship efforts in countries like China and Iran, Pavel Durov says
Blockchain Tech May Soon Fuel Medical Tourism in South Korea
20.6.2020
A consortium aims to strengthen medical tourism in South Korea by launching a blockchain-powered platform
DeFi Startups Built on Compound Weigh What to Do With $200 COMP Tokens
19.6.2020
Startups built on Compound's decentralized lending protocol are now pondering the second-order effects of COMP's price surge
OpenZeppelin Discloses ‘High Severity Vulnerability’ in DeFi Wallet Argent
19.6.2020
A “high severity vulnerability” was found and patched in Ethereum wallet Argent, according to leading white-hat hackers OpenZeppelin