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Analysts Fear European Digital Identity Wallet Implementation Might Lead to Mass Surveillance
21.11.2023
A group of analysts and companies have raised their voices against the risks that the upcoming European Digital Identity Wallet implementation might bring to Europeans’ privacy. Article 45 of a leaked Eidas document (Electronic Identification, Authentication, and Trust Services) indicates...
The $SPONGE Airdrop Just Distributed $100K To 747 Spongebob Participants – Here’s Why
7.11.2023
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 – The much-awaited Sponge token ($SPONGE) Season 1 airdrop dropped today, in a move that saw around $100K distributed between participants. The competitive Season 1 airdrop enticed more than 20,000 active participants to compete in a series of Sponge challenges tied...
World Bank, Euroclear Join Forces to Unveil Digital Native Security Issuance on Blockchain
26.10.2023
Belgium-based bank Euroclear has launched the first digital native security on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange together with the World Bank. The €100 million digital bond – Digitally Native Notes (DNN) – issuance by the World Bank involves the distribution and settlement of fully...
Largest Clearing House in the US Acquires Digital Asset Firm Securrency
19.10.2023
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., known as DTCC, has acquired digital asset infrastructure company Securrency, according to a Thursday announcement. Securrency will soon rebrand as “DTCC Digital Assets.” Looking ahead, DTCC said it plans to use blockchain technology to integrate digital...
NetMind AI Unveils the Beta Version of Netmind Power For Decentralized Machine Learning
16.10.2023
PRESS RELEASE. The AI-focused tech start-up NetMind.AI has launched the Beta version of Netmind Power, a decentralized platform which allows machine learning (ML) researchers and practitioners to train and fine-tune ML models by leveraging a network of volunteer computing resources distributed...
Samourai Wallet Helps Produce Documentary on Cody Wilson’s 3D Firearm Legacy
14.10.2023
A new documentary delving into 3D firearm printing and Defense Distributed’s Cody Wilson is set to release. Directed by Jessica Solce and produced by Encode Productions and the Samourai Wallet team, the film will digitally debut on October 21, 2023. ‘Death Athletic’ Features...
The Rise and Retreat: Bitcoin’s Ordinal Inscription Wave Ebbs
8.10.2023
Since September 25, 2023, the trend of Bitcoin-based Ordinal inscriptions has notably waned, hitting its most subdued levels since mid-April. On October 3 and 4, fewer than 17,000 inscriptions made their mark on Bitcoin’s distributed ledger, as both the volume of inscriptions and associated...
Dirham stablecoin DRAM hits Uniswap, developed by relaunched Distributed Technologies Research
3.10.2023
Distributed Technologies Research has launched DRAM, a Dirham-backed stablecoin that aims to tap into the performance of the United Arab Emirates fiat currency
Israel Land Authority Examines Real Estate Tokenization Applications
30.9.2023
The Israel Land Authority has called for blockchain experts to determine the different applications of distributed ledger technology in real estate. Implementing this technology could ostensibly present several advantages compared to traditional real estate transactions, which are qualified...
Tackling the Ticket Scalping Scourge With Blockchain-Based Solutions a ‘No-Brainer’ Says Mohammed El Kandri
29.9.2023
According to Mohammed El Kandri, event organizers battling the ticket scalping problem have a greater chance of overcoming this challenge if they deploy a blockchain-based ticketing solution. A blockchain-based solution allows event organizers to issue digital tickets that are “tamper-proof...
The Scalability Solution: Understanding Layer One vs. Layer Two Blockchains
28.9.2023
Layer one (L1) and layer two (L2) blockchains offer different approaches to scaling distributed ledger networks. While developers of L1 blockchains focus on improving the base protocol, L2 programmers have moved transactions off-chain to enable faster and cheaper transactions. What Are Layer...
LBank Launchpad’s Next Big Thing: Is $UMM Your Second Chance after $PINS?
21.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. LBank is back in the spotlight with its second Launchpad project, MetaExpand, represented by its token, $UMM. The token $UMM will be distributed after the Launchpad ends on the 28th of this month and will be listed on LBank on the 29th. MetaExpand follows the trailblazing success...
Defense Distributed Unveils ‘Gatgpt’ – Championing the Digital Second Amendment and AI Freedom
20.9.2023
As artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) continue to gain prominence, the organization Defense Distributed has unveiled an experimental LLM-based agent named “Gatgpt.” The platform is being referred to as “The Digital Second Amendment,” and...
Citigroup Launches New Blockchain-Powered Tokenization Service for Institutional Clients – A Boost to Crypto Adoption?
18.9.2023
Major US investment banking conglomerate Citigroup has made its first major foray into the world of crypto and blockchains with the launch of a new token service, as the bank looks to leverage distributed ledger technology (DLT) to improve its product offerings....
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US Representatives Bilirakis and Schakowsky Inquire About Apple’s Policies on Blockchain and NFTs
30.7.2023
Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Jan Schakowsky, part of the House Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, have sent a letter to Apple requiring information and documents regarding Apple’s iOS Appstore policies on blockchain, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and distributed ledger...
‘Distributed Validator Technology’ Marks Last Key Milestone in Ethereum’s Current Era
14.6.2023
The technology known as DVT involves splitting a validator's private key across several node operators. The goal is to increase the network's resilience – while also protect the individual validators – by reducing single points of failure
Revolutionizing AI: GAIMIN Unleashes the Power of High-Powered, Distributed Gaming PCs to Fuel AI Models
9.6.2023
PRESS RELEASE. GAIMIN (www.gaimin.io), the world’s leader in delivering decentralised data processing power through gaimin.cloud (www.gaimin.cloud), is delighted to announce GAIMIN is the world’s first company to power AI modelling computations through high powered distributed gaming PCs....
Distributed ledger tech could save TradFi $100B a year: Lobby group
17.5.2023
A new report from the Global Financial Markets Association says regulators need to take distributed ledger technology more seriously
DLT-Powered Financial Markets Could Save $100B Per Year, TradFi Study Says
17.5.2023
The Global Financial Markets Association called for regulators to be more open to the tech underpinning cryptocurrency
ECB Probes Decentralized Settlement for Wholesale Financial Markets
28.4.2023
Euro regulators are looking again at their centralized settlement systems in seeking to keep pace with digital innovation as they explore central bank digital currencies