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The Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) Blockchain Association has inked a partnership with the Saudi Digital Academy to establish the region’s first full-scale blockchain academy. According to a joint announcement from the two organizations, the collaboration is designed to provide blockchain learning and development resources for a variety of audiences. These direct recipients include developers, students, […]

Tom Brady, the only NFL player with the most Super Bowl rings, has announced he will be retiring from football, a move that will give him the opportunity to pay more attention to his family and Autograph, the NFT startup he founded last year. Tom Brady had a 22-year stint with the NFL, spending 20 […]

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) lending as a utility platform, Qubit Finance has suffered an exploit in its bridge facility with a total of 206,809 Binance Coin (BNB), worth $77.9 million, carted away by the hacker. According to the update shared by the protocol, the attack was targeted at the QBridge system, with the hacker exploiting a […]

Against the general perception that crypto-assets service providers are shying away from regulations, a new report from Notabene has revealed that the majority of companies operating in this space are willing to implement the Financial Action Task Force’s so-called Travel Rule. According to the survey which featured 56 businesses, 13% of which are a bank […]

SeedOn leverages blockchain in its Smart Contract Escrow Model to divide crowdfunding into multiple stages, minimizing fraud-induced loss of investors Iasi, Romania, January 2022 – SeedOn, a blockchain-based crowdfunding platform, facilitates project funding through its Smart Contract Escrow Model, where funds are put in a joint escrow account, only being released in stages once the requirements are completed […]

Theft. Misogyny. Physical intimidation. Blackmail over rumors of Chinese espionage.  Those are a few of the allegations brought against a group of executives who sabotaged their company and launched a rival business with stolen property, according to a new lawsuit filed by Delaware-based tech company Temujin Labs.  In November 2021, Temujin Labs filed a lawsuit […]

Blockchain technology continues to produce significant innovations, and one of the platforms with a great concept is Flickto. Flickto  is a community-powered media launchpad built on the Cardano blockchain and intends to disrupt the status quo in the media industry.  For so long, a few centralised companies have dominated the entire process of creating media […]

Until now, entertainment and media in general have suffered from monopoly on content production. Changing this narrative means that innovative solutions aimed at providing funds to boost talent production and a level playing ground is ensured in order to give a voice to the public in content creation. Flickto (FLICK), a Cardano-powered community media launchpad, […]

Investors get involved in the crypto ecosystem for various reasons, and a recent report by PaySafe has identified some of the reasons why people put their funds in cryptocurrencies. The report backed earlier claims from companies like Grayscale which affirmed the growth in crypto adoption. The report drew respondents from the UK and the United […]

Washington-based real estate developer, Harbor Custom Development Inc is set to start accepting digital currencies for its properties starting by the end of this month. As reported by Rismedia, amongst the listed cryptocurrencies to be accepted by the company include Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD Coin, XRP, Dogecoin, SHIBA INU, Binance USD, Wrapped Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dai, Bitcoin […]

While one may think the digital currency ecosystem is gaining more adoption and support from the general public, the current backflip on accepting cryptocurrency donations by Mozilla tells otherwise. Last week, the development company behind the Firefox browser solicited donations in cryptocurrencies, a request many has made successfully in the past, but the call was […]

World Mobile, the global mobile network built on blockchain, has taken its next step on its journey to mass adoption by hiring Steve James, former Vodafone Head of Mass Segment Marketing, as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Having introduced a radical transformation of Vodafone’s mass-market proposition that led to a significant swell in revenue and […]

The customers of Airbnb Inc, an American company that operates an online marketplace for lodging, primarily homestays for vacation rentals, and tourism activities want the firm to integrate digital currency payments this year. The request was made indirectly following a question posed by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Brain Chesky on January 2nd, asking his […]

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has called for public comments as it looks to regulate the use of Distributed Ledger Technology for securities trading and settlements. The request for comments was contained in a published document dubbed a “call for evidence” and it is targeted to specific stakeholders in the region.  The proposed […]

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has launched a pilot test wallet for its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) dubbed the e-CNY. As reported by local media platform, BlockBeats, the e-CNY mobile wallet is now available on the Apple App Store as well as the Google Play Store respectively.  The launch of the app will […]

The security promise of blockchain systems is real, but not enough to cost the overall ecosystem an enormous loss worth over $9.8 billion in the 2021 calendar year. According to Slowmist data, the nascent industry is still predisposed to a number of security woes ranging from hacking to wallet exploits amongst others, and the loss […]

Bitdeer Technologies co-founder, Jihan Wu has recanted his journey in the digital currency ecosystem, and at the same time, expressed optimism in the future growth potential of the industry. Per an exclusive interview with Forbes, Wu talked about his early days as a crypto entrepreneur, the emergence of Bitmain Technologies, the company’s struggles, and the […]

The Bank of Thailand (BOT), Thailand’s apex bank, has unveiled a slight delay in its proposed Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot test initially scheduled for the second quarter of 2022. As reported by Reuters, the pilot test will now be carried out in late 2022, giving the bank ample time to get its processes […]