Tezos could introduce “vanity addresses” thanks to a new initiative from the blockchain community. Key Takeaways Tezos may introduce human-readable addresses in the near future. These addresses can be attached to standard…
The World of Finance May Start Using Ethereum to Set Interest Rates
Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, spoke highly of an Ethereum fork to help facilitate the benchmark for global interest rates. Key Takeaways Jerome Powell believes the Ethereum-based LIBOR alternative is…
Digital Checks Feature Could Give XRP Ledger Even More Utility
XRP Ledger could introduce digital Checks, a new feature that makes sending and receiving cryptocurrency even easier on the XRP Ledger. Key Takeaways Blockchain validators may vote to add Checks to the…
Ethereum 2.0 Is Still Going Strong, Developer Danny Ryan Suggests
Developers have gathered information on Ethereum 2.0 into one comprehensive blog post. Key Takeaways Ethereum 2.0 will introduce staking and sharding. Several testnets and tools are currently available to developers. The upgrade…
Controversial AI Firm Awarded $500,000 Contract for Coronavirus Tracing
AI Firm Faculty will require extensive personal data for purposes that are currently unclear. Key Takeaways U.K. government awarded AI firm a contract to help deal with coronavirus pandemic. The contract shows…
Ren Protocol Launches, Bringing Non-Custodial Bitcoin to Ethereum
The DeFi news category was brought to you by Ampleforth, our preferred DeFi partner Share this article A week after its competitor tBTC faltered, Ren Protocol’s much-awaited mainnet on Ethereum is finally…
Polkadot Goes Live After Three Years of Development
Polkadot, an interoperability project, has launched a nearly-complete version of its blockchain after three years of development. Key Takeaways Polkadot’s first “chain candidate” went live this week. This stage prepares the network…
Global Finance Authority Urges U.S. to Step Up Crypto Regulation
Even with the coronavirus outbreak, 2020 still seems to be the year where crypto will become seriously regulated.Case in point: At the end of March, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) explained…
Best Forex Brokers 2020: Fees & Comparison
Are you interested in the biggest, most liquid markets there is?The FOREX market, or FOReign EXchange market, has a daily turnover of more than $3 trillion USD. That figure makes it the…
European Commission Looking at Crypto and Blockchain Regulations
The head of the European Commission’s (EC) digital innovation and blockchain unit expanded on the pros of distributed ledger technology (DLT), and the current state of the regulatory framework in Europe.Balancing Blockchain…