The Chinese academic sector is “seriously lagging” in terms of keeping up with demand for blockchain specialists. As the blockchain industry keeps expanding across China, there are concerns that the academic sector is failing to keep up with demand for comprehensive, undergraduate, blockchain-related educational programs. The head of the Digital Economy Development Research Center at…
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Chinese recruiting platforms revealed a significant rise in wages paid for blockchain-related job roles in the country. The latest figures from Chinese recruiting platforms show that blockchain-related salaries are on the rise across China. This is likely due to high demand for specialists in the sector. According to Chainnews, quoting statistics from Zhaopin, “hundreds” of…
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Bitcoin will eventually capture more of the market than gold, Morgan Creek’s Anthony Pompliano predicts. Amid the ongoing bull market, a major Bitcoin (BTC) advocate has delivered another promising price prediction for the largest cryptocurrency. Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital, believes that Bitcoin will continue to grow in the long-term to break…
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Chainlink partners with War Riders to create a hybrid solution for human readable Ethereum names that removes friction for blockchain gamers. Chainlink (LINK), in partnership with a video game called War Riders, has introduced human readable Ethereum (ETH) names. These names will use a different approach than the Ethereum Name Service, or ENS. Removing friction…
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Unique entities hit their highest weekly average since early 2018 as bullish network momentum snowballs. Bitcoin (BTC) is seeing a surge in interest this summer, as consumer awareness is reflected in unique network entities hitting more than two-year highs. Unique entity growth mirrors 2017 bull run More unique entities are joining the Bitcoin network as…
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Chainlink quietly unveils a grant program with the stated goal of making smart contracts “the dominant form of digital agreement”. Chainlink (LINK) introduced a new community grant program focused on making smart contracts “the dominant form of digital agreement”. Chainlink’s positive feedback loops. Source: Chainlink. Dominating digital agreements The grants will be awarded to projects…
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Israel will have its first central securities lending platform this November, built on blockchain technology. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) plans to launch its blockchain-based securities lending pool in November. In an announcement on July 28, TASE said the platform will serve an essential function in the country’s capital markets, which currently lack a…
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A total of $4 billion in value is now locked in the DeFi markets, according to DefiPulse.com. The Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, industry continues its massive growth trajectory as the total value locked in the DeFi markets hits $4B, according to data from major industry website DefiPulse.com. Total value locked in DeFi markets, August 1.…
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Global payment processors Mastercard and Visa are laying the foundations for crypto support that may drive adoption on a global scale. Leading global payment companies Mastercard and Visa have been making moves to accelerate the support of cryptocurrency payment processors by opening up new options for users around the world. Both companies made strong statements…
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Vitalik Buterin discusses how ETH 2.0’s randomness function could benefit future lotteries. Discussing Ethereum’s (ETH) hackathon in partnership with the Colorado State Lottery, Vitalik Buterin opined that in the future, such lotteries could benefit from Ethereum 2.0’s Verifiable Delay Function. No immediate use for Ethereum in the project The Ethereum creator will be one of…
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