Following Jack Dorsey’s resignation announcement on Monday, two days later Dorsey’s payments company, Square Inc., disclosed that it was rebranding and changing its name to Block Inc. The company said the name Block has “many associated meanings” including the term “blockchain.” Square Changes Name to ‘Block’ — Square Crypto Rebrands to ‘Spiral’ On Wednesday, Square…
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Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D., is the co-founder and president of Aleph Zero Foundation—a Swiss non-profit offering a new infrastructure layer with a scalable plug-and-play privacy solution leveraging zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) and Secure Multiparty Computation (sMPC). ____… Read More: A Multichain World Is Key to the Success of Web 3.0 and the Metaverse Read more »Pay,…
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The adoption of blockchain technology and the use of cryptocurrencies by people in Africa surged to unprecedented levels in 2020. While many have attributed this to Covid-19, blockchain advocates believe their work is partly the reason many are turning to digital currencies. Importance of Education Starting in the first quarter of 2020, the adoption of…
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“Block is a new name, but our purpose of economic empowerment remains the same. No matter how we grow or change, we will continue to build tools to help increase access to the economy,” said Jack Dorsey. Digital payments company Square announced that it has changed its company name to Block, seemingly in a shift…
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An Ethereum (ETH) developer has called onto the community to help test the so-called Merge – Ethereum mainnet “merging” with the beacon chain proof-of-stake (PoS) system – and the new program’s start seems to have been a success. “Ethereum needs you to test the Merge,” urged the meme accompanying the post by developer Marius van…
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A recently established crypto industry association in Iran has commenced activities under the country’s chamber of commerce. Its management hopes to help remove obstacles challenging its members while facilitating the implementation of blockchain technology in the sanctioned nation’s economy. Industry Association to Address Blockchain-Related Challenges in Iran The newly-established Iran Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Association (IBCA)…
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One of the most underdeveloped use cases of blockchain technology is digital identity and it could also help improve interoperability between different protocols, according to Lars Seier Christensen, Chairman of Concordium, an enterprise blockchain solution for businesses. … Read More: Watch: Concordium’s Chairman on Digital Identity, Growth Plans, Crypto Trends, and More Read more »Pay, Trade,…
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The popular American-style pale lager produced by Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser announced on November 29, that the firm planned to issue a series of 1,936 non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles. Following the Bud-themed NFT market launch, the web portal experiences some hiccups. Budweiser Issues NFT Beer Can Collection — NFT Cans Give Access to the ‘Budverse’ At the…
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Unexpectedly high demand for Switzerland’s first crypto stamp has created headaches for the national postal service. Swiss Post announced it had to deal with technical issues when numerous orders hit its online shop all at once on the day the innovative offering was made available. Demand for First Crypto Stamp Overwhelms Swiss Post’s Online Store…
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The German multinational shoe and sportswear corporation Adidas recently announced the company has partnered with the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Two days prior, The Sandbox tweeted about the popular shoe company and showed a video clip of Adidas real estate in the Sandbox metaverse. Metaverse Is an ‘Interesting Platform for Adidas’ According to a recent statement…
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