They aim to make investing faster. Figure Technologies launched its new digital fund services products for investment firms on a blockchain, the company said in a statement. The San Francisco-based financial technology firm used the Provenance blockchain and aims to use the technology to automate much of the paper-based processes in fundraising and fund…
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Can the price of ERC-20 tokens grow while Ethereum stagnates? The latest findings by Santiment, published in Cointelegraph Consulting’s biweekly newsletter, suggest that Ethereum is temporarily being ‘professionalized’. Since the September 2nd market crash, the combined market capitalization of all ERC-20 assets has overtaken Ethereum’s own market cap, with the differential between the two continuing to…
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They’re entering the enterprise blockchain arena as part of a push towards empowering commercial applications. Huawei announced an update for it’s blockchain-based cloud service, known as Blockchain Service 2.0, or BCS 2.0, during a recent industry summit. It appears that the platform’s upcoming enhancement will serve as its first major update since 2018. According to…
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You’ve definitely heard of this major media player. Multinational media and entertainment conglomerate, WarnerMedia, is joining the blockchain gaming ecosystem via its subsidiary, Turner Sports. The company, which is responsible for sports broadcasts on channels such as TBS, TNT, and TruTV among others, recently announced “Blocklete Games”; a platform which will allow players to collect,…
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Russian musician Oleg Kenzov transferred the digital rights to one of his songs through a government-backed blockchain platform. Russian pop singer Oleg Kenzov has completed the first digital rights transfer of a song he wrote using a blockchain platform backed by the government. According to VC.ru, the studio Soyuz reached a licensing agreement deal with…
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With $1.5 million of LAND already sold, The Sandbox launches its final presale before its first public round at the end of the year. Presale 4.2 of virtual land in The Sandbox metaverse starts on Sep. 15, with over 4,500 of the non-fungible token, or NFT, LANDS up for sale. In contrast to previous LAND…
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Virtual asset service providers (VASPs) are looking for effective cryptocurrency compliance solutions as new regulations are introduced globally to combat illicit activity on the blockchain. What solutions are available to them? With the exposure of traditional banks and financial institutions to crypto-assets and all the risks involved, as well as the continued advice from governmental…
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With DeFi platforms bringing in profits for users, jumping onto this wagon seems to be highly attractive. But how easy is it to do? In 2020, as a result of the economic crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19, the world financial system is facing an increasing number of problems. The authorities of large countries…
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bZX made all the right moves, but it wasn’t enough. The Fulcrum DeFi protocol developed by bZX, which had recently relaunched after a series of hacks in February forced the team to regroup, was hacked once again to the tune of about $8 million. According to the incident disclosure by bZX, the culprit is one…
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The wait for CBDCs continue. From the Chinese government’s perspective, cryptocurrencies are not considered legal tender; instead, they are categorized under a type of “virtual commodity,” but some industry players believe the Blockchain Service Network (BSN) infrastructure can stimulate the development of virtual currencies like a CBDC. During an interview with Cointelegraph, Eden Dhaliwal, Global…
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