MakerDAO is considering USDC as collateral support to improve liquidity and the tech team has already started preparing the technical transition regardless an executive vote. MakerDAO, leading player in the decentralized finance sector, is facing liquidity risk in an uncertain market. The MakerDAO community is considering adding support for USDC, the cryptocurrency associated with Circle,…
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Toyota has been working on initiatives to develop a wide-ranging transportation platform, through its previously unannounced Toyota Blockchain Lab. Toyota Motor Corporation, along with Toyota Financial Services Corporation, unveiled its Toyota Blockchain Lab, March 16, comprising six Toyota Group companies. The lab is exploring what the future of the automotive industry may look like. Established…
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To stimulate economic activity, we need to change gravity in the finance industry by implementing new solutions such as blockchain and other fintech. Acquiring financial knowledge is priceless nowadays and, to tell the truth, has always been. We live in times when the usage of fiat is steadily decreasing in the world’s top-GDP countries, and…
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Experts believe that BitMEX’s lack of transparency during the recent outage caused investors to lose some confidence in the exchange. On March 13, trading giant BitMEX was thrust into the middle of a controversy that saw the premier exchange face an operational outage that lasted for about 25 minutes. During the downtime, rumors spread throughout…
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TEAMZ Blockchain Summit, the largest blockchain conference in Japan, has had to reschedule due to the coronavirus outbreak. Another gathering of cryptocurrency and blockchain professionals has been postponed as the global coronavirus crisis continues. The TEAMZ Blockchain Summit — the largest blockchain conference in Japan — was going to take place from April 22–23, but…
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Coronavirus relief efforts continue as an Ethereum-based dev crowdfunding platform pledges $50,000 in grants towards public health projects. The proliferation of cryptocurrency companies seeking to donate or raise funds for coronavirus relief efforts continues. Ethereum-based crowdfunding platform, Gitcoin, is advancing this trend by pledging at least $50,000 in development grants toward coronavirus-related initiatives. On March…
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Bitcoin suffers an epic 50% price crash, MakerDAO’s debt crisis, and a French bank blocks consumers from using Coinbase. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week…
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Sita and ULD Care consider using blockchain to save $400M in costs for the air cargo industry. Sita, an air transport communications and information tech company, and ULD Care, a trade association, are exploring the possibility of using blockchain technology to save $400M a year in the air cargo industry, according to the March 12…
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Cardano is working on implementing commercial infrastructure, Charles Hoskinson says development is on schedule. Proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain Cardano (ADA) is working on implementing commercial infrastructure. The coin’s officials have reassured the public that development is on schedule. During a March 13 YouTube livestream, Charles Hoskinson — the CEO of IOHK, the firm behind Cardano —…
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The need for reducing carbon emissions is increasing. How can blockchain help in the quest to eliminate carbon emissions? Climate change has created a rapidly growing global market for a digital eco-commodity called carbon credits. Current estimates value these carbon markets at over $100 billion annually. A carbon credit represents one metric ton of CO2…
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