This article provides a deep dive into leased proof-of-stake (LPoS), establishing how it works, its benefits, key features and its role in blockchains. Understanding leased proof-of-stake LPoS is a type of PoS meant to increase mining power, address inherent issues found in PoW, and improve other types of PoS, such as delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS). Regular…
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Paypal has chosen Crypto.com as the “preferred exchange” for its recently launched stablecoin issued by the blockchain company Paxos. The partnership with the trading platform seeks to prop the U.S. dollar-pegged cryptocurrency which has already listed the coin and provides liquidity for its market. Crypto.com Joins Payments Giant Paypal and Fintech Firm Paxos to ‘Further…
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The city of Buenos Aires has announced that it will roll out a blockchain-based, privacy-focused digital ID wallet starting in October. The Quarkid project, previously known as Tangoid, will allow its users to download a “self-sovereign” wallet to hold their birth and marriage certificates, with more digital documents to be added later this year. Buenos…
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The Israel Land Authority has called for blockchain experts to determine the different applications of distributed ledger technology in real estate. Implementing this technology could ostensibly present several advantages compared to traditional real estate transactions, which are qualified by Israeli media as being “time-consuming” and having high operational fees.
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The Hashgraph Association and Dar Blockchain recently said they will be working “to nurture projects, facilitate growth, and profoundly shape the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) technology landscape.” The two entities said they hope to achieve the set objectives via meetups, hackathons, and university groups. Shaping the MENA Region Technology Landscape The Hashgraph Association,…
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SBI Holdings will work with UAE firm TradeFinex on a Japanese joint venture to boost the adoption of its enterprise blockchain platform on the XDC Network. SBI Holdings and TradeFinex will look to drive trade finance adoption of the Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible enterprise blockchain XDC Network through a new joint venture in Japan. United Arab…
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Tonk, a programming collective focusing on onchain gaming, has announced a blockchain-based Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator called Dappicom. The app, being coded using Noir, a smart contract-enabled privacy-focused language, will allow players to prove they have achieved in-game milestones without showing how. Tonk Announces Dappicom, a Provability-Focused NES Emulator Tonk, a gaming-oriented programming team,…
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According to Mohammed El Kandri, event organizers battling the ticket scalping problem have a greater chance of overcoming this challenge if they deploy a blockchain-based ticketing solution. A blockchain-based solution allows event organizers to issue digital tickets that are “tamper-proof and traceable.” Growing Dissatisfaction With the Way Tickets Are Distributed Blockchain is a technology with…
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Spurs became the first Premier League team in two years to issue its own fan token on the Chiliz blockchain. Tottenham Hotspur will become the latest English Premier League team to tap into blockchain technology to issue and manage its own Web3 fan token to drive supporter engagement and rewards. Spurs will issue the fan…
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While both attackers and smart contract auditors are motivated to find vulnerabilities in code, according to Eyal Meron, the co-founder and CEO of Spherex, the former “is always more incentivized as the protocol’s total value locked (TVL) grows.” To overcome this challenge, Meron told Bitcoin.com News that decentralized protocols will need to put in place…
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