Blockchain

Blockchain Australia – an industry body representing Aussie businesses and individuals participating in the crypto industry – announced the appointment of Laura Mercurio as its next Chief Executive Officer. She has a rich experience in the financial field, working previously for BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, and Citigroup. Recently, numerous other individuals…

Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage worldwide, and the third-most popular drink overall after water and tea. Research shows that people have been brewing this famous beverage as early as several thousand years before the Common Era. Recent studies claim that the production and consumption of beer was a…

A connection between off-chain and on-chain events, or simply put, between the blockchain and the real world, is made by an oracle. You can obtain information from data sources, including price or related weather information. Oracles are simply Data Feeds.  ChainLink, NEST Protocol, iExec, and Universal Market Access (UMA) are…

Source: Hans Eiskonen/UnsplashA South Korean crypto and blockchain startup is aiming for the KOSDAQ, the country’s stock exchange, and could become the nation’s first publicly listed company. The company, named Blocko, has hired one of the nation’s top financial firms – Shinhan Financial Investment – to manage the listing process…

Fidelity Investments is reported to be planning to bring Bitcoin trading to its 34.4 million brokerage clients. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Fidelity could be set to expand its cryptocurrency offerings having been one of the first mainstream financial firms to truly back digital currency and…

If you love baseball and NFTs, Topps brings the best of both worlds with its latest drop: the 2022 Topps Pristine Baseball NFT Collection. These unique NFT packs shine the light on iconic players while offering valuable perks to their holders. The limited-edition NFT digital packs will drop on September…

Blockchain can potentially resolve these 5 critical issues in the real estate industry Scott Scherer · 6 days ago · 4 min read Here are five critical aspects that blockchain technology has the potential to improve or completely transform. 4 min read Updated: September 10, 2022 at 10:40 pm Cover…

DARPA engaged cybersecurity research and consulting firm Trail of Bits to examine the fundamental properties of blockchains and the cybersecurity risks associated with them. Trail of bits investigated the extent to which blockchains are truly decentralized. They focused primarily on the two most popular blockchains: Bitcoin and Ethereum. They also…

Animoca Brands, a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification, announced on September 8 that it has closed a strategic investment round totaling $110 million from Temasek, Boyu Capital, and GGV Capital, as well as from existing investors Mirae Asset Management and True Global Ventures. The Hong Kong-based firm will…

Popular children’s TV show ‘Pup Academy’ is getting its own NFT collection, thanks to Air Bud Entertainment and Zigazoo. The family-friendly, school-based NFT, called the ‘PUPtastic Fan Pass’, will exist on the Zigazoo platform – a kid safe social network, created by educators and parents. The first NFT drop is…