Latest News
NEWS
cryptocurrencies and tokens
Insiders Provide Realistic Timeline For Facebook's Crypto Project
Sources with knowledge relating to Facebook's cryptocurrency project, GlobalCoin, say the technology behind the possible stablecoin "has a long way to go" and that possible blockchain company partners are reluctant to work with the social media giant.
NEWS
wallets and exchanges
Raven Protocol To Hold Token Sale On Binance DEX
The "fully decentralized" blockchain/artificial intelligence startup Raven Protocol plans to sell 300 million Raven tokens on Binance's recently launched decentralized exchange Binance DEX. The token sale is being dubbed an "initial DEX offering."
NEWS
cryptocurrencies and tokens
Facebook Adds Crypto Backers Including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, And Uber
With Facebook set to release details regarding its cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin, the project has received major backing from Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Uber, which will each invest $10 million and become part of a consortium that will govern the coin.
NEWS
wallets and exchanges
Binance Partners With BAM In Preparation For US Exchange Division
Binance's new trading platform, Binance US, will specifically target North American customers. However, very little is known about Binance's partner, BAM Trading Services, which is said to be the platform's operator.
NEWS
business and finance
Block.one Outlines Plans For Funding Voice Post-Launch
Though the launch of Block.one's decentralized social media platform, Voice, has yet to be announced, the company is hard at work figuring out how it can profit from the inflation of the platform's token and use those profits to fund Voice's development.
NEWS
ecosystem
How Wyoming Has Moved To Position Itself As A Crypto Haven
In an attempt to welcome more tech businesses to the state, Wyoming has enacted 13 blockchain laws over the course of two years, including the establishment of a new type of crypto-friendly banking license and rules that allow banks to hold digital assets.
Ecosystem Updates
Empirical Energy Consumption Model Quantifies Bitcoin's Carbon Footprint (6/12)
A closer look at the energy consumption of bitcoin mining, based on where miners are located and the types of machines they are using. See More
Week in Ethereum News, June 8
The latest edition of Week in Ethereum includes a look at 0x and StarkWare's decentralized exchange solution, StarkDEX, and Blockchains LLC's acquisition of slock.it. See More
Pairwise Coordination Subsidies: A New Quadratic Funding Design (6/4)
Vitalik Buterin works out a new formulaic understanding for funding methods focused on subsidizing coordination between individuals who would not normally coordinate. See More
Week in Ethereum News, June 1
The first June edition of Week in Ethereum News includes notes on Ernst & Young's Nightfall Ethereum protocol and Giveth's conviction voting implementation. See More
