The transaction included the exchange of tokenized gold between the two parties using blockchain technology and digital settlement of the national currency. Rosbank has successfully demonstrated a deal to exchange digital gold using a new form of national currency, according to a bank press release. The transaction was carried out on the Atomyze platform. According...
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Crypto Exchanges Begin to Provide Assistance to Earthquake-Affected Turkey
Leading crypto platforms began to send funds to help Turkey, which suffered from a devastating earthquake. Binance, OKX, Gate.io, Huobi, Bybit, Bitget and other crypto exchanges have already announced the allocation of financial assistance. Binance has announced that it will be distributing $100 worth of BNB tokens to all users who live in the regions...
Injective Launches USD 150 Million Ecosystem Group
Injective, a layer 1 blockchain specializing in building financial applications, has launched a USD 150 million foundation ecosystem initiative. Injective was built using the Cosmos SDK and uniquely provides plugins that help developers quickly build complex protocols focused on areas such as exchanges, options, derivatives and lending. Injective is already one of the most interoperable...
BIT Mining Shares up 106% After New Miner Announcement
Shares of BIT Mining (BTCM) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rose 106% from USD 2.11 to USD 4.36 per share after the company announced the release of new LD3 mining devices on Twitter on 10 January. On 17 January, hardware manufacturer BIT Mining announced on its blog that the production of these devices...
Increased Bitcoin Hash Rate Causes Sharp Rise in the Share Prices of Key Miners
The MVIS Global Digital Assets Mining Index, which includes data on the top 20 Bitcoin miners including Riot Blockchain, Galaxy Digital, Bitfarms and Iris Energy, has grown by 64% since the beginning of January 2023. This month, the indicator showed the largest increase since its inception in December 2021, according to Bloomberg. At the same...
Shiba Inu Creators Preparing to Test Their Own Shibarium Blockchain
The developers of the dog-themed token Shiba Inu posted an update to inform the community about the upcoming beta release of Shibarium, a Layer 2 network that will run on top of the Ethereum mainnet. The network will help speed up transactions, lower fees and empower the ecosystem. The Shiba Inu project was launched in...
90% Of Businesses Adopting Blockchain Technology
The State of Enterprise Blockchain Adoption in 2023 report questioned 603 enterprise decision-makers across firms from the United States, the UK and China. The study showed that attitudes towards the blockchain in these countries remained strong despite the downturns in the market. In addition to the 87% likely to invest this year, nearly 90% of...
Cross-border Crypto Scammers on Hit List for EU Agencies
By the end of 2022, scammers shifted their focus to duping crypto investors who were desperately trying to recoup their year-long losses. An international law enforcement operation led by European government agencies joined crypto entrepreneurs and businesses to curb cross-border crypto scams in July 2022, uncovering a criminal network operating through call centres. Law enforcement...
Gameplay Improvements Key to Blockchain Gaming Adoption in 2023
Despite the backlash from gamers faced traditional gaming companies putting their money into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), executives in the NFT gaming industry are hopeful that more traditional gaming firms will enter the market this year. Gameplay improvements are key to blockchain gaming adoption in 2023, according to a report from the Blockchain Game Alliance. A...
Ava Labs Joining Amazon’s AWS Marketplace to Accelerate Institutional Adoption of Avalanche
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is partnering with Ava Labs, the Avalanche Layer 1 blockchain company, to help scale blockchain adoption across enterprises, institutions and governments, the two firms told TechCrunch exclusively. Avalanche is a blockchain optimized to support NFTs, Web3 games and a unique technology it calls ‘subnets’ that act like custom blockchains built on...