Tag: finance
Loopring Lists pBTC: A Quicker Cross-Chain Bridge From Bitcoin to Ethereum
The non-custodial, decentralized exchange, Loopring, has listed pBTC – a token that acts as a fully-backed Bitcoin equivalent on the Ethereum blockchain.The addition...
Mauritius Releases Guidance for Regulated Security Token Offerings
The chief financial watchdog of Mauritius, an island-state off the coast of Madagascar, has created a regulatory regime for a full-fledged security token...
Six Crypto Heavyweights Join ETH 2.0 Staking Trial
Six high-profile crypto firms will participate in an ETH 2.0 staking pilot project using the ConsenSys Codefi platform.On June 17, ConsenSys tweeted that...
Cybercriminals banking on finance: Mitigating escalation
When it comes to cyber attacks, no industry is safe. But according to Boston Consulting Group research, financial service firms experience up to...
Etherscan Launches Decentralized Search Engine for Websites with Crypto Extensions
Etherscan, the Ethereum blockchain popular transactions, addresses, tokens, prices and activities search engine has expended its web search business.
Today, the firm launched...
Samsung-Backed Blocko Partners IsDB to Offer Sharia Compliant Blockchain Lending
The Islamic Development Bank’s (IsDB) research division has collaborated with Blocko, a blockchain technology company, to build a blockchain-powered credit system.
Sharia-compliant Blockchain Lending
According...
Compound’s New Token Tops DeFi Rankings on First Day
After a single day of trading, Compound’s COMP token has emerged as the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) token by market capitalization.COMP overtook MakerDAO’s...
Credit Sesame Acquires Challenger Bank
Credit Sesame made the move to acquire STACK, a Canada-based challenger bank, today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The announcement...
Emin Gün Sirer Reveals Fundamentals of a Perfect Blockchain. PoW Mining Is Not Included
17.06.2020 Emin Gün Sirer, associate professor of computer science at Cornell University and an early proponent of...
Chinese Tech Group Behind TikTok Looks to Enter Finance
ByteDance, the Beijing-based multinational tech group behind Tiktok, is looking into adding banking to its line of products and services. It is currently...
COMP’s Sudden Growth Has Swamped a DEX Dealing Only in Stablecoins
One of the newer entrants to the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, Curve, is riding the wave of demand for the freshly issued Compound...
Chainlink Cryptocurrency Recognized By World Economic Forum As 2020 Technology Pioneer
The cryptocurrency market’s hottest altcoin, Chainlink, has easily beaten all expectations and has risen to become one of the biggest success stories in...