Microsoft, the biggest tech cooperation, has entered the crypto space via the current leading blockchain gaming project. Microsoft, in partnership with Enjin, one of the largest gaming community platform, has introduced Azure Heroes. Azure Heroes is a gaming reward system that uses digital collectibles through the creation of a blockchain-based recognition program. All About Azure Heroes According to a release statement, “Microsoft and Enjin have collaborated in a local pilot to create a blockchain based recognition programme. The Azure Heroes badgers were created in a number of original and unique designs which have been tokenized into a digital asset on […]
The Central Bank of France will test own central bank digital currency targeting financial institutions in 2020. As revealed by the governor of the Bank of France, François Villeroy de Galhau, the bank will start the test before the end of the first quarter of 2020. In a statement, the governor said, “We intend to start experimenting quickly and launch a call for projects for the private sector players by the end of the first quarter of 2020.” This decision was agreed upon during a conference in the presence of two significant French regulators, The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution […]
Vertcoin (VTC) faces yet another cyber-attack where coins were double-spent with 603 blocks replaced by the hackers’ transactions. Understanding Vertcoin Vertcoin is a Bitcoin clone purportedly exhibiting ASIC-resistant traits due to regular mining algorithm changes. These changes occur as a result of a hard-fork. VTC boasts of a 12.5 million dollar market cap standing at the 194th position by market capitalization in the crypto market. Repeat Attack on Vertcoin Earlier in December 2018, Vertcoin faced a significant attack that led to a change in its proof-of-work algorithm. Since then, things seemed to hold up, up until December 2019. Just as […]
