Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the global cryptocurrency adoption has accelerated in recent years. Crypto usage worldwide jumped by 881% in 2020, and the growth was primarily driven by peer-to-peer transactions in emerging markets.  According to the Global Crypto Adoption Index 2021 report by Chainalysis, Kenya leads the world in peer-to-peer crypto transactions. Other African […]

The UK-based multinational bank Standard Chartered has established a joint venture with Chinese supply chain finance technology company Linklogis to create a blockchain-based trade finance platform. Blockchain Trade Finance Venture in Singapore Standard Chartered made the announcement in a press release on Monday (August 30, 2021). According to the bank, the new platform would be called Olea.  Olea, which leverages […]

Decentralized infrastructure Deeper Network has officially launched its mainnet. The mainnet launch will allow users to access a more secure, more private, and fairer internet that combines blockchain network security and sharing economy. Deeper Network is the decentralized and secure gateway to a more democratic internet. The project aims to empower every household with a better internet experience and become […]

Fears of a major semiconductor chip shortage have started to make headlines again as the chips power nearly everything from new cars, phones, computers, and a myriad of other items. Reports stemming from Malaysia show that semiconductor manufacturers are dealing with an uptick in Covid-19 cases and this is plaguing the supply chain. Moreover, the machines that secure the Bitcoin […]

The role of Blockchain is both promising and crucial in almost every aspect of technology. It has helped strengthen the existing underlying protocols for different tech-based services and provided them with new use cases.  The trustless and decentralized nature of Blockchain technology, where the transfer of values works transparently, is influencing almost every industry that involves the exchange of value […]

Major cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has officially entered the Japanese crypto market. Coinbase Launches in the Japanese Market Coinbase, the crypto exchange that made headlines earlier this year as it became the first crypto-entity in the world to go public today announced it was entering the Japanese market via a partnership with a Japanese financial behemoth Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group […]

Venezuelan authorities have reconnected affected bitcoin miners to the power grid in Carabobo state, after having been disconnected for undisclosed causes. Sunacrip, the cryptocurrency watchdog in the country, mediated between the regional power utility authorities and the affected miners, and managed to exert pressure to reconnect these miners, who were disconnected last week. Venezuelan Bitcoin Miners Reconnected to Power Grid […]

Leading blockchain venture capital firm IgnisVC (IGNISVC) today announced a strategic partnership MOU with TikTok. IGNISVC Inks Strategic Partnership with TikTok Seoul, South Korea-based blockchain venture capital company IgnisVC’s strategic partnership with TikTok is aimed toward fostering business collaboration and advertising partnership with Virtual Contents, Metaverse, NFT Marketplace, and TikTok Shop Commerce.  With the latest partnership with TikTok, IgnisVC is […]

The German Bundesliga is the latest entity to join the NFT frenzy. Topps Partners with German Bundesliga to Launch NFT Collection The non-fungible token (NFT) euphoria seems to be giving no signs of simmering down as according to a recent report by Ledger Insights, collectible cards company Topps inked a deal with the German Bundesliga to launch an NFT collection […]