Yesterday (September 22), blockchain technology company IOHK (aka “IOG”), which is responsible for the research and development of the Cardano protocol, talked about the upcoming store for decentralized applications (dApps) written for the Plutus Platform. In an IOHK blog post published on September 22, Shruti Appia, Head of Product (Smart Contracts) at IOHK, started by saying that “addressing discovery and quality assurance issues […]

Recently, blockchain technology company IOHK (aka “IOG”), which is responsible for the research and development of the Cardano protocol, talked about Hydra, which is a layer 2 scaling solution for the Cardano blockchain. In an IOHK blog post published on September 17, Software Engineering Lead Sebastian Nagel started by saying that Cardano “just like any permissionless blockchain, faces challenges when trying to […]

Digital asset manager Cobo has raised $40 million to advance institutional pathways to decentralized finance products, offering compelling evidence that more Asia-Pacific investors are seeking secure access to the DeFi market.   The Series B financing will be used by Cobo to develop the first DeFi-as-a-service, or DaaS, infrastructure, which allows institutions and their customers to access decentralized finance products in […]

Non-fungible token company Bookblocks.io has partnered with a New York-based organization to help women in Afghanistan have access to education amid the Taliban takeover. Bookblocks.io announced it would be releasing a non-fungible token, or NFT, on Oct. 5 with the proceeds given to Women for Afghan Women, an organization which helps provide women access to education and vocational training in […]

BIT Mining Limited, a US-listed cryptocurrency mining company, announced on Wednesday that it agreed with Viking Data Centers, LLC to jointly invest in developing a crypto mining data center in Ohio. According to the press release, the firm entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Viking Data Centers to build the infrastructure with a power capacity of up to […]

In an interview published on September 21, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has spoken about the country’s stance on cryptocurrency, which is practically out of the purview of any existing law. However, she has refrained from clarifying whether the Indian government is going to allow legitimacy to cryptocurrencies or ban them as it was considering previously. “We have to evolve […]

Trading app Robinhood has opened up a waitlist to test a crypto wallet for users to hold their tokens. According to a Wednesday blog post, in October Robinhood plans to start testing a digital wallet feature on its app that enables users to send and receive cryptocurrencies. The move may encourage more Robinhood users to use the app for crypto […]

US politicians could use cryptocurrencies to garner support from voters in the next generation elections as cryptocurrency continues to gain traction amongst eligible voters. This is according to a new Newsweek poll by London-based survey firm Redfield & Wilton Strategies. Around 33% of voters from swing states said they would support legislation to legalize cryptocurrency payments in their states. In Texas […]

The team behind the design of NBA Houston Rockets player John Wall’s non-fungible token may have ripped off one of the backgrounds directly from the popular online game Fortnite. Wall first announced he planned to release a line of “Baby Baller” non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, on Sept. 21 to raise $100,000 for charity and the “Ballers community.” However, once he […]