The United Nations (UN) mission in Kenya recently praised a local blockchain-based community inclusion currency (CIC) initiative for its part in helping to reduce poverty in one of the country’s poor informal settlements. The mission’s sentiments follow a tour of the Mukuru informal settlement by its resident coordinator, Stephen Jackson. In a tweet, the mission commended the Sarafu blockchain anchored […]

Two payments firms have partnered to roll out crypto payments across 50,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Europe. The partnership is between Irish e-commerce and mobile payment solutions firm HIPS Payment Group Ltd and Vourity, a Swedish firm that specializes in unattended payment facilities such as EV charging stations. The integration of crypto payments with charging stations will occur […]

Since deploying natively on Harmony’s blockchain in May, Sushi is now deepening its collaboration with Harmony after revealing plans to bring its full decentralized finance (defi) product stack onto the blockchain with accompanying incentives designed to drive greater participation. Meanwhile, decentralized exchange (dex) competition continues to swell. Partnership Expansion Accompanies $4 Million in Incentive Campaigns On Thursday, Harmony, a proof-of-stake […]

South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) had awarded a tax officer with the title of “excellent civil servant” for his role in finding $32.3 million worth in cryptos hidden from the authorities. According to the Jose Ilbo, Hwang Byung-gwang successfully tracked millions of dollars worth in digital assets used by tax dodgers to bypass the tax watchdog. The NTS praised […]

Wisebitcoin is pleased to announce the launch of two new leveraged ETF trading pairs for Decentraland. The two new ETFs were launched on June 15, 2021, and include the following: MANA3L/USDT (3x leverage long) MANA3S/USDT (3x leverage short) About Wisebitcoin ETFs Wisebitcoin’s leveraged ETFs – Exchange Traded Funds –are open to all traders. Leveraged products are designed to help investors […]

Bitmain, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturers, halted the sales of its machines for delivery globally amid the current Chinese government’s crackdown on crypto mining. The rig maker published the announcement on its blog page, where the firm stated that the coronavirus pandemic and other factors accelerated the decline in the machines’ prices, which fell by 75% […]

Enjin, a blockchain gaming and nonfungible token platform, has stepped up to decarbonize its footprint by joining the Crypto Climate Accord, a move that adds further credibility to the industry’s growing environmental mandate.  The Crypto Climate Accord is backed by 20 firms from the blockchain, fin-tech and greentech industries. Inspired by the 195-signatory Paris Climate Agreement, the Accord was established […]

Describing itself as a provider of “virtual worlds blockchain infrastructure,” the Rangers Protocol will open its testnet to users starting in July. In a Thursday announcement at the Global DeFi Summit, Rangers Protocol co-founder Mary Ma said the project would be aiming for a mid-July launch of its testnet following $3.7 million seed and private equity funding rounds. According to […]

BlockFilm is to become the first independent and leading blockchain-based film financing platform in the space. The Canadian based production platform will be powered though a strategic partnership with TokenFunder. A groundbreaking Exemption Order by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), paved the way for this ‘tokenized’ production financing opportunity to happen. The decision follows a rigorous process conducted by the […]