How can blockchain technology improve farming? Penn State Extension, the College of Agricultural Sciences, and Smeal College of Business are conducting a survey to find out. The academic consortium recently announced that it is asking Pennsylvania produce farmers to take a survey regarding blockchai… - 11/19/2021
2021 has been a year of major growth in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, with Bitcoin and Ethereum leading the surge. According to Blockchain.com founder Peter Smith, 2022 will bring increased competition to the industry, which will ultimately level the playing field. - 11/19/2021
CoinAnalyst Corp., which provides an artificial intelligence-based big data analytics platform for digital assets, has announced it has entered a strategic partnership with Yieldster.io. - 11/15/2021
IPC has announced the release of Connexus Crypto, offering crypto investors the ability to capitalize on rare market opportunities with the support of low-latency cloud resources. - 11/9/2021
Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX has raised more than $420 million in a new Series B-1 Funding round. The activity makes the company's 29-year-old founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, the richest person in crypto. - 11/1/2021
Stratis has announced it has completed the transition to the new STRAX token, after investors voted last year to make a number of improvements to the Stratis platform. - 10/29/2021
TMC today announced the conference program for The Blockchain Event, part of the #TECHSUPERSHOW, being held February 8-11, 2022 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/ Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Now that we have moved way beyond the hype cycle of enterprise blockchain, The… - 10/29/2021
In mid-October, PC game store Valve announced that it would ban games that use blockchain technology or let users exchange NFTs or cryptocurrencies. In its updated rules section, the company noted that among things that shouldn't be published on Steam includes applications built on blockchain techno… - 10/21/2021
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are digital certificates of authentication that carry information about the owner or creator and can enable creators to generate revenue when NFTs are sold. - 10/18/2021
Blockchain gaming is one of the hottest trends in cryptocurrency today. Players are not only able to immerse into games using token economies but also cash out on their skills and wins. Most of the companies leading this new gaming trend using nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and authenticate the digital i… - 10/18/2021
Digital asset platform provider Ankr has joined the Sacramento Kings in a new advertising agreement that will both expand Ankr's brand recognition, as well as bring mainstream attention to blockchain technology as a whole. - 10/15/2021
Michael Dell believes blockchain technology is probably underrated, although he wouldn't comment on his views on bitcoin. Dell has named blockchain as a potential revenue driver for the company, along with AI-driven biotech. - 10/14/2021
China's massive BSN blockchain project was built to provide affordable access to various blockchain technologies both internally within China and as an extension to foreign governments. BSN was founded by the Chinese government's State Information Center (SIC) along with Red Date, China Mobile and C… - 10/12/2021
The Crypto Commoners movement believes blockchain has the potential to transform a highly competitive society into a more equitable, cooperative one. The left-leaning activist group highlights the major potential for blockchain to have a wide-scale global impact. - 10/6/2021
A number of U.S. cities are researching the use of blockchain for everything from traffic management to improving verification, validation and auditing processes. Cities are moving forward slowly and cautiously as they learn more about the technology and its potential. - 10/6/2021
EMURGO, a blockchain technology company servicing developers, businesses & governments and one of the founding entities of Cardano, a public blockchain platform, has now announced a $100M investment to accelerate the development of the Cardano Ecosystem. - 10/1/2021
The EU has announced investments in blockchain, AI and data infrastructure as part of a multi-billion-euro plan to develop the technologies and improve transparency and accountability among its member states. - 10/1/2021
A new report from INATBA looks at the social impact of blockchain and its role in meeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The group will also work on development of a social impact framework to address challenges around standardization and interoperability of blockchain projects. - 9/22/2021
The internet is steadily moving toward a decentralized metaverse model where users and devices control and own data. Blockchain has a vital role to play as the backbone of this decentralized metaverse, along with the growing popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). - 9/22/2021
SkyBridge Capital, the hedge fund founded by former Trump advisor Anthony Scaramucci, recently announced that it plans to enter a partnership that will allow it to embrace blockchain technology. Using a fund that will be known as UNLOX, the group will focus on a variety of decentralized finance effo… - 9/17/2021
DeFi app Zabu, which resides on the Avalanche blockchain, was exploited in a hack worth $3.2 million. The incident highlights the growing prevalence of DeFi scams and hacks, which are becoming one of the most common types of hacks. - 9/14/2021
BlackRock, the largest global investment and asset manager, has joined Axoni's distributed ledger platform to aid in matching and reconciling post-trade data on stock swaps. The firm joins Citigroup and Goldman Sachs Group on the Veris blockchain platform. - 9/9/2021
Heritage Global Partners has formed a new relationship with ViciNFT to support the growing demand for non-fungible token management services. - 9/2/2021
Video Game development company Electronic Arts appears to have plans for Blockchain and NFTs after posting multiple job openings related to both fields. - 8/31/2021
XREX, a blockchain startup from Taiwan, has raised $17 million in funding. The money will be used to build out the company's crypto-fiat exchange platform, apply for new financial licenses and expand security and compliance features. - 8/25/2021
South Korean Internet Company Kakao is reportedly pushing forward with global expansion plans and has recently said it plans to move into the Singapore region next with its blockchain platform, Klaytn. - 8/20/2021
Due to the exponential rise in online crime, tech giants like Microsoft are devising new strategies to combat hackers from stealing private digital property. - 8/19/2021
While many companies are developing blockchain technology for the next several decades, many individuals and companies are shut out because of the costs involved in developing new technologies. Launchpool Labs is attempting to even the playing field a bit by making access to resources easier for sma… - 8/19/2021
A new art installation using blockchain technology will soon be released, highlighting the relationship between digital technology and the physical world. - 8/16/2021
The $1.2 infrastructure bill passed by the U.S Senate this week contains vague language regarding the regulation of cryptocurrency and blockchain. How the bill gets amended in the House, if at all, could have long-standing ramifications for certain type of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. - 8/11/2021
Kahuna will be launching the first ever decentralized social media platform later this year, offering content creators a unique way to monetize their content and interact with fans using blockchain technology. - 8/9/2021
China may be as much as six years ahead of the U.S. in blockchain development, according to the founder of a leading cryptocurrency hedge fund. The central government's involvement in the digital yuan and Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) have catapulted China ahead of the U.S. and other countr… - 8/5/2021
One of Europe's largest insurance providers, Allianz, is utilizing blockchain technology to help make cross-country claims easier and faster to process. - 7/29/2021
Amazon has caused a stir in the blockchain space with the announcement of a job listing for a digital currency and blockchain product lead. Reports that the company was aiming to accept Bitcoin by the end of the year and develop its own digital token next year were later refuted by the company. - 7/28/2021
Blockchain is best known as the platform driving cryptocurrency transactions. But the technology has a huge number of applications in all kinds of global vertical markets and is steadily moving beyond its crypto roots. - 7/22/2021
Open-source crypto wallet developer Pillar has revealed the second edition of the company's multichain crypto wallet. The latest edition boasts a number of new features, including a 99% reduction in gas fees compared to competitors like Ethereum. - 7/1/2021
Collocated with Miami, Florida-based ITEXPO, The Blockchain Event will take place from June 22nd to 25th and aid decision-makers, technologists, and developers in understanding and utilizing the value of blockchain within their various industries. - 6/21/2021
Blockchain technology is becoming pervasive, particularly in the finance industry. The technology offers a host of benefits but also comes with a few security risks. - 6/18/2021
The Chinese government has published a set of guidelines to accelerate blockchain and associated technology development. The move follows a ban on crypto mining and trading within the country. - 6/9/2021
Reno mayor Hillary Schieve is a major proponent of blockchain and cryptocurrency and is using non-fungible tokens as a way to refurbish the city center and attract tech to the region as part of a long-term growth plan. - 6/4/2021
The amount of energy consumed by cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies has sparked fierce debate. While both sides argue, it is clear the technology needs to reduce its footprint to remain sustainable over the long haul. - 5/27/2021
Domineum, a software development company for enterprise and government apps, is partnering with nChain to offer its solutions as blockchain-as-a-service on the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain. - 5/26/2021
