July 3, 2020 Ethereum DeFi Broke Records in June, But Other Categories Are Suffering Ethereum’s 2020 DeFi boom came at the cost of its gaming ecosystem. Results for the second quarter of 2020 show tremendous growth for decentralized applications across all ecosystems, primarily spearheaded by Ethereum (ETH) decentralized finance, or DeFi.Decentralized…
June 29, 2020 Kyber Network Sets Date for Launch of Katalyst Protocol Upgrade The Katalyst protocol upgrade will include the changes in the in-house token model to attract more participants. On-chain liquidity protocol Kyber announced on June 29 that a major upgrade of Katalyst protocol will go live on July 7, 2020.The…
June 26, 2020 Hyundai Adds Another Piece to Their Growing Blockchain Ecosystem Hyundai embraces the blockchain and crypto industry with three trademark registrations. Hyundai is reportedly looking to launch a blockchain ecosystem through its Europe-based subsidiary, Hdac, and IT arm, Hyundai BS&C, after registering three business trademarks with the Korea Intellectual Property Office.According…
June 20, 2020 Ethereum 2.0 Likely to Affect DeFi and DApps With PoS Introduction The first stage of Ethereum 2.0 is almost here, but how will the DApp and DeFi space adapt to this change? While Ethereum has brought about a whole new realm of possibilities due to its native token Ether (ETH) and its smart contract and tokenization capabilities, it is often faced with challenges such as network congestion, relatively low transaction times and throughput, large blockchain size and excessive electricity use for mining — all issues Bitcoin also shares.While…
June 13, 2020 It Is Time for Databases to Get Fully Decentralized To become truly decentralized, blockchain projects should remove dependency on the centralized cloud providers used as their data storage. Across Europe, a privacy row has been brewing over various efforts to use coronavirus contact tracing technology.…
June 7, 2020 Decentralization: Preserving Personal Privacy While Fighting COVID-19 Decentralized technologies can help to avoid jeopardizing citizens’ private data in the name of public health during the global pandemics. In an effort to keep citizens safe, state authorities have rapidly implemented various emergency plans to curb the spread of COVID-19.…
June 3, 2020 Hive’s Transactions Overtake Steem’s as Splinterlands Joins the Rebellion The most-popular Steem DApp has moved to Hive, resulting in daily Hive transactions overtaking Steem for the first time. The most popular decentralized application (DApp) on Steem — a crypto-powered card trading game called Splinterlands — has become the latest high profile migration to rebel Steem fork, Hive.As…
May 31, 2020 Conquering Decentralized Finance: Enter the Custodians As decentralized finance becomes a principal focus for both investors and companies alike, custodians will ease their entry, making DeFi the future of finance. The future of finance is decentralized.…
May 5, 2020 Ethereum Scaling and Gas-Free Transactions Arrive ETH 2.0’s highly anticipated revamp is expected to begin rolling out in a matter of months, but scaling solutions and gas-free transactions have already arrived. Ethereum 2.0…
April 27, 2020 Tron DApps Arrive on the Samsung App Store Tron is extending its ecosystem partnership with Samsung Blockchain as a new section featuring some blockchain games will be offered on its mobile devices. The Tron (TRX) project announced on April 27 that apps built on its blockchain will be featured in the Samsung Galaxy Store.Owners…
April 21, 2020 South Korean Social Gaming App Launches Blockchain-Based Platform Major South Korean social gaming app GameTalkTalk has rolled out a blockchain project for gamers, which will offer three new features, including rewards. The firm behind major South Korean social gaming app GameTalkTalk has rolled out a blockchain project for gamers.The…
April 17, 2020 Binance Chain Releases White Paper for a Smart Contract-Enabled Blockchain Binance Chain is launching a second, smart contract-enabled chain that will use Ethereum’s Virtual Machine to let its developers build decentralized apps. Binance Chain developers have proposed specifications for a new blockchain that would enable complex smart contract functionality within the Binance Coin (BNB) ecosystem.…
