Block Network

August 13, 2020

One Million South Koreans Now Have Blockchain Drivers Licenses

The program was only launched in May but already one million South Koreans have opted for a blockchain based license. One million South Koreans have foregone their physical drivers license in favour of a blockchain-powered digital alternative used in conjunction with the PASS smartphone app.This represents more than 3% of the entire driving population in […]

Down to the Wire: Yam Finance Saved at the Last Minute

Catastrophe has been narrowly averted by YAM Finance after the DeFi community rallied in support of a campaign to recapture governance over the protocol. After a tense day, the most talked about new decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol YAM Finance has overcome a near-catastrophic code error. The future of Yam Finance was abruptly thrown into question earlier […]

Boom! Kraken Predicts Imminent Bitcoin Price Rally of Up to 200%

After record strength in the Bitcoin markets at the end of July, Kraken is predicting that BTC could see price gains of up to 200% over the coming weeks and months. Major U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken has released a report predicting that Bitcoin (BTC) will rally by between 50% and 200% in the coming months.The […]

CoinList Exchange Struggles, but NEAR Disaster Averted

Despite selling out in less than three hours, CoinList’s second attempt at hosting NEAR’s final tokensale saw the platform struggle as investors rushed to participate. CoinList’s second attempt in 24 hours at hosting NEAR’s final token sale saw the exchange once again buckle under a flood of traffic from prospective investors.NEAR’s final sale before mainnet […]

Tron’s BitTorrent Network Reaches 2 Billion Downloads

Tron’s BitTorrent clients have been downloaded two billion times, but the BTT token remains down 74% from the ATH. Peer-to-peer file sharing service BitTorrent, and little brother uTorrent, have now been downloaded more than two billion times on various platforms. Last year the network accounted for 3% of all downstream, and 28% of all upstream, […]

Five Hours to Failure: The ‘Save Yam’ Proposal Is Falling Short

A Yam Finance code flaw saw the project ask investors to pledge to save the platform. Not enough have. The future of the Yam Finance yield farming protocol hangs in the balance as it awaits token deposits for a governance vote that could save the project.With less than five hours to go, Yam is only […]

Coming Soon: Craig Wright The Movie (and Book)

Calvin Ayre, the most high profile supporter of Craig Wright, is funding a new documentary and book about the life of the Satoshi claimant. Bitcoin SV benefactor Calvin Ayre has announced he’s funding a documentary centered around the life and times of Craig Wright, the Australian man who claims to have invented Bitcoin.According to an […]

Ethereum Network Hashrate Hits 20-Month High as DeFi Tokens Rally

Ethereum’s hashrate recently surged to a 20-month high but will ETH price follow? New data from glassnode and Etherscan show Ethereum’s hashrate has risen to a 20-month high and this has led some optimistic traders to suggest Ether price will continue to rise to new highs in 2020.The explosive increase in Ethereum’s hashrate appears to […]

Trump’s Proposed Capital Gains Tax Cut Could Boost Crypto Profits

A proposed capital gains tax cut could be good news for crypto traders in the U.S. A proposed tax cut by U.S. President Donald Trump could be a big win — or a relatively insignificant win — for the crypto industry if it is passed.In a news conference at the White House earlier this week, […]

What’s Behind the Meteoric Rise of Chainlink?

We look at the data from Google and DeFi protocols to uncover what’s behind the inexorable rise of LINK? Chainlink (LINK) has experienced a meteoric rise this year, becoming a top five crypto asset by market capitalization. We took a look at the data from the decentralized finance space (DeFi) as well as Google to […]