Block Network

July 8, 2020

This Startup Is on a Quest to Make Decentralized Exchanges Viable for Pros

The Vega Protocol claims to have found a solution to sustainably bootstrap liquidity for decentralized exchanges. The founders of the Vega Protocol believe that the concept of order book-based decentralized exchanges is not quite dead yet.A key component of their quest to reinvigorate the concept was announced on Wednesday as a research paper. Titled “Market-Based […]

Price Analysis 7/8: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, ADA, LTC, BNB, CRO, EOS

Bitcoin is range-bound but altcoins are rallying, indicating increasing interest among traders looking to make sizable gains off altcoins. Altcoins have been buzzing around this week and this has reduced Bitcoin’s (BTC) dominance to 63%. Pantera Capital founder Dan Morehead believes that altcoins are going to outperform Bitcoin, the top-ranked asset on CoinMarketCap, over the […]

Why Does Binance’s Android App Need to Use Your Microphone?

Users accuse Binance’s Android app of being spyware for the Chinese government. Twitter users have raised concerns about the possibility of Binance’s Android app containing spyware. This speculation comes after recent revelations suggest that the social video platform, TikTok, contains spyware created by the Chinese government.According to the Twitter user @ShitcoinSherpa, who posted a certificate […]

Comparing Blockchain Ecosystem Building in the East and the West

A Unitize panel looked at two approaches to building blockchain ecosystems from the government of The Netherlands and a Singaporean accelerator program. One of the July 8 panels from the Asian version of Unitize brought together two key participants in the promotion of blockchain technology in their respective regions.Marloes Pomp, who works as an initiator […]

Binance’s Second Acquisition of 2020 Is Related to Crypto Debit Cards

Binance will join Swipe’s board of directors, but the firm is “able to run the company independently from Binance.” The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has completed its second acquisition in 2020. Both acquisitions appear to further indicate Binance’s interest in crypto debit card issuance.After acquiring the industry’s most popular website, CoinMarketCap, in April 2020, […]

Bitcoin Community Cries Foul as Major Bank Implicated in Epstein Scandal

The Bitcoin community was quick to point out a $150 million penalty paid by Deutsche Bank for serving Jeffrey Epstein. Deutsche Bank was recently ordered to pay a $150 million fine for “significant compliance failures” in its relationship with alleged child sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. The Bitcoin community on Reddit is highlighting this latest case […]

Italian Banking Industry Chose Decentralization Over Centralization

The Italian Banking Association, or ABI, uses a blockchain-based system called Spunta, built with decentralization in mind. In a recent panel, as part of a digital Unitize blockchain conference, ABI chief innovation officer Silvia Attanasio explained why the banking entity chose to go the decentralized blockchain route for Spunta — its blockchain solution built on enterprise […]

Matic Network Launches an Initiatives Program for Mainnet Adoption

Matic to release a “Large Scale Developer Initiatives” program to strengthen mainnet adoption. Blockchain scalability solution, Matic, released news of a “Large Scale Developer Initiatives” program on July 8. The program is meant to incentivize mainnet adoption, in partnership with Gitcoin.According to the announcement, the company aims to cater to DApp developers from project inception […]

NGRAVE Raises Over $430K From Hardware Wallet Crowdfunding Campaign

Cointelegraph speaks with NGRAVE’s CEO following its successful crowdfunding campaign. The Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the NGRAVE ZERO has ended, raising over €385,000 ($430,000) through pre-orders via various reward tiers.More than 1,200 backers from around the world made the campaign the most successful ever for a hardware wallet, with the total funds raised being eight […]

A New Guerrilla Marketing Campaign Aims to Create Bitcoin Awareness

A German collective launched a massive campaign to incentivize people to disseminate stickers with positive crypto messages. Ideas Are Like Flames, a collective based in Germany, launched a campaign to dismantle misconceptions regarding Bitcoin (BTC). The group has incentivized people to place Bitcoin-related stickers in cities around the world.According to the initiative’s official website, named […]