Microsoft is shutting down its Azure Blockchain Service
Gee, out of the blue! Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down its Azure Blockchain Service that has been available for quite some time in preview. No official …
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Blockchain could disrupt $867 trillion in traditional markets
The World Economic Forum is here with a lowdown on the impact the blockchain technology could have in the tradition markets. Need a hint? It’s going to be massive! …
DeFi could be more disruptive to banks than Bitcoin
Netherlands based ING is here with its new analysis, which stakes a claim that that DeFi has the potential to be more disruptive to traditional banks than plain old …
Fidelity launches Sherlock crypto analytics platform
Elementary, my dear Watson! American multinational financial services firm Fidelity Investments has launched a new platform called Sherlock, designed to offer crypto analytics to institutional investors. This new comprehensive …
Binance stock tokens may be illegal
Uh-oh. Germany’s financial watchdog, BaFin, believes that cryptocurrency exchange Binance may have violated European securities rules with the launch of its stock tokens. The financial supervisory authority has said …
Edward Snowden to auction his first NFT
The whistleblower is stepping into the world of NFTs. Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee and subcontractor Edward Snowden has revealed plans to auction his first nonfungible token asset. …
Berlin hard fork now live on Ethereum
The evolution of Ethereum. The Berlin hard fork upgrade is now live on the blockchain, with this new refresh incorporating four optimizations aimed at gas efficiency and improved security. …
The New York Stock Exchange makes an NFT play
Wait, what? Apparently, the New York Stock Exchange already has an NFT strategy in place, with the world’s largest bourse having minted a batch of “first trade” nonfungible tokens. …
ConsenSys raises $65 million from JPMorgan, Mastercard
The Ethereum hub is evolving. ConsenSys has just made some big moves in the blockchain space, singing multiyear commercial agreements with JPMorgan and Mastercard. Commercial activity is also happening …
