Blockchain Social Network Minds Is Migrating to Ethereum for Launch

Mar 18, 2020 at 09:00 UTCUpdated Mar 18, 2020 at 09:04 UTCCoronavirusThe Chinese government is censoring criticism of its handling of the coronavirus, particularly any mention of Dr. Li Wenliang, the doctor who warned of the disease and later died of it. Citizens are turning to decentralized protocols to share news and sentiment as a…

Jul 17, 2020 at 16:00 UTCUpdated Jul 17, 2020 at 17:13 UTC(Mathilde Decourcelle/Unsplash) Twitter Doesn’t Need Web 3.0 to Solve Its Identity ProblemPreston Byrne, a columnist for CoinDesk’s Opinion section, is a partner in Anderson Kill’s Technology, Media and Distributed Systems Group. He advises software, internet and fintech companies. His biweekly column, “Not Legal Advice,”…

Preston Byrne is a partner in Anderson Kill’s Technology, Media and Distributed Systems Group, and a CoinDesk columnist. He joins CoinDesk Features Editor Ben Schiller to discuss his recent op-ed about GameStop, Robinhood and the rise of online mobs.Schiller spoke to Byrne about:The rise of online mobs from GameStop to Capitol Hill and how the…

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has kicked off the second phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot, the e-HKD, the regulator said Thursday.The central bank will continue testing from the first phase and explore new applications of a digital version of the Hong Kong dollar. The HKMA completed Phase 1 of the

Feb 16, 2020 at 13:15 UTCUpdated Feb 16, 2020 at 13:19 UTCPrivacy is a hot topic for legislators all over the world.Democractic presidential candidates have privacy laws and regulations in their campaign platforms. Amy Klobuchar discussed a tax on companies who share user data. Elizabeth Warren has introduced legislation that considers the idea of jail…

Dec 23, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. UTCValid Points: Forget Staking, There Are Still Coins to Be Mined on PoW Ethereum‘Twas the penultimate night before Christmas, when all through the network, every machine was stirring, down to even the smallest Raspberry Pi. While businesses, the stock markets and many restaurants will be closed for the holidays, Ethereum…

Lyra’s new offering allows liquid restaking token holders to automate and package any yield-bearing strategy into an ERC-20 token, which can be used elsewhere.Initially, users will be allowed to tokenize basis trade, followed by a covered call strategy later.Decentralized options platform Lyra Finance now allows holders of liquid restaking tokens (LRT) to generate an additional

Apr 16, 2020 at 14:00 UTCCAPITULATION? U.S. lawmakers grilled Libra board member David Marcus last year. The consortium has overhauled its plans. (Credit: House Financial Services Committee)Libra Scales Back Global Currency Ambitions in Concession to RegulatorsThe Libra Association is pulling back from its original vision of a global digital currency backed by a basket of…

Feb 4, 2020 at 04:10 UTCUpdated Feb 4, 2020 at 04:26 UTCResearch conducted by Gartner is predicting a 50 percent increase in overall data quality by 2023Research conducted by Gartner Inc. predicts a 50 percent increase in overall data quality by 2023 for all businesses and organizations using blockchain smart contracts.“When an organization adopts blockchain…