Institutions won't embrace Web3 without privacy options — Web3 exec

A virtual plot of real estate situated within the Ethereum-based open-world game, Decentraland, has sold for more than $913,000 — valuing the intangible property on par with the average price of a real world house in Brooklyn, New York.Virtual real estate is sold in the form of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) dubbed LAND in Decentraland, with…

The Swiss Federal Council is continuing to keep close tabs on global stablecoin projects and their possible opportunities and challenges.Switzerland is seen as very crypto-friendlyIn a press release on Oct. 16, the Swiss Federal Council stated that it was recently informed about “current opportunities and challenges associated with stablecoins” and that Switzerland will continue to…

Newegg was one of the first online American retailers to accept crypto, starting with Bitcoin and eventually Dogecoin. 1915 Total views 40 Total shares Major American electronics retailer Newegg continues diving is enabling payments in major cryptocurrency and mem, Shiba Inu (SHIB).Newegg officially announced Nov. 29 that it will start accepting SHIB as part of…

AgriDex’s blockchain-based platform enabled a South African farm to complete a trade with a London importer, showcasing the benefits of onchain settlements.

Nvidia, the current market leader for semiconductor chips, revealed its latest chip designed to run large-scale AI systems and is expected to cut costs of LLMs. 91 Total views 1 Total shares Nvidia, one of the world’s leading developers of semiconductor chips, revealed  its latest chip on Aug. 7 which is designed to power high-level…

If 2021 has taught us anything about digital currencies, it’s that big banks and major payments providers are now feeling more comfortable with Bitcoin (BTC). While the CEO of PayPal and other large corporations are expressing excitement for crypto payments and salaries paid in Bitcoin, executives from Visa, JPMorgan and ING all agree that Bitcoin is…

Supply chain management continues to be an important are of focus and concern for the global economy, especially with the current shipping backlog at major ports across the globe and the dwindling supply of items available on store shelves. Interestingly, OriginTrail (TRAC), a logistics and supply-chain management-focused blockchain protocol, has been gaining traction over the past…

More South Koreans are buying cryptocurrency than ever before and spending more fiat to do so, local daily news network Arirang Daily News reported April 20.Referencing the results of a December 2018 survey from nonprofit organization the Korea Financial Investors Protection Foundation, Arirang revealed 7.4% of the 2,500 adults surveyed said they had bought cryptocurrency.That…

On Oct. 23, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of social media platform Facebook, appeared before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee to testify on the prospective global cryptocurrency Libra, which his company is backing. He ended up enduring almost six hours of mostly critical questioning, as some of the legislators used the occasion to raise…