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The development team behind proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain Solana received $18 Million in funding, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 30.Solana claims to be first web-scaled blockchainPer the release, the funding round was led by Multicoin Capital, with participation from Distributed Global, Blocktower Capital, Foundation Capital and Blockchange VC, among several other…

I first dove heavily into blockchain in 2014 when I joined Cointelegraph. To set the stage, this was right around the time of shadow projects, bitcoin casinos, and the infamous Mt. Gox crash. Almost everyone with a media badge was negative about the budding industry, and those who weren’t were typically working anonymously. At that…

The central bank governor highlighted that the South African Reserve Bank would rather follow than become a first mover in retail CBDCs. 75 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTSouth African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Lesetja Kganyago highlighted issues surrounding the introduction of central bank digital…

State regulators claim that Robinhood has targeted inexperienced investors. 3459 Total views 19 Total shares Massachusetts' securities regulator is seeking to revoke the broker-dealer license of cryptocurrency-friendly stock trading app Robinhood in the state.William Galvin, the head of the state’s securities division, said in a new administrative complaint that Robinhood has “continued a pattern of…

According to a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Chinese company The9 Ltd bought 5,297,257 tokens during a Telegram initial token offering in January 2018 for $2 million dollars. The filing also states that The9 has invested in multiple blockchain-based companies as of 2018. According to a report by Russian business news…

While Ethereum continues to develop the next stage of its evolution with the sharding-enabled Ethereum 2.0, a group of developers will focus on the existing chain to maintain its operability during the transition. Dubbed Ethereum 1.x, the project’s goal is to maintain Ethereum’s (ETH) usability while the Serenity upgrade is being worked on. As explained in…

A company has launched a protocol enabling businesses to create tokens for real-world assets on the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain, according to a news release published on May 27.Tokenized says asset types including shares, loyalty points, admission tickets and memberships are supported through its ecosystem — with the Australian firm placing an emphasis on offering a product that is…

The South Korean branch of the Tezos Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yonsei University to collaboratively work on the development of blockchain talents, says a Tezos official press release published Nov. 21.The new agreement between the Tezos Korea Foundation and Digital Society Research Center at Yonsei University in Seoul aims to…

If passed, the suspension of both new licenses and renewal applications will last for two years. 304 Total views 21 Total shares New York's legislature might ban proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining in the state for at least two years, citing environmental concerns. Over the past weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, several crypto advocacy groups — including…