Blockchain

Block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography.
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Madonna Becomes Latest Celeb Aboard Bored Ape
March 25, 2022

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DeFi’s Self-Executing Payouts Enable Crop Insurance for Small Farmers in Africa
March 23, 2022

The vast majority of Africa’s 300 million subsistence farmers find crop insurance, a basic farming financial tool, impossible to get. But a new coalition of insurers and crypto firms are planning to use decentralized finance and blockchain technology to change that. Get the Full Story...

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Bored Apes Yacht Club Creator Yuga Labs Raises $450M at $4B Valuation
March 23, 2022

Yuga Labs, which created the Bored Apes Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection, has raised $450 million in a funding round that values the company at $4 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Alibaba May Have Found Hong Kong Proxy to Skirt China’s NFT Crackdown
March 22, 2022

China’s tech giants went on another non-fungible token (NFT) distancing spree yesterday (March 21), with WeChat booting several platforms that violated China vague-but-serious “no speculation” rule. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Euroclear Backs Blockchain Payments Consortium Fnality
March 21, 2022

International securities settlement system Euroclear has invested in the regulated blockchain payments consortium Fnality — formerly known as the Utility Settlement Coin (USC) — which is owned by 16 financial institutions, including Nasdaq, BNY Mellon, State Street, and UBS, Reuters reported on Monday (March 21). ...

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UMG’s 10:22PM Buys Bored Ape #5537, Debuts KINGSHIP Website
March 18, 2022

Universal Music Group’s (UMG) next-generation label 10:22PM, a Web3 brand that discovers and develops artists, has purchased Bored Ape #5537, the Santa Monica-based company announced Thursday (March 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Smart Contracts Firm Avalanche Offers $290M in Incentives to Build DeFi, NFT Blockchains
March 17, 2022

Smart contracts platform Avalanche Foundation has rolled out a new incentive program called “Multiverse,” which will help grow subnets on its network, according to a Thursday (March 17) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Ripple Commits 1B XRP To Advance XRP Ledger Development
March 17, 2022

Ripple will be committing 1 billion XRP to help with development and new use cases on the XRP ledger, according to a press release Thursday (March 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Ukraine Building an NFT Museum, Seeking a Permanent Crypto Vault for Its War Story
March 17, 2022

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