December 22, 2020

IBM launches test service using ‘Holy Grail’ of data privacy technology

According to Coindesk, FHE is an emerging technology – often described as the “holy grail” of encryption – planned to allow data to stay encrypted when […]
December 21, 2020

Russia’s second largest bank VTB pilots bank guarantees on blockchain

According to an official announcement on Dec. 16, VTB provided a blockchain-enabled bank guarantee to the country’s biggest mobile cellular network provider, MTS. According to Cointelegraph, […]
December 16, 2020

Sovryn launches complete suite for Bitcoin DeFi on RSK

The protocol features leveraged trading, lending and borrowing and an in-house decentralized exchange. A mix of major DeFi building blocks, including a collateralized lending protocol and […]
December 14, 2020

The founder of the DeFi protocol Nexus Mutual is hacked for $8M

According to a Nexus Mutual disclosure, by compromising Karp’s personal device, the funds were drained on Monday morning UTC. A compromised version of MetaMask was reportedly […]
December 12, 2020

Blockchain could play a strategic role in future digital Healthcare, and it may work to improve COVID19-safe clinical practice.

On 12 December 2017, UNGA proclaimed 12 December as International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day) by resolution, making it an official UN-designated day. Since then, […]
December 8, 2020

Bank of Russia: Digital ruble will undercut bank profits but help businesses

According to cointelegraph, at a Thursday meeting of “Opora Russia,” a nongovernmental organization of small businesses, Nabiullina stated that a digital ruble could undercut commercial bank […]
December 7, 2020

ECB exec says consideration phase for digital euro to go well into 2021

According to cointelegraph, Holger Neuhaus, head of market innovation and integration division at the ECB, joined the Singapore FinTech Festival 2020 on Dec. 07 in order […]
December 6, 2020

Cardano Launches Hard Fork Before Next Major Development Phase

Dubbed “Goguen,” the third phase will be focused on the protocol’s integration of smart contracts after building Cardano’s foundation and decentralizing its system in the first […]
December 5, 2020

The next steps for Ethereum after Beacon Chain launch are outlined by Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum 2.0’s latest development is typically split into phases. Phase 0 is the Beacon Chain of barebones that makes staking, but has no impact on the […]