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Ethereum Liquid Restaking Drives DeFi TVL to $100B in Q1 2024

When compared to the previous quarter, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralised finance (DeFi) approximately doubled during the first quarter of 2024, indicating that DeFi has witnessed tremendous growth from the previous quarter. It is possible to ascribe, at least in part, this spike to Ethereum’s liquid restaking activities, which have been the driving … Continue reading Ethereum Liquid Restaking Drives DeFi TVL to $100B in Q1 2024

Blockchain-Based Tenancy Platform via REIQ-Igloo Collaboration in Australia

Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has collaborated with Igloo, an Australian technology firm, to set up a tenancy agreement program that will be founded on the blockchain technology. This is intended to happen by the end of 2019. According to news outlet ZDNet, Josh Callaghan, the general manager of REIQ stipulated that the innovative … Continue reading Blockchain-Based Tenancy Platform via REIQ-Igloo Collaboration in Australia

Hong Kong with its Incredibly Unique Positioning in FinTech

In the second part of our interview with Peter Mok, Head of Incubation and Acceleration Programs at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP), he went into detail on the initiatives they have developed to combat the global talent shortage, bring Hong Kong’s lagging Fintech industry up to speed and he tells us how … Continue reading Hong Kong with its Incredibly Unique Positioning in FinTech

China’s Cryptography Law Piques Local Interest and Stirs Global Market Reaction

On Saturday, Oct 26th, China’s top legislature voted to pass a national cryptography law that will come into effect on January 1st, 2020. The vote was passed just one day after Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the necessity for China to leverage blockchain technology. According to an announcement from the National People’s Congress (NPC) Constitution … Continue reading China’s Cryptography Law Piques Local Interest and Stirs Global Market Reaction

Sharding, pBFT and Linear Scalability – An Interview with Saiba Kataruka at Zilliqa

Saiba Kataruka is the Developer Market Lead at Zilliqa. He began his career as a consultant with IBM in the payment technology field for Asia and Europe. He joined Zilliqa based on his belief that blockchain and decentralization can improve the current social and financial structure.Blockchain.News caught up with Kataruka for his insights on Zilliqa’s … Continue reading Sharding, pBFT and Linear Scalability – An Interview with Saiba Kataruka at Zilliqa

Zilliqa: Enhanced Practicability in Blockchain A – Z Workshops

Saiba Kataruka is the Developer Market Lead at Zilliqa, who recently spoke to Blockchain.News on the new technological advancements of his company in terms of sharding and consensus algorithms and linear scalability. In this second installment of our exclusive interview, Kataruka shares insights on Zilliqa’s mission to enhance blockchain education in a way that keeps … Continue reading Zilliqa: Enhanced Practicability in Blockchain A – Z Workshops

Connecting Crypto Exchanges with CMC's New Liquidity Metrics: What We Learned at The Capital

Beginning on Nov. 12 and spanning two days, CoinMarketCap held its inaugural large-scale event, The Capital, which brought together leading stakeholders in the blockchain, cryptocurrency, regulatory and financial industries. The Capital was held at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore and had a predominant focus on two major themes and contemporary pain points for the industries … Continue reading Connecting Crypto Exchanges with CMC's New Liquidity Metrics: What We Learned at The Capital

Binance.US Offers Institutional Liquidity to Tagomi Users in a Partnership Deal

Binance.US has partnered with Tagomi, a crypto brokerage firm, to offer institutional liquidity to its users in its cross-exchange trading platform in the form of venture funds, quant funds, IRAs, and HNWI, family offices and access to select trading pairs at an increased pace in the marketplace. With this partnership in place, Binance.US, as the … Continue reading Binance.US Offers Institutional Liquidity to Tagomi Users in a Partnership Deal

Ripple Invests in MoneyGram Equity Honoring Commitment to Accelerate and Expand On-Demand Liquidity

MoneyGram has announced that Ripple has made the final $20 million investment in MoneyGram equity pursuant to Ripple’s original $50 million equity investment commitment made earlier this year. In a press release on Nov. 25, it was announced that Ripple purchased the newly-issued equity from MoneyGram at $4.10 per share, paying a significant premium on MoneyGram’s market prices. The funding … Continue reading Ripple Invests in MoneyGram Equity Honoring Commitment to Accelerate and Expand On-Demand Liquidity

Elliptic to Provide AML Services to Zilliqa’s Blockchain Network

Elliptic, a London-based blockchain analytics startup, has partnered with Zilliqa, a Singapore-based blockchain network provider, to facilitate the infrastructure compliance and security of the latter’s network by offering an anti-money laundering (AML) compliance support. Through this collaboration, Elliptic will monitor transactions on Zilliqa’s blockchain network, including those involving its ZIL crypto. Moreover, the analytics to … Continue reading Elliptic to Provide AML Services to Zilliqa’s Blockchain Network