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Exclusive: Blockchain Trilemma Solved? Secrets Revealed by Turing Award Winner's Algorand

Blockchain trilemma was initially expressed by Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum, which is claimed to be unfeasible in achieving scalability, decentralization, and security simultaneously in a blockchain. There are numerous blockchain project teams attempting to address the blockchain trilemma, and the Turing Award-winning team Algorand is one promising candidate. We have the pleasure to speak … Continue reading Exclusive: Blockchain Trilemma Solved? Secrets Revealed by Turing Award Winner's Algorand

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Seeking a New Gold Standard

Reportedly Malaysia’s Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad indicated that he is agreeable to a single currency for the East Asian region backed by gold but critically it would not become the national cash of any current nation. Speaking recently in Tokyo at the 25th International Conference on The Future of Asia he stressed that the … Continue reading Malaysia’s Prime Minister Seeking a New Gold Standard

Ethereum Hit 1 million Daily Transactions since May 2018

As reported by leading Ethereum block explorer Etherscan, Ethereum hit over 1mn daily transactions on 28 June, the first time since May 2018 (see Exhibit 1). Exhibit 1: Daily Transactions of Ethereum Source: Etherscan There were 1,004,170 transactions confirmed on the Ethereum blockchain on 28 June, yet it is still lower than the peak on … Continue reading Ethereum Hit 1 million Daily Transactions since May 2018

Exclusive: How to Achieve Interoperability Between Polkadot and Bitcoin?

Polkadot has caught widespread attention among blockchain project investors recently. Founded by Ethereum Co-founder Gavin Wood and managed by Web3 Foundation, Polkadot recently completed its private token sale with 500,000 DOT tokens at the valuation of $1.2 bn. Claimed as the candidate of Decentralized Web 3.0 Blockchain interoperability platform, what makes Polkadot so popular? We … Continue reading Exclusive: How to Achieve Interoperability Between Polkadot and Bitcoin?

Exclusive: Did Facebook Copy Hedera Hashgraph's Governance Model?

Exclusive interview with Sami Mian: Part 1 “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” When Facebook released Libra’s whitepaper, Hedera Hashgraph allegedly “thanks” Facebook for imitating their governance model, what is the story behind? We spoke exclusively with Sami Mian, the Head of Japan and Korea for Hedera Hashgraph, to reveal the hidden story of … Continue reading Exclusive: Did Facebook Copy Hedera Hashgraph's Governance Model?

The Fate of Cryptocurrencies in a Fast-Changing Financial Ecosystem

As the financial media outlets are pushing Bitcoins with all her energy, a Harvard University Professor of Economics and Public Policy Kenneth Rogoff ascribed as a crypto Evangelists and has released some publications in the field of cryptocurrency opines that, with the massive push cryptos are getting, there would be a comprehensive market takeover where … Continue reading The Fate of Cryptocurrencies in a Fast-Changing Financial Ecosystem

US Awaits Recession While Bitcoin Becomes the Last Resort

What happened this week? The trade-war worries affected the financial markets on Wednesday, while stocks and commodities tumbled in Europe and the United States. Equities declined more than 1% in the United States after the S&P 500 Index fell 2.93%, the NASDAQ shed 3%, and the Dow Jones tumbled over 3%. Investors shifted towards the … Continue reading US Awaits Recession While Bitcoin Becomes the Last Resort

How to Capitalize Trillions in Tokenized Real Estate with Blockchain and PropTech

On the 22nd of August, we were proud hosts of our event that focused on ‘whether real estate will evolve by the development of blockchain?’ Now the question arises from the inevitable fact that financial technology has evolved within the last 10 years alongside several industries adopting it within their practices. Will the real estate … Continue reading How to Capitalize Trillions in Tokenized Real Estate with Blockchain and PropTech

Tried and Failed: Maker Foundation's Attempt to Patent "DeFi"

Set out to rid the decentralized finance space, free from scammers, DeFi creators tried to patent the term ‘DeFi’. However, this was short-lived as the United States Patent and Trademark Office rejected the registered application last January. Since then, Maker has no plans to refile. DeFi’s product portfolio is varied, from loan to loans and commercial products. … Continue reading Tried and Failed: Maker Foundation's Attempt to Patent "DeFi"

Why Cryptocurrency Is Not A Viable Global Reserve Currency to Replace the US Dollar

In recent days ago, the UK Central Bank Boss, Mark Carney, made a revelation, which sparked interest in me to ask how could that phenomenon happen. The Bank of England governor sees digital currency as soon displacing the US dollar as global hedge currency. I believe this could become a reality as the digital currency … Continue reading Why Cryptocurrency Is Not A Viable Global Reserve Currency to Replace the US Dollar