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In this issue Filecoin’s mainnet launch marred by miners’ complaintsAssociated Press joins Everipedia to publish US elections data on blockchainUSDC adds Stellar blockchain as another alternative to congested EthereumIn China: OKEx under police investigation and suspends exchange servicesFunding spotlight: Investors bet $100 million on ‘neobank’ in India From the Editor’s DeskDear Reader,Blockchain’s
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A blockchain-based trading system is almost ready for the connection to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).During a Tuesday announcement, the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX) revealed that the Australian Council of Financial Regulators approved at its October meeting access of its blockchain Digital Exchange Sub register System (DESS).Now, the
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Ethereum’s 2.0 (ETH2) upgrade is expected to begin to roll out in the near future. The upgrade has
Read MoreConsenSys developer Ben Edgington has published an update that predicts the ETH 2.0 beacon chain genesis will happen within the next six to eight weeks.In a post announcing the launch of ‘V1.0.0 release candidate 0’, Edgington revealed the protocol’s deposit contract address feature should be announced this week. The deposit
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Ethereum has made considerable progress particularly with the success of the Zinkel Testnet launched last week.As the anticipation for the launch of the Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 mounts, one of the project’s developer Ben Edginton has given more inclination as to the project’s progress as well as the potential time
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Filecoin, a decentralized storage network launched by Protocol Labs, is off to a rocky start after a strike by miners just one day after its highly anticipated miannet launch on Oct. 15. Five of its largest miners turned off their machines to protest the project’s “unfair” economic model that requires a
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Uniswap’s UNI token has been struggling to garner any sustainable upwards momentum over the past few days and
Read MoreTwo days after a whiplash-inducing launch that saw Filecoin’s FIL token rocket 118% before a nearly 80% plunge, the blockchain-based data storage platform turns now to a weeklong digital conference in the hopes of righting the ship. Billed “Filecoin Liftoff Week,” the event is centered on education, infrastructure, interoperability, and future
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The Filecoin network pivoted to mainnet at block 148,888, or approximately 14:44 UTC. With that, its FIL tokens will begin their distribution. Filecoin is a system from Protocol Labs meant to be both a decentralized file storage and content distribution network in one. The Filecoin team wrote in a post announcing
Read MoreNew Zealand-based financial services company Power Finance plans to launch what it’s calling a “world-first” digital version of the New Zealand dollar. Set to launch early next year, the digital currency will employ Distributed Ledger Technology.The ‘Power Dollar’ is not government backed however and is more akin to a stablecoin
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