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Brave Releases Update on its Decentralized Ad Platform

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 11:59 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In a June blog post, the team behind Brave, the open-source browser known for its privacy and unique advertising model, published a straw version of one of its research initiatives. The initiative is an ad platform called ‘THEMIS.’ Themis is a decentralized and private-by-design protocol that aims to improve upon the current Brave ad ecosystem. This new protocol comes with numerous potentially attractive features. According to Brave, it will give users anonymity, it’s decentralized, it requires zero trust, and provides auditability. On August 17, the team published part two of

Staking for Waves’ Neutrino Dollars Comes to the Ethereum Network

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 9:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The Neutrino protocol, a price-stable multi-asset protocol running on major blockchain platform Waves, is introducing the Neutrino dollar (USDN) on Ethereum.The Neutrino dollar, an algorithmic stablecoin collateralized by the Waves (WAVES) native token, is now available for all Ethereum users as the token has been ported to the Ethereum blockchain, Waves announced on Aug. 18.With the porting, Neutrino USD becomes accessible on Ethereum, enabling Ethereum users to stake rewards by just holding USDN in their Ethereum wallets, Waves CEO and founder Alexander Ivanov told Cointelegraph. The new integration also allows

Blockchain-Backed Social Media Brings More Choice for Users

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Time Stamp: August 16, 2020 10:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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As people continue to rethink topics like technology development, economic measures and freedom of speech because of the COVID-19 pandemic, blockchain has now emerged as a solution for many issues. Iva Wisher, co-founder of Ignite, a decentralized microblogging platform, said blockchain may also be a solution against state-sponsored censorship in today’s pandemic-related new normal. During an interview with Cointelegraph, Wisher clarified that in general, freedom of speech means a “possibility to express any opinion, even an unpopular one, unless this opinion is not a call to violence.”The blockchain technology then could

Yam Finance Proposes Migration Plan After Rebase Failure Fiasco

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Time Stamp: August 14, 2020 3:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Fresh from the failure of an attempted rebasing, Yam Finance is looking to engineer a migration to a new version of the protocol. Despite the initial hype that greeted its launch as the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) sensation, the project soon ran into trouble. A bug discovered in the rebasing contract meant inflation in YAM token minting. Yam Rescue, Take Two: Migration Yam Finance announced the proposal for the migration via a blog post on its Medium page on Friday. According to the statement issued, the move, if approved, will

Thailand’s Central Bank Eyes DeFi Use Cases for Its Digital Baht

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Time Stamp: August 14, 2020 7:55 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Thailand’s central bank is looking at smart contracts and decentralized finance (DeFi) implementations for its national digital currency, the digital baht.Vijak Sethaput, senior developer for the Bank of Thailand’s (BoT) central bank digital currency project Inthanon, discussed the country’s CBDC progress in an interview hosted by a global think tank for central banking, the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, on Aug. 13.Sethaput was joined by Sky Guo, CEO of New York-based enterprise blockchain firm Cypherium, which is focused on global CBDC implementations and interoperability.In the interview, Guo said that

What is Ferrum Network? A Guide to High-speed DeFi

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Time Stamp: August 14, 2020 2:53 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Decentralized finance has risen to become one of the foremost active sectors in the crypto space. With the establishment of decentralized ecosystems with global network effects and interoperability, they have successfully penetrated the fintech industry. One very interesting  DeFi project is Ferrum Network. Ferrum’s revolutionary technology brings networks together, for a consistently high-speed and low-cost transaction experience for each digital asset. It aims to overcome current problems in cryptocurrency usage in real-world finance applications. Table of Contents Background Founder Naiem Yeganeh, along with Co-Founder and COO Ian Friend, laid the

Five Hours to Failure: The ‘Save Yam’ Proposal Is Falling Short

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Time Stamp: August 12, 2020 10:43 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The future of the Yam Finance yield farming protocol hangs in the balance as it awaits token deposits for a governance vote that could save the project.With less than five hours to go, Yam is only a third of the way towards the 160,000 tokens required.A code bug discovered earlier today in one of Yam Finance’s smart contracts sent the hottest thing in DeFi into a tailspin as it scrambles to find a fix through its decentralized governance system.The project posted an update outlining the issues and making a plea to

Token Launches From Ethereum to Telegram: Where Do We Go From Here?

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Time Stamp: August 12, 2020 9:51 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In February, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce was asked to give her opinion on the SEC’s case against Telegram. She declined to comment at the time, as SEC officials do not speak publicly about ongoing enforcement actions. In late July, however, with the Telegram case settled, Commissioner Peirce gave a speech titled “Not Braking and Breaking” that pointedly questioned the approach taken by the SEC in the Telegram case. Concluding her remarks, Commissioner Peirce asked:“Who did we protect by bringing this action? The initial purchasers, who

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Saw Surge in Investor Interest After March

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Time Stamp: August 12, 2020 9:18 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, an investment tool that aims to provide an indirect exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) for investors in traditional markets, reported a significant increase in how many shares it issued between Q2 and Q1 of 2020.According to an Aug. 7 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the trust issued more than 87 million shares in Q2 2020, compared to the total of 133 million shares issued for all of 2020.The trust issued almost 90% more shares in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the first. This

China: Loudi City Mayor Promotes Blockchain to Fight Crime

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 6:21 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The mayor of Loudi, a city in China’s Hunan province, has characterized blockchain technology as a powerful “weapon” that can effectively tackle crime.At a meeting of Loudi’s Municipal Public Security Bureau on Aug. 10, Mayor Yang Yiwen responded to reports on the progress of a trial blockchain project that is currently being conducted by the bureau and a local technology firm. The project combines blockchain technology with multi-party computing and big data to improve trusted data exchange and information traceability across a collaborative network. This network unites telecommunication network operators, banks and