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Paribus Vision

For those who missed our announcements on social media, we are thrilled to share the exciting news that our Mainnet v1 will be relaunched on May 31st! The past few weeks have been demanding and challenging, but we couldn’t be happier with our progress. At Paribus, we have always emphasized the importance of security. While we were shocked and saddened by the exploitation of a loophole in our code, we firmly believe in finding the silver lining in every cloud. The steps we’ve taken following this unfortunate incident have made

Catalyst Blockchain Platform launches on Corda

Build enterprise-grade blockchain networks with high automation and guaranteed uptimes  Wednesday 8th June 2022 — Catalyst Blockchain Platform is now available on Corda, the leading distributed ledger technology platform from R3, created specifically for highly-regulated markets. Users benefit from both Corda Community Edition and Corda Enterprise Edition, using Catalyst’s highly-automated processes and intuitive user interface to streamline the development, deployment, and maintenance of their Corda networks and applications. On Corda, privacy is paramount. The protocol enables scalable, secure data transactions between network participants while ensuring the highest level of privacy

Catalyst Blockchain Platform launches Blockchain Adoption Program

Build enterprise-grade blockchain networks with high automation and guaranteed uptimes Wednesday 6th April 2022 — Catalyst Blockchain Platform has officially launched its Blockchain Adoption Program for innovation labs, research institutes, and accelerators. From today, organizations at the forefront of innovation can enroll to receive special commercial terms for the use of the platform. Collaborating innovators benefit from a 30% discount and an additional free month on the most complete blockchain management solution available. Catalyst Blockchain Platform is a comprehensive solution, allowing anyone to build, deploy, and maintain blockchain networks anapplications

Flare Network Review: Smart Contract Network For XRP

As the third largest cryptocurrency most people familiar with the space have heard about Ripple and they understand that it is a global payment and foreign exchange network that was designed to replace the outdated SWIFT banking network. And while it works great for that specific use case, otherwise it has shown limited usefulness in other functions.That might all be fixed however as the Flare Network has been created with the goal of improving the utility of XRP tokens by creating a network with smart contract capability for the XRP

Ethereum Faces a Critical Weekly Close as Bears Shatter Key Support

Ethereum has been struggling to maintain its momentum ever since it peaked within the $440 region The cryptocurrency is now trading right around a crucial support level that bears were able to shatter overnight Bulls are now moving the reclaim the cryptocurrency’s position above this level Whether or not it can hold above this level as its weekly close fast approaches should provide investors with significant insight into its near-term outlook Analysts are noting that a firm close above this level could allow it to see a sharp and swift

Bitcoin Holds Above Crucial “Ichimoku Cloud” as Analysts Remain Optimistic

Bitcoin has entered a consolidation phase within the lower-$11,000 region This comes shortly after bears stepped up and catalyzed a swift rejection at $12,000 this past weekend The cryptocurrency is now flashing some signs of weakness as it hovers above its key support at $11,000 Bulls have been able to hold it above multiple crucial levels throughout the past couple of days This is leading some traders to remain firmly bullish on the benchmark cryptocurrency’s near-term outlook. Bitcoin and the aggregated cryptocurrency market are currently consolidating after bearing witness to

Price Analysis April 8: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LEO

Central banks around the world have pumped up their economies with huge stimulus measures. JPMorgan Chase’s chairman and CEO, Jamie Dimon, praised the United States for taking swift action to counter the current economic crisis. Despite the kind words, in a letter to JPMorgan shareholders, Dimon warned that the future “will include a bad recession combined with some kind of financial stress similar to the global financial crisis of 2008.”Ballet CEO and founder Bobby Lee expects Bitcoin to reach $10,000 by its block reward halving next month. Lee expects the

Bitcoin Price Rallies Higher but Must Hit $8K to Start a Bull Market

Bitcoin (BTC) closed the week up 15.4% at $6,775 and has started the day with a further 6% move to the upside, breaching the $7,000 handle and making highs at $7,300. Looking at performance relative to its peers, Ether (ETH) and EOS have posted an impressive 16% gain over the last 24 hours. As a result, Bitcoin dominance is down 1.5% at 65%.Crypto market daily price chart. Source: Coin360The total cryptocurrency market capitalization breached the $200 billion level, breaking from the diagonal resistance dating back to February when the total market

Introducing the new Blockchain.com monthly newsletter — April Edition: “After the Dust Settles”

The quality of information and data in crypto has improved in recent years, so you may be asking why another monthly newsletter?There are still some big data and analysis gaps in crypto. Crypto markets are nowhere near as widely served with reliable research and data as traditional markets. Indeed, the March 12–13th crypto stress test demonstrated there are also still some very significant issues with the state of crypto exchange infrastructure.What you can expect from our monthly newsletterOur intention with this newsletter is to avoid repeating what you can find

Factom Facing Liquidation After Creditor Refuses Request for Funding

After failing to source additional funding, blockchain company Factom has begun the process of being liquidated. In an April 2 notice to investors, Factom’s largest investor FastForward announced the “dissolution event”: "The Company has been notified by the directors of Factom that in a board meeting on 31 March 2020 they concluded that, in the absence of further funding, they now needed to begin the process of assignment of assets for the benefit of creditors.”Citing their failure to secure additional funding, FastForward declared Factom would now enter receivership. As Factom’s largest creditor,

Bitcoin Stays Below $7K as Tone Vays Predicts Price Breakout in April

Bitcoin (BTC) began the day down 2% on April 4, but one trader remained confident in a bullish scenario unfolding next week.Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360Vays: I’ll buy BTC at $6,400Data from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets showed BTC/USD failing to establish support at $7,000 as the weekend began. On Friday, the pair returned to the $6,000 zone, hitting daily lows of $6,630 before a slight rebound to press time levels nearer $6,800.Bitcoin 1-day price chart. Source: Coin360Despite encouraging signs from investors, price momentum remained decidedly weak for Bitcoin, with bullish

Fed’s Quantitative Easing Strategy Holds Long-Term Benefits for Crypto

These are perilous times, and it hasn’t escaped anyone’s notice that the United States Federal Reserve is doing its part to alleviate the suffering — which began with the coronavirus pandemic and has spread to the global economy. It’s printing more money. “There is an infinite amount of cash at the Federal Reserve,” Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, told Scott Pelley of CBS on March 22, adding: “We will do whatever we need to do to make sure there is enough cash in the financial