# Binance and Orbs sponsor new accelerator for DeFi startups

# Binance and Orbs sponsor new accelerator for DeFi startups

“# Binance and Orbs sponsor new accelerator for DeFi startups ” Orbs, an Israeli blockchain company building a public blockchain infrastructure project, and Binance, announced Monday the launch of a new accelerator for the DeFi ecosystem. Named DeFi.org, the accelerator focuses on supporting research and development of open-source software and community development in the DeFi…

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# Aragon merges with Vocdoni to improve governance for DAOs

# Aragon merges with Vocdoni to improve governance for DAOs

“# Aragon merges with Vocdoni to improve governance for DAOs ” Aragon, a platform specializing in managing decentralized autonomous organizations, announced a merger with the Vocdoni protocol, a blockchain voting and governance solution provider. Unlike the Yearn.finance mergers, this acquisition has a much more traditional nature. Aragon has acquired Dvote Labs OU, the company behind…

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# Ethereum layer-two network to offer batched Tether payments

# Ethereum layer-two network to offer batched Tether payments

“# Ethereum layer-two network to offer batched Tether payments ” Popular stablecoin Tether (USDT) is the first token to go live on the Hermez layer-two network, the company announced on Monday. As part of the collaboration, batched USDT transactions will be possible once the Hermez network officially launches in early 2021. David Schwartz, project lead at…

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# IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport

# IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport

“# IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport ” Early on in the pandemic, the heightened need for various biosurveillance measures sparked interest in the relevance of privacy-enhancing technologies such as blockchain that could protect public health data amid the crisis.  An individual Twitter user claimed last week that Frankfurt Airport’s…

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# State-owned Chinese bank rolls out ATMs for digital yuan

# State-owned Chinese bank rolls out ATMs for digital yuan

“# State-owned Chinese bank rolls out ATMs for digital yuan ” China’s efforts to develop a centrally-issued digital currency took a leap forward on Sunday as the state-owned Agricultural Bank of China launched the first digital yuan ATMs. Customers at select branches within the Shenzen region have reportedly begun spending and converting the digital yuan…

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#Rein in abusive Big Tech republic

#Rein in abusive Big Tech republic

“#Rein in abusive Big Tech republic” In the aftermath of Wednesday’s Capitol riot, Big Tech went nuclear.  Most prominently, Facebook and Twitter suspended President Trump’s accounts on their platforms: Facebook’s suspension will last though the president’s remaining time in office, while Twitter’s ban is permanent.  Trump was not the only prominent conservative figure suspended: former…

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#Kirstie Alley rips Twitter, compares Trump’s ban to ‘slavery’

#Kirstie Alley rips Twitter, compares Trump’s ban to ‘slavery’

“#Kirstie Alley rips Twitter, compares Trump’s ban to ‘slavery’” Three months after endorsing Donald Trump for President, actress Kirstie Alley is calling out Twitter for permanently suspending his account. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and…

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# Token-based electricity top-up app expands in Africa but faces headwinds

# Token-based electricity top-up app expands in Africa but faces headwinds

“# Token-based electricity top-up app expands in Africa but faces headwinds ” Electroneum has announced the expansion of its service coverage to four additional West African countries — Benin, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, and Sierra Leone. The move brought the company’s African service coverage to nine nations with Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau already in the…

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