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“# China Construction Bank’s blockchain bond efforts take a new direction ” China Construction Bank, the world’s second-largest bank by assets, is cooperating with Malaysian and Singaporean partners to test blockchain technology for use in the bond market. As previously reported, China Construction Bank’s branch in Labuan, Malaysia, had initially pursued a partnership with a…
“# UN blockchain tool aims to improve land registry in Afghanistan’s cities ” The United Nations has released a blockchain-powered solution to help the Afghan government manage property ownership issues in the country’s urban areas. According to a Dec. 2 announcement, the U.N. Human Settlements Programme, or U.N.-Habitat, will present its new digital land registry…
“# Swiss National Bank and BIS complete digital currency proofs-of-concept ” The Bank for International Settlements and the Swiss National Bank and are exploring the benefits of implementing a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, using blockchain technology. According to a Dec. 3 announcement, the BIS Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, or BISIH, has successfully completed…
“# Polkadot launches DeFi alliance with Chainlink and will let 1000 nodes bloom ” Polkadot has become the latest Ethereum competitor to launch a decentralized finance alliance. Announced on Dec. 3, the alliance aims to overcome the decentralized nature of the Polkadot ecosystem, providing a platform for its community to discuss using the Polkadot Network…
“# DeFi project Aave unlocks collateral with version 2 release ” The decentralized finance niche of crypto has boomed in 2020, paying users interest on locked funds (collateral) in exchange for loans. DeFi protocol Aave recently unveiled its second version, V2, adding further potential to the sector. “In DeFi, assets that were being used as…
“# Audio streaming giant Spotify is looking into crypto payments ” Spotify, one of the world’s largest streaming audio providers, is looking for candidates with a crypto background to fill a new role at the company. According to a recent job post, the company is looking for an outstanding associate director to join its payments strategy…
“# Kraken pledges $150,000 to Ethereum devs in latest Gitcoin Grants Round ” The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange announced that it would match $150,000 in donations to support open-source Ethereum projects on Gitcoin. Gitcoin is a developer-funding platform relying on a hybrid model of sponsored donations and direct community support. Through its quadratic funding model, community…
“# Finance Redefined: What’s a DeFi merger, anyway? Nov. 25–Dec. 2 ” The biggest events in DeFi this week all involved Yearn.finance, the yield farming optimization protocol. I covered the first, Pickle Finance, in my last installment. Since then, we’ve seen integrations with Cream Finance, a lending protocol similar to Compound; Cover Protocol, an insurance…
“# Oldest Bitcoin mining pool ‘immortalizes’ bullish Reuters headline ” Slush Pool, the world’s oldest mining pool, put a Reuters’ headline about Bitcoin’s 2020 bull run in a block on Dec. 2. “Dollar plummets on U.S. stimulus hopes; Bitcoin hits all-time peak” is now part of Bitcoin block number 659678. Announcing the news on Twitter, Slush Pool said that…
“# Roll-ups to preserve Ethereum’s DeFi monopoly despite competitors: Messari ” Crypto data aggregator Messari believes that roll-ups will beat out Layer 1 solutions in the race to scale Ethereum. Although Eth2’s beacon chain genesis successfully took place on Dec. 1, analysts predict the upgrades spanning the Ethereum 2.0 overhaul will not be completed until…