The two-part Game Demo Day event highlighted the diversity and innovation in the blockchain gaming sector. For an industry starved of end-users, few apples look juicier to the blockchain world than gaming. The global gaming market is forecast to generate…
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Akoin Cryptocurrency Launches in Kenya as Pilot for $6 Billion Akon City
The akoin cryptocurrency, created by famous singer and philanthropist Akon, has started trading on a global crypto exchange. It is also being launched as a means of payment in a tech city in Kenya as a pilot for Akon City,…
Etherisc to offer blockchain-based crop insurance to Kenyan farmers
The project aims to provide a blockchain-based parametric insurance platform that helps protect smallhold farmers from the effects of climate change. Today the Chainlink Community Grant program announced funding for a low-cost insurance collaboration between Etherisc, a decentralized insurance protocol,…
Big Macs for stacking Sats: Bad Crypto news of the week
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast Bitcoin continues its bull run. The coin is up more than 12 percent over the last week and is now tickling $16,000. According to the Big Mac Index, a Bitcoin will now buy…
Bitcoin.com Reveals Limited Edition Bitcoin Cash Wristwatch Crafted by Luxury Watchmaker Franck Muller
The leading cryptocurrency web portal Bitcoin.com has partnered with the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, Franck Muller, in order to create elegant crypto themed timepieces. The titanium, limited edition functional bitcoin cash watch is called “Free the Money, Free the World”…
A New York airport test pilots blockchain-based coronavirus cleanliness app
The app will provide travelers at the New York state airport with surface cleanliness data in real-time. With an eye towards the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic, Albany Airport has begun experimenting with the “Wellness Trace App” to track the cleanliness…
Value DeFi protocol suffers $6 million flash loan exploit
After a boast about the protocol’s resiliency, Value DeFi loses $6 million to flash loan exploit. Following a Twitter thread on Friday that highlighted the decentralized finance protocol’s flash loan exploit prevention methodology, Value DeFi appears to have been the…
Yes, robots will take our jobs — But that’s okay
The negative view on automation isn’t the fault of anyone in particular, it’s simply the way that humanity reacts to innovation. Across numerous industries throughout the decades, there has always been a pervasive fear that robots are going to take…
Galaxy Digital Acquires 2 Crypto Firms, Sees Big Wave of Institutional Demand for Bitcoin
Bitcoin Bull Michael Novogratz’s company, Galaxy Digital, has acquired two cryptocurrency firms in preparation to meet a “bigger wave of institutional demand” for bitcoin. Big Wave of Institutional Demand for Bitcoin Incoming Galaxy Digital Holdings announced Friday that it has…
Blockchain voting is the alternative for trusted democratic elections
There is a way to give the voting system greater legitimacy and veracity: backing it with blockchain technology. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people’s lives, the relationship between governments and citizens, and the entire world economy, and of course, it…