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Apollo and Figure to collaborate on a series of blockchain-enabled initiatives
Apollo Global Management, a high-growth, global alternative asset manager, and Figure Technologies, transforming financial services through blockchain, announced that affiliates of Apollo and Figure have agreed to collaborate on a series of blockchain-enabled initiatives.
As part of the agreement and consistent with Apollo’s agenda, the firm has made a strategic decision to work with Figure on practical applications of the Provenance blockchain across the investment lifecycle through projects such as an on-chain fund listing, asset securitization and digital marketplaces. Read More
Cardano Announces Successful Upgrade To Alonzo White, Teases New Algorithmic Stablecoin
Input Output Hong Kong has announced that it has successfully completed the upgrade of its Alonzo testnet to the Alonzo White Network. The upgrade is part of the multi-phase upgrade consisting of three phases, blue, white, and purple.
Each upgrade will see Cardano include more features, functionality, and users, with the final Mainnet deployment expected in September. Read More
Brazil Green Lights First Ethereum ETF in Latin America
The Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) just approved an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of Ethereum (ETH).
Blockchain investment firm QR Capital, the holding company of QR Asset Management, says the Ethereum ETF will be traded on the country’s stock exchange, B3, with the ticker QETH11. Read More
Fashion, Music, and Gaming — How NFTs Are Building the Metaverse
A panel and Christie's Art+ Tech Summit looked at where NFTs are taking fashion, music, and gaming.
The panel touched on NFTs democratization of these industries and the move into the metaverse.
"I think we haven't seen nothing yet of what's possible with this kind of technology," says Amber Jae Slooten.
The art world may be where non-fungible tokens (NFTs) got their start, but it’s not the only industry cashing in. A panel took place on fashion gaming and music at Christie’s Art + Tech Summit. The panelists revealed where these industries are taking this technology. Read More
Fruits of the land: Blockchain traceability gives farmers a competitive advantage
Traceability is key for helping small-scale farmers achieve big benefits, but will blockchain solutions catch on in developing countries?
Although government funding could help significantly, farmers across the globe are also beginning to adopt smarter agriculture technologies — such as blockchain and data analytics — to ensure that the growing agricultural demands are met. At the same time, these technologies are allowing small-scale farmers to obtain a number of benefits that were not previously possible. Read More
Markethive is building an epic entrepreneurial ecosystem, never seen before and transcendent to other social media and marketing platforms. The transformation is enhanced with our release of the first of many initiatives being the Wheel Of Fortune and the launch of The Boost to follow soon after.
With Markethive now running on its own servers, with the security of Blockchain and its Hivecoin about to be released as a native fungible multi-asset token on Cardano, we have arrived as the first mega decentralized social platform marketing network with the mission is to deliver a decentralized and autonomous environment to the masses, that is not subject to the oppressive technocracy.
Markethive has infused the power of Inbound Marketing into the News Feed and infused the power of the social network into the Inbound Marketing platform, which means it’s an enhanced Social Network hybrid. It’s where the needs of the entrepreneur, marketer, business, and corporation are not only met but put at the forefront.
Markethive’s evolutionary and innovative ethos is showcased with the introduction of Markethive’s unique combined news feed interface. Plus, the social market network’s ability to build a massive database management system on the decentralized blockchain with its crypto, Hivecoin, as a native token which is a fungible multi-asset token along with the Markethive Wallet App. All are coming soon. Read More
The Full Potential Of Ethereum And DeFi Is Just Not Understood
With the big crypto market downturn over the last few weeks, many have focused on Bitcoin. But a lot of investors, especially the larger institutions, still haven’t identified how Ethereum and the DeFi space will become a major element in the global financial system.
According to Haohan Xu, founder, and CEO of crypto trading platform Apifiny, Ethereum is about to take its place in the sun, and the DeFi sector will rise to prominence in the financial system in the years ahead. Read More
Cardano grows closer to launching smart contracts with new testnet
The Alonzo White testnet brings NFTs and various De-Fi use cases one step closer for Cardano.
IOHK, the blockchain development team behind Cardano, announced on July 15 that the project’s Alonzo test net had officially transitioned from Blue to White, bringing with it the ecosystem’s long-anticipated expansion to functional smart contracts. Read More
Fujitsu and DCX plan to use blockchain to revolutionize global commodities trading
Fujitsu has partnered with Digital Commodity Exchange Pte. (DCX) to accelerate the digital transformation (DX) of the global commodity trading industry, including the trade of agricultural products such as grains and raw materials for manufactured goods.
In addition, Fujitsu made an investment in DCX on July 13, 2021, through a fund managed by its subsidiary, Fujitsu Ventures.
DCX is a holding company of Rice Exchange, a digital platform for rice buyers and sellers. It was established in Singapore in 2020, leveraging digital technologies to solve business challenges surrounding global commodity trading, including complex and inefficient exchanges and how to best ensure reliability and transparency. Read More
Nifty’s Inc. Partners With Warner Bros To Roll Out A Social NFT Platform
The inaugural kick-off of Nifty’s social NFT platform took a new wave of excitement on Monday. This unusual wave came from announcing Warner Bros as the principal collaborator with Nifty’s Inc.
There’s also a backup of seed investment worth about $10 million from some big venture firms of the blockchain.
The partnership with Warner Bros influences Nifty’s to launch a collection of NFTs limited-edition. According to the company’s announcement, the collection will feature characters from ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy,’ a future movie. Read More
India Needs to Capitalise on Blockchain Revolution, Experts Say
Cryptocurrencies have shown the outstanding potential of blockchain technology to boost global finance. Having been on the scene for more than a decade, digital assets have revolutionized other sectors as well, from industrial safety to public data management. Bharat tech companies and desi society have the experience to take advantage of the trend, should the Central Government decide to regulate crypto in a clear manner. Not Just Another Wave of the Digital Revolution. Read More
How Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Can Revolutionize Businesses
A brief overview of blockchain and cryptocurrency's various benefits and applications and how they can transform businesses.
The growth of blockchain and cryptocurrency has been skyrocketing for several years now, and the hype around it is not likely to end very soon. More and more people are investing in cryptocurrency each new day, and the sector has seen innovations like cross-border payments, real-time IoT operating systems, NFT marketplaces, decentralized finance (DeFi), identity management systems, and more. Read More
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