Category: Blockchain

Google Cloud broadens Web3 startup program with 11 blockchain firms

Technology conglomerate Alphabet has expanded the Google for Startups Cloud Program.  As of April 25, the program now includes Web3 firms such as Alchemy, Aptos, Base, Celo, Flow, Hedera, Nansen, Near, Polygon, Solana and Thirdweb. The same day, blockchain analytics firm Nansen announced that it has partnered with Google Cloud to provide real-time blockchain data for startups. Its database currently contains over 250 million wallet labels.  We are very excited to team up with @googlecloud in their Web3 startup program to provide real-time blockchain data Web3 startups in the program…

Blockchain and Human Consciousness | Blockchain News

Emerging technologies such as blockchain are changing the way we interact with the digital world, and the potential impact on human consciousness is a topic of growing interest among thought leaders both inside and outside of the tech industry. On April 25, the reState Foundation hosted a virtual talk on this subject, featuring Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder and inventor of Ethereum, and Sadhguru, the founder of the Isha Foundation and an Indian mystic. During the talk, Buterin and Sadhguru discussed the intersection of technology and human consciousness, exploring how new…

Visa New Crypto Initiative | Blockchain News

Visa, a leading global payment corporation, has announced its latest initiative focused on stablecoin payments. This move is part of the company’s ongoing exploration of the potential benefits of the cryptocurrency industry. Visa’s latest cryptocurrency-related endeavor was unveiled by Cuy Sheffield, the company’s head of crypto, via Twitter on April 24th. Visa made the announcement. A new cryptocurrency product has been developed to promote the extensive use of public blockchain networks and stablecoin transactions. Visa is on the hunt for software engineers with specialized skills in programming, backend systems, and…

The gamble of crypto airdrop hunting and what it means for blockchain devs

In the crypto space, the term “airdrop” refers to the unsolicited distribution of tokens, usually for marketing purposes or as a reward for network participation or contributions. The first recorded crypto airdrop took place back in 2014 when Auroracoin handed out its native cryptocurrency, AUR. Another well-known airdrop was that of decentralized exchange Uniswap, which gave its UNI (UNI) governance token to its users in 2020. In total, over 250,000 accounts received 400 UNI each. While airdrops may have encouraged some to be more active on blockchain networks, Chris Bradbury,…

Bankman-Fried’s Bail Conditions Extended | Blockchain News

As a new development in the ongoing court action involving crypto millionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, his legal team has asked for a third extension on the execution of his updated bail terms. This information was revealed in a new legal filing. The petition was submitted to the court on April 19 in a file that was made in the Southern District of New York. The attorneys, Mark Cohen and Christian Everdell, have indicated that they have effectively enforced “all of the bail conditions set forth in the Order,” with the exception…

Recent Bitcoin Weakness doesn’t Deter Blockchain Investment – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

By Marcus Sotiriou, Market Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset broker GlobalBlock (TSXV:BLOK).  Bitcoin has dropped to $28,000 and sits currently on a key support level. From a technical analysis perspective this is a pivotal moment for Bitcoin – if $28,000 fails to hold on the daily time frame, this would signal a deviation back into the range which it just broke out of (a 10-month consolidation). $28,000 is also the Summer 2021 low, further providing confluence to its significance. The recent drop in Bitcoin’s price is partly due to the UK’s…

Solana launches emissions dashboard to spur blockchain carbon footprint transparency

The Solana Foundation, in collaboration with data platform Trycarbonara, announced the launch of a real-time tracking dashboard to measure carbon emissions on the Solana blockchain.  1/ Today, the Solana Foundation is leading the charge in the climate fight by making Solana one of the first blockchains to have its emissions measured in real time, thanks to a new data portal created with TryCarbonara. Learn more: https://t.co/k4QsZmtjHn pic.twitter.com/gqPwpKtv3u — Solana (@solana) April 21, 2023 According to a blog post from the foundation, this represents the first “major smart-contract blockchain” to measure…

17 ways to better explain blockchain projects to potential investors

When it comes to the blockchain space, entrepreneurs and potential investors can both end up stumbling over the underlying technology. While industry insiders are clear on, and often passionate about, how blockchain works, investors are more interested in what it can achieve.  If either side gets bogged down in technical details, it’s unlikely an investor will be able to grasp the impact and potential ROI of investing in a blockchain project. Here, 17 members of Cointelegraph Innovation Circle share ways blockchain companies can better explain blockchain projects to, and earn…

Blockchain Polymesh Wins Binance as Node Operator on its Layer-1 Blockchain

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Microsoft Azure Marketplace integrates on-ramp to blockchain data

Web3 data company Space and Time has announced that developers can now deploy their data warehouse directly from the Azure Marketplace, Microsoft’s online store that provides services and applications to use on Azure. In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, Space and Time said developers will have an accelerated on-ramp to access, analyze and manage native blockchain data. This allows developers to quickly onboard large enterprise data volumes to smart contracts and new use cases for indexed blockchain data. Through the integration, businesses will be able to access decentralized data without…