Category: Blockchain

Former Age of Empires producer talks blockchain game adoption and GameFi

The crypto ecosystem has spent over a decade proving it can disrupt the status quo as crypto and blockchain technologies like cryptocurrencies, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and blockchain-based games go head-to-head against their mainstream counterparts. While Bitcoin (BTC) has managed to shoulder its way closer to mainstream adoption, the same cannot be said for other crypto subsectors. In the gaming world, blockchain games were afforded hype and passion similar to their mainstream competitors over the years. However, challenging the status quo of an established industry is no easy feat. As a…

Privacy blockchain platform Aztec to shut down Aztec Connect

Privacy blockchain platform Aztec has announced that it will be shutting down Aztec Connect, the network’s privacy infrastructure that acts as the encryption layer for Ethereum. The network was launched in July 2022 and has since amassed more than 100,000 users. However, the company has now officially announced that it will be closing down the service. The closure of Aztec Connect will involve disabling deposits from front-ends like zk.money and zkpay.finance on March 17. Users will be able to withdraw their funds from Aztec Connect with no fees for one…

AI and blockchain could transform the courtroom – Cointelegraph Magazine

Earlier this year, Joshua Browder, CEO of AI startup DoNotPay, attempted to bring a robot lawyer into a California courtroom, despite almost certainly knowing that it was illegal in almost all 50 states to bring automated assistance like this into a courtroom. DoNotPay bills itself as the “world’s first robot lawyer” whose goal is to “level the playing field and make legal information and self-help accessible to everyone.” It helps to serve society’s lower-income segment to lower medical bills, appeal bank fees, and dispute credit reports. It claims to have…

How blockchain technology revolutionizes digital ownership?

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) prove ownership by creating a unique digital certificate for a specific asset. A decentralized digital ledger that keeps track of all nonfungible token transactions and ownership changes is used to create each NFT. When generated, an NFT has a unique digital signature, signifying the ownership of the asset it stands for. This signature is recorded on the blockchain with all the information about the asset and the transaction. Since the blockchain is decentralized and offers immutability, it provides a secure and transparent record of ownership that cannot…

Nigerian President-elect’s Manifesto Includes Blockchain and Crypto Regulations

Nigeria is one of the countries where cryptocurrency adoption is on the rise. In recent years, the country has seen a surge in crypto trading and the use of cryptocurrencies for cross-border payments, remittances, and e-commerce. However, the lack of clear regulations and guidelines for the use of cryptocurrencies has been a hindrance to the growth of the sector. To address this issue, Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian President-elect, has released a manifesto that includes proposals for the use of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in Nigeria’s banking and finance sector. The…

Nigerian president-elect aims to use blockchain technology in the banking sector

Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu has recently released a manifesto that, if enacted, would enable the use of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in the nation’s banking and finance sector.  The manifesto suggests reviewing existing Security Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations on digital assets to make them more business-friendly. The new regulation provides a framework for regulating digital assets like cryptocurrencies and other digital tokens in Nigeria. The suggested regulations would require digital asset companies to register with the SEC and mandate that all digital asset offerings and investments comply with SEC regulations.…

Blockchain.com Shutters Crypto Asset Management Arm Less Than 1 Year After It Launched

Blockchain.com has announced the suspension of its asset management arm due to the prolonged crypto winter, as reported by Bloomberg. The company cites the challenging market conditions as the reason for its decision, which comes less than a year after the launch of the service. scoop: @blockchain has suspended its asset management arm, moving to shut down the unit exactly 11 months after it launched. in that time, the firm cut hundreds of jobs and saw its valuation potentially slashed to a fraction of its former $14bn size on Terminal now,…

$54B fund partner runs women-only DAO, LatAm blockchain gaming guild – Cointelegraph Magazine

Clara Bullrich must have cloned herself or possibly invoked dark forces that shouldn’t be meddled with. Somehow, she’s managed to cram about four careers into one life. Her main gig is leading her own financial entity, AlTi, managing a whopping investment fund, which grew to $54 billion under management following a recent merger. That’s a big enough job in itself. A member of Women in Blockchain, she also runs a women-only DAO, Komorebi, that concentrates on funding female and non-gender-specific projects. “I’ve seen in crypto that there’s very few women,…