Blockchain

A Vibrant future for aid

The UNHCR's decision to make direct cash transfers in stablecoins has lessons for global finance

Crypto exchange Binance temporarily suspends all spot trading

According to Arcane Research, the world's largest crypto exchange has also increased its market share of Bitcoin spot volume to over 90 per cent in recent quarters, because of zero commission

Mutual funds' new-age technology schemes prove to be a non-starter

Despite several innovative tech FoF applications with Sebi, only one hits the market

Flipkart, Polygon partner to speed up Web3 & Metaverse e-commerce use-cases

To set up Blockchain-e-commerce Centre of Excellence towards this end

India's 1st blockchain, news platform launches Web3 based ad network

India's First Blockchain and News Platform by Wortheum has Launched Web3 Based Ad Network

R-CAT: Global firms Oracle, Cisco involvement in Rajasthan govt's IT push

According to the official, over 80 training programmes are being run in R-CAT

Balaji Srinivasan invests unknown sum in blockchain start-up Permissionless

Company to use the funds to scale the number of contributors on the platform, create more integrated productivity tools for borderless and asynchronous work

Crypto meltdown

FTX underlines the risk of unregulated markets

Zoho Corp revenue hit $1 billion in 2021, India business grew 77%

Company plans to double investments in blockchain and AI

Randi Zuckerberg bats for more women to participate in Web3, crypto

Zuckerberg also toured several startup and venture capital offices and met many investors and founders in Bengaluru

Games24x7 launches Rs 400 cr fund for interactive entertainment start-ups

Will largely focus on entrepreneurs aspiring to build disruptive ventures in online gaming, digital marketing, digital content, sports tech, eSports, blockchain tech and analytics

Telegram to organise existing username auctions on TON blockchain

Each handle that is placed up for bid will have an additional hour for final bidding and will end in a week

NFT fever high among Indian celebrities, consumers still catching up

The overall value of the NFT market is expected to rise to $231 billion by 2030, says report

Shardeum raises $18 mn in seed round from a clutch of 60 investors

WazirX founder Nischal Shetty, also co-founder Shardeum, says crypto world needs to work with regulatory bodies

More than 12,000 crypto coins become zombies in market slump: Report

Most blockchain projects are built around bespoke digital coins, which often function as user rewards and compensate developers for their woring them inck, giventive to stay involved

Maharashtra revenue department set for facelift with blockchain technology

A government office with piles of documents lying scattered and files gathering dust is a common sight. But, the Maharashtra revenue department will not look like that in a couple of years as it is set for a transformation by adopting the blockchain technology. This digital method of storing records in a business network will enable district collectorates to have a faster documentation process and also save cost, officials told PTI. At the Global Fintech Fest held in Mumbai last month, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the role of governance, especially in the revenue department, is going to change forever in the next two-three years. "The blockchain technology is going to save a lot of time of a district collector, who has to spend significant time in conducting hearings related to errors in documents. There will be no typical or conventional role left for a collector once we completely shift to the blockchain technology-based documentation, he said. The ..

Six months on, crypto tax leading to siphoning of India's wealth: Experts

The crypto industry is largely unregulated in India, and the central government, along with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), have repeatedly refused to make cryptocurrencies legal

Blockchain trilemma: What's next for Ethereum after long-awaited 'Merge'?

The long-awaited software revision, termed the Merge, shifted the blockchain from a so-called proof-of-work system to a more energy efficient proof-of-stake method for securing the network.

Ethereum blockchain slashes energy use with 'Merge' software upgrade

The cryptocurrency ether fell as much as 4% to $1,571, a move analysts put down to a cautious mood for risk assets more generally

Indian blockchain industry hails Ethereum upgrade for greener crypto

Prashant Kumar, Founder and CEO at weTrade, said that with a successful Merge, Ethereum can await new investors as it transitions to this 2.0 version