Category: Blockchain Infrastructure
Lightning Network Reaches Record Capacity Highs, Passing 4,000 Nodes
Bitcoin’s main network implementation of the Lightning Network has recently reached a new all-time capacity high, passing 4,000 nodes for the very first time. 333…
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Creates Two Chains
The different implementations of the BCH protocols have resulted in the creation of two chain splits. The Battle of Egos The last couple of weeks have…
Ripple Partners with Leading Malaysian Bank on Cross-Border Payments
Leading Malaysian bank has partnered up with technology company Ripple to use its xCurrent technology in settling cross-border transactions. Another One Joins the Ripple…
IBM Praises Blockchain in New Patent Application
Tech giant IBM has outlined numerous advantages of blockchain-based technology and how it could improve the process of conducting scientific research in a recent patent…
Singapore Launches Blockchain DvP Settlement Framework
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently unveiled a blockchain-based Delivery versus Payment (DvP) settlement framework. Reports indicate that the…
China’s Central Bank Warns of Blockchain Bubbles
China’s position on cryptocurrencies remains unfazed as the country’s central bank released a paper which warns of bubbles in the industry and calls for the…
93 Percent of UK Citizens Have Heard of Bitcoin, Survey Says
Despite being in a fairly nascent stage in its development, nine out of ten people in the UK have apparently heard of Bitcoin. More interestingly,…
Blockchain Helps to Regulate CO2 Emissions Globally
CO2 emissions as one of the causes of climate change require consolidation at the level of large issuers: industrialized countries and energy generating companies. That’s…
Singapore Begins Trading of Renewable Energy Certificates over the Blockchain
Renewable energy initiatives pop up all over the world. Countries try to harness the power of solar and wind energy on a growing scale. The…
