Crypto&Blockchain

The global economy is inevitably moving towards a digital eco-system. From investment to money transfer, everything is going paperless. The newest and most promising addition to the digital payment sector is cryptocurrency.

Etherscan, the premier Ethereum block explorer, has officially acquired Solscan, a leading block explorer for the Solana ecosystem. This acquisition, announced on January 3, 2024, marks a significant milestone in the evolution of blockchain technology and data services​​​​. Etherscan, founded in 2015, has been a cornerstone in the crypto space,...
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week, Amazon announced Rufus,...
Digital currency trading platform Crypto.com has been granted the In-Principle Approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its Major Payment Institution License.  Should the license be eventually granted, Crypto.com will be able to expand its product and service offerings in Singapore as it will be able to...
Media and games helped many of us maintain our mental health during the last couple years of dread, but it isn’t just pure escapism: studies suggest games in particular provide unique therapeutic benefits. DeepWell is a new startup from games and medical industry veterans that aims to study...
The Bank for International Settlements and the central banks of Hong Kong and Israel released the results of Project Sela on Sept. 12. The project was a public-private partnership that used private intermediaries to create a retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC) combining the desirable characteristics of cash...
Precision fermentation may be a food tech term that doesn’t put a pleasant taste in your mouth, but advances in the technology have investors increasingly ordering it from the menu and giving compliments to the chef. This technology — brewing food inside huge fermentation chambers — is not new....
Cryptocurrencies are an asset class like gold and silver, American Express chairman and CEO said. "What I've said from the beginning is that cryptocurrencies are really an asset class like gold or like silver. Look at Bitcoin – which is a good bellwether – it's down 50% in two...