blockchain

The largest social network Facebook has announced a set of specialists who must ensure that the Calibra mobile wallet and the Libra digital currency comply with legal requirements. It is reported by CoinDesk. In particular, among the published vacancies, there is a specialist who will deal with the analysis of regulatory requirements and the formation of a policy for the implementation of appropriate control. This employee is expected to interact with the Calibra Legal & Political Team […]

The investment company Algo Capital, which focuses on the development of the ecosystem of the Algorand blockchain, announced a $ 200 million financing raised. The funds will go to a specially created venture fund Algo VC Fund, the organization said in a press release. Fund investors included Brainchild, NGC Ventures, Arrington XRP Capital, Eterna Capital, GSR, Cognitive Blockchain, Rokk3r Inc, Wibson, 11-11 Ventures […]

The Swiss Financial Markets Supervision Service (FINMA) has issued blockchain firms with SEBA Crypto and Sygnum licenses for banking and securities transactions. This was reported on the website of the department. FINMA representatives emphasized that such licenses were first introduced to blockchain service providers. SEBA Crypto and Sygnum will now be able to work with institutional and professional investors. In addition, today […]

Hello! This is me – the founder of ForkLog magazine Anatoly Kaplan. Today, August 25, 2019, the project marks five years, and this is our first anniversary. In August 2014, when the first news was published on ForkLog, cryptocurrencies were a fairly marginal phenomenon that most people did not even hear about, and many of those who heard did not […]

The Polkadot development team has launched an experimental version of the blockchain interaction protocol called Kusama. Kusama CC-1, @polkadotnetwork's tentative experimental canary network, is out! https://t.co/w2EJRyrYEY – Gavin Wood (@gavofyork) August 23, 2019 According to Polkadot founder Gavin Wood, the new protocol combines “cutting-edge technical improvements in management, consensus, and scaling.” Initially, the Kusama network will operate on a consensus mechanism […]