Developers have gathered information on Ethereum 2.0 into one comprehensive blog post. Key Takeaways Ethereum 2.0 will introduce staking and sharding. Several testnets and tools are currently available to developers. The upgrade may begin to go live during Q3 2020. Share this article Ethereum 2.0, a significant upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain, is still on…

AI Firm Faculty will require extensive personal data for purposes that are currently unclear. Key Takeaways U.K. government awarded AI firm a contract to help deal with coronavirus pandemic. The contract shows that data including social media and credit rating scores would be processed. Parts of the document have been redacted, so the purpose of…

The DeFi news category was brought to you by Ampleforth, our preferred DeFi partner Share this article A week after its competitor tBTC faltered, Ren Protocol’s much-awaited mainnet on Ethereum is finally live. The protocol brings Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to Ethereum in a non-custodial manner. Ren Protocol’s Much Awaited Launch DeFi’s primary obstacle has…

Polkadot, an interoperability project, has launched a nearly-complete version of its blockchain after three years of development. Key Takeaways Polkadot’s first “chain candidate” went live this week. This stage prepares the network for staking and validator nodes. Polkadot’s DOT token is not yet in general circulation. Share this article Polkadot has gone live with its…

Even with the coronavirus outbreak, 2020 still seems to be the year where crypto will become seriously regulated.Case in point: At the end of March, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) explained in its latest report on the state of compliance in the U.S. that it is lacking proper crypto regulation.FATF Urges U.S. to Follow…

Are you interested in the biggest, most liquid markets there is?The FOREX market, or FOReign EXchange market, has a daily turnover of more than $3 trillion USD. That figure makes it the biggest and most liquid market on a cash basis. With the exception of the ‘weekend lull’, the FOREX market is open 24/7 and…

The head of the European Commission’s (EC) digital innovation and blockchain unit expanded on the pros of distributed ledger technology (DLT),  and the current state of the regulatory framework in Europe.Balancing Blockchain Innovation and Regulatory ComplianceIn an interview with The Banker, a subsidiary of Financial Times, the head of the EC’s digital innovation and blockchain…

ATFX is a broker offering the ability to trade a range of assets and aims to make their platform simple to use with support for the MetaTrader 4 software. ATFX prides itself on offering competitive pricing for clients.Trading with ATFX gives clients access to an FCA-regulated broker for trading CFDs and forex. The goal of…

Stablecoins in the cryptoeconomy aren’t going to get a regulatory pass on the world stage, at least if the G20 group’s top financial watchdog has anything to say about the matter.On Tuesday, March 24th, the G20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report detailing how international and domestic financial authorities can address the regulatory challenges…

Two camps have emerged within the open-source COVID-19 tracking space in Europe. One solution, DP-3T, offers privacy-preserving benefits for citizens and is backed by over 300 scientists around the world. The other, PEPP-PT, is centralized and risks being repurposed for commercial uses or worse. Key Takeaways Open-source researchers are working to create a privacy-preserving COVID-19…