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The developers of 0x, a provider of infrastructure for decentralized exchanges (DEX), introduced their first product - a platform called Matcha, which collects liquidity from different DEXs. When a trader places an order on Matcha, he passes it to several trading platforms (0x Mesh, Uniswap, Curve,...

According to a study by The Block, since 2013, 129 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have been completed in the blockchain industry for a total of about $ 2.9 billion. Cryptocurrency exchanges lead to M&A. Coinbase conducted 16, and Binance and Kraken - 10 such transactions. Except for the...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on Twitter announced the completion of the next cryptocurrency exchange software update. According to him, the trading platform has experienced the most comprehensive update in the last two years. The platform’s productivity has grown ten times, and now traders can...

Startup Matter Labs has announced the launch of a Level 2 solution for scaling the Ethereum network. A tool called zkSync developed based on zkRollup technology, can process up to 2000 transactions per second. In comparison, the Ethereum blockchain currently processes an average of 15 transactions...

The US Federal Court in Manhattan sentenced the founder of a fraudulent ICO worth $25 million to 87 months in prison and a fine of $250,000. On June 16, the founder of the cryptocurrency firm Centra Tech, Robert Farkas, who organized the ICO, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud....

Over the past year, the number of developers launching EOS-based applications has fallen by about 85%. That is the conclusion reached by researchers from Outlier Ventures. Recall that Block.One, a key developer of EOS, was able to raise $ 4 billion during the ICO. During its work, its specialists...

After taking over Beijing's Bitmain office, the removed CEO Mikri Zhang regained control of it and even blocked the supply of ASIC miners from the Shenzhen plant. According to the Chinese publication BlockBeats, Zhang has issued an order that prohibits employees from sending products to Bitmain...

Busan, the second-largest South Korean city, will provide residents with access to public services through a blockchain identification application from Coinplug. Korean startup Coinplug is still working within the framework of the so-called regulatory sandbox, organized by local authorities. The...

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, said that its systems could not cope with a huge surge in traffic amid the rapid rise in bitcoin prices to $ 10,000 in early June. In a Coinbase blog post published on June 6, it said that the exchange experienced a 5-fold surge in...

Moscow authorities have opened an entry to participate in online voting on constitutional amendments. The transparency of the vote will be ensured by the blockchain, the capital’s mayor’s website says. Voting will last from June 25 to 30. The message indicates that the blockchain will ensure...

In April, the mining pool owned by the Binance team began work. The first block in the BTC network it got on April 24. That was announced by the head of the trading platform, Changpen Zhao. On the eve of Twitter, he posted a post in which he noted that Binance Pool took eighth place in the ranking...

More than 50 Revolut fintech startup employees have lost their jobs. The company invited them to either write a letter of resignation by agreement of the parties with the payment of a small compensation or to be dismissed for unsatisfactory work, reports Wired. Layoffs affected Revolut employees...

Splinterlands, the largest decentralized app on the Steem blockchain, migrated to the Hive network. This allowed the “rebel” platform to overtake its predecessor for the first time in terms of the number of transactions and the market value of the token. The Hive network was formed on March 23...

A journalistic blockchain startup from New York Civil announced the closure after four years of operation. This was reported on the project website. According to CEO of Civil Matthew Iles, the company created an innovative product, but later it turned out that the project could not support itself...

The Brave cryptocurrency confidential browser implemented the video call option adopting end-to-end encryption. This new service called Brave Together can be applied to make an infinite number of encrypted video conferences for two members. Brave users do not need to register to use this tool. The...

The Calibra wallet has been renamed Novi and transferred to the management of its subsidiary Facebook - Novi Financial. A Novi Financial's statement said that the name Novi was coined as a fusion of the Latin words “Novus” (“new”) and “via” (“path”), and the visual design of the...

Samsung’s South Korean technology conglomerate integrates the custodial and trading service of the Gemini BTC exchange into a blockchain wallet. Users through the application will be able to buy, sell, exchange, and store digital assets. Tyler Winklevoss, one of the co-founders of Gemini, said...

Bitfury has announced the launch of an investment program for large investors, which offers them alternative access to bitcoin through the company's mining data centers. The company offers to invest in data centers settled in Canada, Norway, Iceland, and Central Asia. The program is touted as...