The EU Artificial Intelligence Act aims to ensure AI is developed and used in a safe, trustworthy, and ethical manner. Here is what the EU AI regulation means.
Blockchain This Week – Sustainability Registry, Binance, IOSCO, Multichain, Solana and ChatGPT
In this week’s Blockchain This Week, sustainability registry for bitcoin miners, Binance’s fund commingling issue, IOSCO crypto framework, Solana embeds ChatGPT, and many other news.
MiCA: Defining Future of EU’s Crypto Regulation
What is this MiCA regulation? And how does it shape the crypto ecosystem in one of its largest markets, the EU? Here is a short essay explaining the same in simple terms.
How To Be Nature Positive With Technology?
Technology used right can benefit the planet. Here is a bird’s eye view of how various technologies can help us become nature positive.
Blockchain This Week – Back-to-Back zkEVMs Launches, Bittrex Exit, CFTC and Binance, MicroStrategy and Ark Buying Spree
Three zkEVM launches in a week, Bittrex exits US, MicroStrategy digs Deep into Bitcoin buying, while Ark goes shopping for Coinbase and Block – These and many more in this week’s newsletter
Blockchain This Week – World Bank Backs Carbon Fund, $300M Web3 Fund, Layoffs, Canceled Mergers, Regulatory Nods
Image Source: Photo by Monstera World Bank Backs Carbon Credits Fund The World Bank’s International Financial Corporation (IFC) is collaborating…
How Web 2 and 3 Technologies Together Benefit GRC?
This Post is Also Published on Medium Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance, or GRC, is a loaded word that is…
What Is an Automated Market Maker?
Liquidity is vital for the success of any trading platform. Does Automated Market Maker provide the necessary liquidity for a DeFi exchange?
Blockchain in the Carbon Credit Markets
Blockchain could help build the digital infrastructure underpinning the carbon credit markets, adding transparency, liquidity, and standards.
Blockchain IoT – Making Them Work Together
Blockchain has the potential to convert Internet of Things into Internet of Trusted Things. But some challenges need to be addressed for Blockchain IoT to work. This post explores these concerns.
DeFi and CeFi: What Is the Difference?
This latest post in the series explores the salient differences between much contemplated DeFi and CeFi ecosystems.
How Blockchain Adds Value to REC Market?
Renewable Energy Certificate(REC) enables measuring the amount of renewable energy generated. The article will focus on how the REC market could benefit from Blockchain.
Blockchain This Week – Growing Mainstream Adoption, Green Initiatives, Blockchain Education
Knocking on your doors a little early today. This week, the newsletter covers several significant initiatives that mainstream firms are taking to adopt crypto. Alongside, there are many green, eco-friendly projects that were in the news. All these and many more are in this week’s newsletter.
A Symbiotic Bitcoin Mining and Renewables Relationship?
Bitcoin mining is often regarded a vital contributor to carbon emissions. How to make mining greener and build mutually beneficial relation with renewables?
Blockchain This Week – Everyone Wants to Sell You NFTs, El Salvador Bitcoin Drama, Twitter’s Tip Jar
NFTs, NFTs, and more NFTs – NFTs dominated this week. But, there were other significant happenings as well. Several altcoins soar high. Many countries doubled down on CBDCs. Twitter might allow you to tip the content you like in Bitcoin. These and many more are in this week’s newsletter.
How Blockchain and Other Technologies End Poverty?
This post explores the causes of poverty and how technologies such as Blockchain can help achieve SDG Goal 1.
Blockchain This Week – CBDC Experiments, Binance Woes, Crypto Partnerships, NFT Auctions
Several countries are experimenting with CBDC. Many sports clubs are partnering with crypto firms. Meanwhile, films and sports moments are becoming NFTs. Farmers are earning more for their produce using Blockchain. These and many more in this week’s newsletter.
NFT – Taking a Balanced Approach
NFT or Non-Fungible Tokens are in the news almost every single day in the past couple of months. From 69 million dollars digital artwork to 2.5 million dollar tweets, everything under the sun seems to be ensnared by the lure of tokenization. Why is there such a sudden interest? What happens when the dust around NFT settles down? How to ensure our now expensive tokens remain priceless forever?
Blockchain This Week – NFT Craze, Green Blockchain, Continued Mainstream Adoption
This week’s newsletter covers a wide range of topics – increased interest in NFTs, growing investment in Blockchain for sustainable economy use cases, among others.
Creating Sustainable Carbon Economy With Blockchain
Global warming has become a dire threat to climate in past decade. This article explores how Blockchain helps with the decarbonization goal.
US Banks To Run Blockchain Network, Issue Stablecoins
The OCC has issued a letter that further pushes the US banks in the direction of crypto. What does the OCC letter means to Blockchain? What is the impact on stablecoins and the broader crypto space?
Ethereum 2.0 – What’s the Hype?
After years in the making, finally, the much anticipated Ethereum 2.0 is here. On Dec 1, 2020, at noon UTC,…
Building Sustainable Circular Economy With Blockchain
Today, several businesses and individuals are shifting to the circular economy. Blockchain technology can drive adoption of such sustainable practices.
Blockchain This Week – Bitcoin at 16K, An Unintended Ethereum Fork
This week’s newsletter is the 25th one in the weekly newsletter series. And what a week it has been. Bitcoin soars to US $16,000. Interest for staking in Ethereum 2.0 is gaining momentum. A mysterious fork in the Ethereum Blockchain raises alarms. These and many more in this week’s Blockchain This Week.
Can CBDC Drive Financial Inclusion?
There are still 1.7 billion unbanked in the world. What are the reasons behind such a significant number of unbanked? Can CBDC drive their financial inclusion?
Influencing Traditional Voting With Blockchain
This post illustrates how we can leverage Blockchain in every stage of the election process while upholding the election integrity.
How Blockchain Can Revolutionize Micropayments?
Micropayments, as the name suggests, are transactions involving small amounts of money usually done electronically. Micropayments are an integral part of today’s subscription services and in-app payments. However, many factors, technological and economical, have hindered its widespread adoption. But, the dawn of Blockchain technology and the growing adoption of crypto and digital currencies have solved many of the longstanding issues with micropayments, leading to its increased acceptance.
Blockchain This Week – MiCA Gets Nod, Offline CBDC Research, SEC Vs Crypto Firms, Web3 Charity Fundraise
This week’s Blockchain This Week newsletter highlights the imminent MiCA law, offline CBDC research in South Korea, SEC’s relentless quibble with crypto firms, and many more.
Blockchain This Week – Visa’s Farmer Focused CBDC, EY Carbon Tracking Platform, Supporting Women In Web3
This week’s post is quite special as it marks the 150th issue of the newsletter. This week, read about Visa’s new farmer focused CBDC venture, EY’s carbon tracking platform, how various web3 initiatives are celebrating women in web3, and many more.
Blockchain This Week – SUI Picks Up Pace, Crypto Shark Tank, Nigeria’s Blockchain Powered Economy, Coinbase, MicroStrategy
In this week’s episode, an introduction to a new kid on blockchain – SUI, CoinMarketCap’s Crypto Shark Tank, Nigeria’s plans for a blockchain powered economy, MicroStrategy’s bitcoin bet pays off, Coinbase in the news, and many more.
Blockchain This Week – Crypto and Climate Change, Coinbase Sues SEC, Binance Staking Token, Google Cloud Web3
In today’s Blockchain This Week newsletter, find tidbits on using blockchain for efficient waste gas management, NFTs for climate change,Coinbase – SEC standoff and many more.
Blockchain This Week – MiCA Gets a Nod, Gensler Grilled, Taylor Swift Dodged a Bullet, Pepe The Frog, Solana Emissions Dashboard
In Blockchain This Week, much anticipated MiCA gets nod from EU, Pepe the frog, Smurf, and other NFTs, and many more news snippets.
Blockchain This Week – Shapella Live, G7 to Prioritize CBDC, Exits and Exploits, Bitcoin Smashes $30K
In this week’s newsletter, read about Shapella upgrade, crypto exits and exploits, and many more news snippets.