Google is teaming up with Theta Labs in a move meant to help the video delivery network onboard users through Google Cloud. As part of the partnership, the tech giant…
Read moreThe Bank of Mauritius is inching closer to issuing a retail-focused central bank digital currency (CBDC), its governor confirmed Tuesday. Speaking at CoinDesk’s Consensus: Distributed virtual conference, Governor Harvesh Seegolam…
Read moreEnthusiasm for libra, the cryptocurrency backed by Facebook, swirled at Consensus: Distributed Tuesday morning, but Michael Shaulov, CEO and co-founder of crypto transaction platform FireBlocks, was happy to damp it…
Read moreCoinDesk isn’t just hosting its Consensus: Distributed virtual conference this week – it’s also raising money for COVID-19 relief, and doing so in an innovative way. The donation project makes…
Read moreVitalik Buterin said the Ethereum 2.0 protocol upgrade, which will change the consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake (PoS), is well on its way to launching sometime in July. Kicking off the…
Read moreFormer U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said there may be “too much privacy” associated with government-issued cash, noting the prevalence of money laundering and its widespread use for storing and…
Read moreGavin Wood, an original co-founder of Ethereum, took a few good swipes at the second-largest cryptocurrency he helped create, calling out its lack of “agency” when upgrading to its next…
Read moreOne of the world’s largest video platforms, iQiyi, hopes to improve its user experience after joining forces with a public blockchain that enables bandwidth sharing. The freshly inked deal will…
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