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ForkLog 26 28.02.2024

Vitalik Buterin: Blockchain Upholds Democratic Values

Blockchain technology offers a unique perspective for re-evaluating the philosophy of democracy and freedom, particularly concerning the relationship between private and public ownership. This was stated by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. In a podcast in Taiwan, the programmer noted that following the emergence of Bitcoin as a decentralized payment system, people began exploring the technology’s […]

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ForkLog 11 26.02.2024

Venture Capital Investment in Crypto Startups Surpasses $90 Billion

The cumulative amount raised by crypto and blockchain firms from venture investors since 2017 has exceeded $90 billion, according to data from The Block. In February, analysts counted over 50 deals, with a total of 9500 transactions recorded since the inception of such statistics. Data: The Block. Since the beginning of the year, experts have […]

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ForkLog 17 12.02.2024

Torrevieja to Embrace Bitcoin Payments

The administration of Torrevieja, a city in Spain’s Alicante province, announced a digital transformation project allowing local shops to accept cryptocurrency payments. The initiative is being conducted in collaboration with the city’s Ministry of Commerce and the Association of Small and Medium Traders. The authorities aim to transform Torrevieja, home to 82,000 residents, into Europe’s […]

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ForkLog 21 07.02.2024

Hedera and Saudi Arabia to Support Tech Startups with $250 Million

The Hashgraph Association, affiliated with Hedera, and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Investment have signed a memorandum worth $250 million. Under this agreement, a DeepTech venture studio will be established to support local and international startups interested in operating in the Kingdom. The initiative will focus on developing innovative solutions in AI, blockchain, robotics, the […]

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ForkLog 13 02.02.2024

Web3 for Ukraine’s property market: will smart contracts replace notaries?

Ukraine has unveiled a prototype blockchain property registry (Blockchain Estate Registry) built on Web3 technologies. The authors aim to streamline real-estate transactions through smart contracts. In time they propose extending automation to wills and mortgage agreements. To assess whether the new system might sideline notaries and estate agents, ForkLog spoke with the concept’s authors and […]

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ForkLog 39 31.01.2024

Vitalik Buterin at 30: Reflections and Future Visions for Blockchain

On January 31, Vitalik Buterin published an essay titled “The End of My Childhood” to mark his 30th birthday. The Ethereum co-founder reflected on his journey as a blockchain developer and shared his thoughts on the future of digital assets. Leaving University and Setting Priorities In addition to recalling his trip to a “hacker house” […]

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ForkLog 16 29.01.2024

Uzbekistan’s Regulatory Sandbox Welcomes Fourth Crypto Project

On January 29, the company “Single Integrator – UZINFOCOM” registered its second pilot project, Token.uz, in Uzbekistan’s regulatory sandbox. This was reported by the NAPP. Token.uz is a platform based on the L2 solution Arbitrum, designed for data storage and protection against third-party alterations. The project can be utilized in both the public and private […]

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ForkLog 36 18.01.2024

Ukraine Develops Blockchain Property Registry Prototype

The public union “Virtual Assets of Ukraine” (“VAU”) has completed the development of a prototype registry for real estate and land based on Web3 technologies, representatives of the organization told ForkLog. The project focuses on the tokenization of property on the blockchain. A new class of assets—title tokens—has been proposed, which serve as direct records […]

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ForkLog 13 21.12.2023

Belgium aims to promote blockchain during its EU presidency

The Belgian authorities, set to assume the rotating presidency of the EU Council from January 1, announced plans to develop a transnational blockchain infrastructure.

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ForkLog 9 18.12.2023

Namada developers announce testnet and airdrop

Namada's Layer-1 blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem has announced the launch of a public testnet, whose participants will be eligible for a distribution of 30 million NAM tokens.

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ForkLog 10 15.12.2023

Paxos notes TradFi interest in digital assets

Paxos: 99% of surveyed US-based financial-services firms in 2023 gave at least the same level of attention to crypto projects as in previous years.

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ForkLog 62 15.12.2023

Cyber.Fund to allocate $100m to blockchain, AI and IoT-focused projects

Investment company Cyber.Fund will allocate $100m to support projects at the intersection of blockchain with AI, robotics and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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