Blockchain


Finance

Tribal Groups in Remote Indian Area Get Blockchain Caste Certificates

The new program hopes to stem corruption of those who wrongly identify as members of India’s indigenous peoples or lower-caste sections.

Team of Indian Administrative Services officer Shubham Gupta (Shubham Gupta)

Tech

Dogecoin's DOGE Sees Volatile Trading After Upgrade

Dogecoin regressed Wednesday's gains even as the upgrade went live.

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Tech

Solana's New Daily Address Growth Outpaces Other Blockchains, SOL Jumps

Data shows that active wallets using the popular network have grown by over 58% since the start of this year.

SOL is jumping. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

THORChain Phases Out Support for Rune Tokens on Ethereum, BNB Chain

The move comes weeks after THORChain’s native blockchain went live on seven supported networks.

Thor hammer (UnSplash)

Policy

Indian Exchanges Hold Meeting to Discuss Way Forward After Crypto Advocacy Body Is Dissolved: Sources

The meeting is currently underway and at least 10 major exchanges are involved in the deliberations.

Indian crypto exchange are meeting in Bengaluru. (Shutterstock)

Finance

5ire Raises $100M to Fund Expansion of Sustainable Blockchain

The company will use what it calls a Proof-of-Benefit mechanism, saying it is the only sustainability-focused blockchain unicorn in the world.

The 5ire team with Sailesh Hiranandani (second from right). (5ire)

Learn

What Are the Four Kinds of Blockchains?

There are four main kinds of the technology used in the crypto, NFT and Web3 sectors.

What are the four kinds of blockchains? (Unsplash)

Learn

Tezos: What Makes It Different?

The energy-efficient platform has participants "baking" instead of staking their XTZ and allows forkless upgrades.

Tezos's use of baking is one way it is different from other blockchains. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Long-Term Bitcoin Investors Stick It Out as Speculator Selling Drives Prices Lower: Coinbase

"Holders are less likely to sell BTC during turbulent periods," the crypto exchange said.

Holders de bitcoin retienen sus tenencias en tiempos turbulentos. (Source: Pexels at Pixabay)