BTG Pactual launches Dollar-Backed Stablecoin
BTG Pactual, an investment bank in Latin America, has launched a dollar-backed stablecoin on its crypto platform Mynt. The BTG Dol is the world’s first dollar-backed stablecoin issued by a bank. BTG Pactual said on Tuesday that the BTG Dol stablecoin is the first dollar-backed stablecoin issued by a bank. The bank in São Paulo, […]
US President urges tech firms to address potential risks of AI
President of the United States Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that the safety of artificial intelligence (AI) is still uncertain and urged technology companies to address potential risks to society, and the economy before exposing them to the public. During a discussion with science and technology advisors, Vice President Biden admitted that artificial intelligence may […]
Swiss Postfinance bank to offer Bitcoin trading
Swiss government-owned retail bank PostFinance is prepared to offer Bitcoin trading and storage services to its customers and issue crypto stamp collectibles. The PostFinance bank has joined with the local cryptocurrency bank Sygnum to provide its clients with a variety of regulated digital asset banking services, the companies said on April 5. PostFinance users will […]
Ethereum Archive Node Service shuts down
ArchiveNode.io, Ethereum mainnet archive node service, has announced that it will cease operations, citing the project’s success after three years of providing blockchain node data services. ArchiveNode.io announced on April 4 that it was “sunsetting” its services after providing free Ethereum mainnet archive node services to developers, students, and researchers for more than three years. […]
Cryptosat Participates in Ethereum KZG Ceremony
The Ethereum KZG ceremony, which intends to provide a cryptographic foundation for scaling Ethereum, has received blockchain-powered satellite Cryptosat a contribution from outer space. At 6 a.m. UTC on April 4, Cryptosat, a blockchain-powered satellite circling Earth, declared its contribution of entropy from space. The contribution will be transmitted using the Crypto2 satellite. According to […]