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Brave browser is built to give users a better internet experience by ensuring fast, private, and secure browsing. It blocks ads and trackers and rewards users to view privacy-respecting ads using their Brave Rewards feature. Brave uses Basic Attention Token (BAT) as an in-house crypto token to connect and reward users, publishers, and advertisers on its platform. BAT is an Ethereum blockchain-based or decentralized platform transforming digital advertising into a transparent ads exchange medium. Through BAT token, users, publishers, and…

Leading Defi firm MakerDao is reeling from the recent sharp drop in ETH price. Consequently, it will pursue an MKR auction in two days to plug a $4 million debt it has incurred during the crash. MakerDAO Community Vote However, the firm has called for a March 13 community vote before going on with the planned auction. According to the announcement the vote will decide on the necessary modifications occasioned by ETH's spectacular fall out.  The $4 million under-collateralized debts…

An announcement by the crypto wallet and exchange provider, Blockchain.com shall enable users to borrow against their holdings. The loans are available in US Dollar-denominated stablecoins against holdings of Bitcoin. All holders of Blockchain.com wallet can access these borrowings immediately once collateral is made available. While there was no specificity on which stablecoins the loans would be paid out in, there is a high likelihood it will be PAX stablecoin. This dollar-pegged stablecoin was added by the wallet last year.…

The Tokyo-based LIFULL has teamed up with Securitize, a compliance platform for token issuers, to address Japanese real estate problems.  The collaboration employs a blockchain-powered solution that tackles the large number of vacant homes in the Japanese countryside. LIFULL and Securitize Collab Presents Great Promise Thanks to the partnership, the two companies have successfully developed a new real estate digital security issuance system in Japan. The piloting stages of this new system have given great promise. The blockchain and digital…

HashCash Consultant is thinking of investing $10 million in the Indian blockchain and cryptocurrency economy. The announcement came after India’s Supreme Court verdit on cryptocurrencies, which lifted the ban imposed on them by the RBI. HashCash’s CEO, Raj Chowdhury on Investing in India’s Crypto Industry  According to Raj, India’s Supreme Court verdict is a historic judgement that put India back in the global map. He said that the reinstating of crypto activities paved the way for an entire geography, for…

Weiss Ratings, a financial agency, shared its take on the role Ethereum plays in the crypto industry. The financial agency stood up to protect the Ethereum blockchain and its ETH coin. Weiss Ratings also rebuked countries like the US and China for wanting to develop CBDCs. The financial agency supports decentralized currencies and not centralized ones. The crypto rating firm also pointed out that the Ethereum network is expanding the cryptocurrency industry. The agency mentioned some of the leading crypto…

Coronavirus outbreak affected two major crypto conferences to happen in the United States. These two conferences are the ‘Bitcoin 2020’ and ‘The DC Blockchain Summit 2020’. The Blockchain 2020, initially scheduled for March 27 and 28 in San Francisco, will occur in the Q3 of 2020. The DC Blockchain Summit scheduled for next week will happen later after further communication. Further Details on the Two Crypto Conferences The Bitcoin 2020 organizers assured all attendees that their conference tickets are still…

Recently, the Bank of Japan’s deputy governor claimed that advanced economies do not need central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).  He spoke at the Future of Payments Forum, organized by the Bank for International Settlement. Amamiya said that CBDCs are a tremendous financial system for developing countries, especially the ones with immature payment infrastructures. Nevertheless, he claimed that advanced technologies cannot benefit from virtual currencies. Why Amamiya is Against Digital Currencies Amamiya said that it is unnecessary to implement new steps…

Ethereum Classic (ETC) is an open-source blockchain network embedded with smart contract technology. It operates on the Turing-complete virtual machine of Ethereum, and it is known as the real Ethereum following the hard fork that took place some years back to yield the new Ethereum we popularly know. Ethereum Classic in a Nutshell It is the original Ethereum, which kept its blockchain distributed ledger intact following the hack of funds deposited in the DAO smart contract.  It has a total…