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Brave hits eight million monthly users, launches “Transparency” page for tracking growth metrics

Privacy-centric browser Brave has reached an all-time high of eight million monthly active users and released impressive statistics suggesting its crypto-incentivized advertising model is gaining traction. Brave Software announced the milestone in a blog post Wednesday, claiming ads on their open-source browser now have a click-through-rate of 14%—seven times more engagement than the industry average […]

Brave hits eight million monthly users, launches “Transparency” page for tracking growth metrics

Santander leads $14 million round in digital securities platform Securitize

Securitize, a blockchain-based digital securities platform, raised $14 million in its latest funding round. The company secured investments from some of the biggest financial institutions in the world, including Santander and MUFG. Securitize completes $14 million investment round A regulated platform for issuing tokens on the blockchain, Securitize, has completed its latest funding round, raising […]

Santander leads $14 million round in digital securities platform Securitize

Securitize gets approval from SEC to become first crypto securities record-keeper

San Fransisco-based digital securities issuing platform Securitize became the first “blockchain-focused agent” to get SEC approval.  The company said this will enable the company to be an official keeper of records for all digital securities registered with the SEC, positioning it as a one-stop digital securities service provider, said the company to CryptoSlate. Securitize receives […]

Securitize gets approval from SEC to become first crypto securities record-keeper

Justin Sun’s “darkest moment”: apologizes for “over-marketing” TRON to Chinese authorities, then deletes apology

Drama around Justin Sun’s lunch with Warren Buffett continues. Hours ago he published a statement on Weibo apologizing to the TRON community and Chinese authorities for “vulgar hype and marketing behavior.” He deleted the message shortly afterward—read the full translated message here. Justin Sun publicly apologizes for “over-marketing” A translation of the message from CryptoSlate’s […]

Salesforce introduces blockchain platform based on Hyperledger

Salesforce, one of the world’s biggest providers of cloud solutions for businesses,  launched its own blockchain platform. Announced during its fourth annual TrailheaDX developer conference, the company’s new low-code platform, called Salesforce Blockchain, will extend the power of client relations management. US cloud giant unveils blockchain product aimed at businesses One of the biggest cloud […]

Salesforce introduces blockchain platform based on Hyperledger

World’s 250th most visited website reveals BAT contributions—analysis whether Brave browser can replace ads

The Internet Archive, a San Francisco-based non-profit digital library—reported receiving $2,500 in Basic Attention Token (BAT) tips. The browser’s micro-donations feature has also been endorsed by several other major websites, which could mean a web driven by ads and the sale of user data could become a thing of the past, suggested Archive.org. Brave Creators […]

World’s 250th most visited website reveals BAT contributions—analysis whether Brave browser can replace ads

Coinbase CEO shares select growth metrics, suggests whole crypto industry is growing

Brian Armstrong shared a series of tweets indicating that multiple divisions of Coinbase were growing, including its Commerce, Earn, and Wallet services. He also suggests that the growth isn’t limited to Coinbase, either, suggesting the entire industry has been growing through the crypto winter. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, recently released “unaudited” charts of some […]

Coinbase Pro announces support for EOS (EOS), Maker (MKR), and Augur (REP)

On Monday, Apr. 8, San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced the addition of EOS (EOS), Maker (MKR), and Augur (REP) to its professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro. Coinbase Pro’s New Additions EOS (EOS): EOS is a blockchain protocol that enables horizontal scaling of decentralized applications, allowing developers to efficiently create high performance distributed applications. Maker (MKR): […]

Coinbase Pro announces support for EOS (EOS), Maker (MKR), and Augur (REP)