4 Ways Blockchain Could Catapult Into the Mainstream
Blockchain technology adoption has largely been a top-down story. Here are some ideas that could get more bottom-up traction.
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Tech Bureau Corp is one of the most prominent blockchain players in Japan, and their partnership with NEW will lead to the development of a new blockchain engine called Catapult. This new engine is an augmented and amended version of Mijin, which was also developed in partnership with NEM. The Catapult Blockchain Engine. Blockchain development in Japan seems to be firing on all cylinders these days, as the strengthened alliance between Tech Bureau Corp. and NEM leads to a next-generation project. Although Catapult was initially intended to be launched in 2014, various new features have....
U.K. Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock is persuaded that blockchain technology could transform the way government works. In a speech given at an event organized by Digital Catapult and Imperial College’s Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering (IC3RE), Hancock outlined some of the government’s current plans to leverage blockchain technology for government applications. The “policy hack day” for government representatives was organized by Digital Catapult and the IC3RE on April 26 in order to help government officials identify possible applications of blockchain....
Soon, Facebook and Instagram could let you use NFTs as a profile picture, and Meta is likely to build a non-fungible tokens marketplace where users can create and trade the collectible tokens. This could catapult the already booming industry into the mainstream, but it could also mean huge risks as the conglomerate gains more power […]
Decentralization vs. centralization: Web3 may be right around the corner, but the race for central crypto regulation is also speeding up. 2021 has been a significant year for crypto with no fungible token (NFT) being awarded word of the year, decentralized finance (DeFi) trending in the mainstream media and crypto companies making headlines for a variety of announcements. This is, no doubt, in part due to the effects that COVID-19 has had on the economy, with many looking for new ways to diversify their finances and a move to working from home giving people the free time to research new....
Blockchain startup Tech Bureau unveils new core Catapult and raises US$ 6.6 million to fund Zaif Bitcoin Exchange. Blockchain startup Tech Bureau is based in Osaka, Japan. It has been in the news recently as it’s raised funds for its two major offerings: Zaif exchange and Mijin, a private blockchain product. Cointelegraph had the opportunity to talk to Takao Asayama, CEO of Tech Bureau Corp (Zaif Exchange). We asked him in detail about the future of Tech Bureau and recent new developments. Funding from existing partners. Takao Asayama revealed to us that TechBureau has received funding to....