How Pontem Network Aims To Unlock Facebook’s Diem Full Potential
There are many initiatives in the blockchain industry that can complement one another rather than serve as competition. For example, the much anticipated Facebook-backed Diem blockchain is a project getting much attention. This single move could almost instantly unlock 3.1 billion users into crypto. However, this closed-loop approach makes it difficult for developers to gauge […]
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When Facebook announced its Diem blockchain project, many people got excited. But unfortunately, it is a system that remains a closed loop, which is unfortunate despite the ecosystem’s potential. The team behind Pontem Network aims to change this narrative by creating a permission-less version of Diem. Pontem Network Complements Facebook’s Diem The vision of Pontem […]
Pontem Network has received backing from several notable investors, including Delphi Ventures, Collider Ventures, Alameda Ventures, Skynet Trading and Animoca Brands. In total over 30 investors contributed to the raise. Pontem Network, a decentralized application that seeks to connect Facebook’s Diem to public blockchains like Ethereum (ETH), has raised $4.5 million in seed investments, setting the stage for continued development of the ambitious digital currency project. The Pontem Network is described as a Polkadot Substrate-based chain, which means it can serve as a testnet for....
Pontem founder Boris Povod said the partnership was aimed at improving Polkadot’s current node infrastructure, with Pinknode providing “reliable and secure API endpoints.” The decentralized application aiming to connect Facebook’s Diem blockchain with public networks is partnering with node infrastructure provider Pinknode.In a Friday announcement, the Pontem Network said it would be working with Pinknode to provide node infrastructure through the Polkadot ecosystem. The network is aimed at allowing developers to use a Polkadot parachain as a testing ground for their ideas before....
There are two big questions on everyone’s lips now: What exactly is Facebook’s Diem, and what it will offer its potential 2 billion users? The year 2021 seems to be a big year for the blockchain world as several projects, such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and centralized decentralized finance exchanges (CeDeFis), are taking the central stage. Also at the forefront is Facebook’s Libra.Not too long ago, the media was rife with the news that the world’s largest social media network was developing plans for a global digital currency. Then, after a while, it looked like Facebook shelved plans....
Stablecoins are an integral part of the future of the financial system. And Facebook’s Diem, formerly Libra, is part of that future. Facebook, it is reported, could launch its long-awaited digital currency as early as January 2021 in the form of a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin. Central banks and regulators have been galvanized into action since Facebook first announced its intentions by publishing a white paper in 2019. They are right to be concerned, as stablecoins — particularly ones such as the rebranded Diem that have the potential for massive network effects — bring new risks to....