Decentralized applications, commonly known as dApps, are one of the most exciting technologies to emerge from the blockchain revolution. dApps are digital applications or programs that exist and run on a decentralized peer-to-peer network rather than a single computer. This differs from apps as we know them today, which are built around centralized services and…
Billed as the first “white label” cryptocurrency exchange, Birake has named IDVerse as its new partner for KYC onboarding procedures. IDVerse (previously known as OCR Labs Global), a company that specializes in customer identity verification and fraud protection, will allow Birake users to authenticate their identities in minutes. The announcement comes amid growing efforts by…
Smart contracts are self-executing lines of code that facilitate automated transactions and agreements between parties. They are a key underlying technology enabling the decentralized models emerging across finance, organizations, governance, and more. In this article, we take a deep dive into this revolutionary tech; its basics, history, and functionality. Smart Contract Basics At a basic…
A group of Ethereum staking services have agreed to self-limit their share of the network’s validators to 22%. The move is intended to help ensure the network remains decentralized and prevent any single entity from gaining too much control. The services that have agreed to the self-limit include Rocket Pool, StakeWise, Stader Labs, Diva Staking,…
