Daily Archives: 16/10/2020

Jeff Garzik’s Company Launches Vesper Platform to Invest in DeFi

Bloq, led by Jeff Garzik, is releasing a new product for investing in decentralized finance (DeFi) projects through cryptoasset staking. Bloq’s new platform, Vesper, is marketed as an easy-to-use tool for DeFi products. Through Vesper, users will be able to block ETH, wBTC or USDC for staking from mid-November using one of the “storage pools”. Bloq co-founder, former Bitcoin Core developer Jeff Garzik, said that after depositing cryptoassets, users can choose the level of staking…

Algorand will provide grants to startups and app developers

The Algorand Foundation has launched the Algorand Europe Accelerator program, under which it will provide grants to startups and application developers on the Algorand blockchain. As the name suggests, the program is intended for European companies. The foundation is already accepting applications for a grant, and in general the program will last 12 weeks. Grant funding was provided by Eterna Capital and Borderless Capital. Companies entering the program will receive $ 15,000 each, and the…

Schnorr and Taproot signatures added to Bitcoin Core code

Updates to improve the privacy and scalability of the Bitcoin network – Taproot and Schnorr signatures – are embedded in the Bitcoin Core code. The mechanism for activating updates has not yet been determined. The privacy and scaling updates of Taproot and Schnorr signatures have been rolled out to Bitcoin Core today, according to version history on GitHub. Once the updates are activated, more complex types of transactions will become easier to use and the…