Blockchain

PolySwarm goes Gamma

PolySwarm is releasing v0.3 Gamma on July 31 with matchmaking feature
30 May 2018   1522

PolySwarm Gamma is to roll out on July 31. Matchmaking of Ambassadors, Experts and Arbiters is the key point of the upgrade. Along with that, based on Alpha and Beta feedback the Bounty instrument will be enhanced and extended. Still, it is going to be an experimental feature, and based on the users' interest Gamma release will explore it or the feature will be put on hold until the next milestone.

The following features will also be included into the coming release:

  • Worker Description Language (WDL) describing artifact analysis capabilities and Expert authorship attribution (for reputation);
  • Distributed, searchable, registry of Workers and their capabilities;
  • Confidentiality for pre-deadline Bounty Assertions;
  • Finalize Arbiter selection, response, and end-to-end Bounty feedback loop

At the moment of publication, thr market indicators for PolySwarm are as follows:

Average price 0.006545 USD
Market cap 9,610,037 USD
Volume (24H) 17,162 USD
Blockchain

Bank of China to Issue $2.8B Blockchain Bonds

Bank used its own DLT system to issue blockchain bonds
09 December 2019   53

The fourth largest state bank, the Bank of China, has issued two-year blockchain bonds for small businesses totaling $ 2.8 billion.

To issue digital certificates, Bank of China used its own blockchain system.

It is also the first blockchain-based bond issue accounting system in the country.
 

Bank of China

Securities will go on sale with an interest rate of 3.25% per annum.

Thus, the bank hopes to raise funds to support small businesses in the country. As of September, as part of this initiative, the bank provided loans to small and micro enterprises for a total of $ 57.7 billion.