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Simplifying and Elevating GraphQL to New Heights: Grafbase’s Strategic Leap in Enterprise Adoption

~ Grafbase is leading the GraphQL revolution by providing a modern developer experience for building and deploying high-performance APIs. ~ With the advent of Federated Graphs, Grafbase allows composing multiple, independently deployed GraphQL APIs into a single endpoint. ~ The platform sets new standards in the GraphQL ecosystem with TypeScript SDK, Edge Caching, advanced security, real-time analytics, and more. March 2024: According to a report by Gartner, the adoption of GraphQL has been on an increasing trend, from less than 10% in 2021 to over 50% by 2025. Demand for

JCB, IDEMIA and Soft Space launch “JCBDC” Phase 2 pilot to trial CBDC offline P2P payments

Tokyo, Paris, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 13, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan's only international payment brand JCB Co., Ltd. ("JCB") has launched the “JCBDC” (JCB Digital Currency) Phase 2 pilot project with IDEMIA, a global leader in identity technologies, and the world’s leading fintech company Soft Space Sdn Bhd. ("Soft Space"). In Phase 1 of the JCBDC project, JCB, IDEMIA, and Soft Space developed a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) payment solution, enabling merchants to accept CBDC without the need to modify their POS (point of sale) terminals and payment

From Dominance to Compliance

Last Tuesday saw Binance settle its long-running legal disputes with several U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). However, they failed to reach an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding their pending charges. As part of the settlement, Binance has agreed to pay an eye-popping fine of $4.3 billion. Furthermore, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of Binance, will step down

Bridging Real and Virtual Economies

In an era where decentralized finance (DeFi) promises revolutionary, permissionless, and credit-check-free access to financial services, the limitations to its application lie in the narrow range of digital assets it encompasses. But industry pioneers are working to widen its scope by introducing real-world assets (RWAs) to the digital realm. For instance, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Ripple is embarking on a research project to try and tokenize real estate. This venture was made public about seven weeks ago as part of a broader initiative, the digital

Coinweb Completes Integration of 4 New Blockchains Delivering Along its Roadmap for Cross-Chain Interoperability

BNB, Polygon, MultiversX and Kujira are the latest addition to Coinweb’s underlying blockchain ecosystems (Hong Kong, 18th April) Coinweb, a layer-2 protocol unifying blockchain’s interoperability, announced the success of integrating four more chains into its expandable blockchain infrastructure. Prior to BNB, Polygon, MultiversX (formerly known as Elrond) and Kujira; Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ethereum were already part of Coinweb’s underlying networks. To date, Coinweb has executed over 4 million transactions since December 2020, and is responsible for an average of 0.3% of all daily transactions being broadcast to the

How The Blockchain Has Improved Sports Betting

One of the best ways to up the stakes of your online gamble is by increasing your gambling options and upping your skill. Another way to improve your prospects is by getting more involved in the sports betting site, which allows players to take a more in-depth approach to the art of gambling. Since the blockchain system has come about, the gambling industry has drastically grown, giving players a more secure environment to win money online. What Is Crypto Sports Betting? Sports betting has been around for many years, and

The best MTG Innistrad: Crimson Vow day 1 previews

The first batch of Innistrad: Crimson Vow spoilers showed off the set’s new mechanics and tribal-focused card pool with strong Angels and Vampires support. Crimson Vow is the final set of the year that releases on Magic Arena and Magic Online on Nov. 11 followed by a full tabletop release on Nov. 19. From the return of beloved characters to experimental new mechanics, here are the best spoilers from day one of Crimson Vow previews. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben Wizards of the Coast started the spoiler season off with a

Here’s every MTG Innistrad: Crimson Vow mechanic

Wizards of the Coast is expanding upon returning Magic: The Gathering mechanics within Innistrad: Crimson Vow while introducing three new ones.  Scheduled to digitally launch on Nov. 11 and globally on Nov. 19, Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) will contain a total of six mechanics. The MTG set is a continuation of the events that happened during MID, centered around Olivia Voldaren’s wedding and the Gatewatch attempting to bring back daylight to the plane of Innistrad. The returning Magic mechanics are Day/Night, Disturb, and Exploit. The three new VOW mechanics are

Every type of MTG Innistrad: Crimson Vow alternative art card style

Alternative art card styles are returning to Magic: The Gathering within the upcoming Innistrad: Crimson Vow set, featuring a new showcase frame and the Dracula card style series.  Releasing globally on Nov. 19 and digitally on Nov. 11, Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) focuses on vampires, with a wedding involving Olivia Voldaren as the story backdrop. Blood petals are featured throughout the artwork in VOW, flavorfully incorporating the power of blood and the new Blood Token mechanic.  Eternal Night showcase frames return, featured on all legendary creatures who aren’t vampires. Basic