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The Internet Computer Brings Smart Contract Functionality to Bitcoin

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Monday, December 5, 2022

ZURICH and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The DFINITY Foundation, the not-for-profit organization contributing to the development of the Internet Computer (IC) — the world's first web-speed, internet-scale public blockchain — has today announced the Internet Computer's mainnet integration with Bitcoin, bringing advanced smart contract functionality to the world's largest cryptocurrency. The Internet Computer can now serve as a Layer 2 for Bitcoin where smart contracts on the Internet Computer can hold, send and receive Bitcoin natively, without the need for blockchain bridges or other third parties. This provides a trustless foundation for various DeFi and Web3 applications seeking to code Bitcoin.

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The Internet Computer can now serve as a Layer 2 for Bitcoin where smart contracts on the Internet Computer can hold, send and receive Bitcoin natively, without the need for blockchain bridges or other third parties.
The Internet Computer's integration with Bitcoin is a true game-changer for the industry, finally bringing smart contract functionality to Bitcoin and enabling a whole new landscape of DeFi and dapp development never before possible using BTC.
To enable fast Bitcoin transactions between smart contracts on the Internet Computer, the DFINITY foundation is currently working on Chain-Key Bitcoin (ckBTC).
The implementation of ECDSA empowers the Internet Computer's canister smart contracts, to directly conduct Bitcoin transactions without an intermediary or bridge.

The Internet Computer Brings Smart Contract Functionality to Bitcoin

Retrieved on:

Monday, December 5, 2022

ZURICH and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The DFINITY Foundation, the not-for-profit organization contributing to the development of the Internet Computer (IC) — the world's first web-speed, internet-scale public blockchain — has today announced the Internet Computer's mainnet integration with Bitcoin, bringing advanced smart contract functionality to the world's largest cryptocurrency. The Internet Computer can now serve as a Layer 2 for Bitcoin where smart contracts on the Internet Computer can hold, send and receive Bitcoin natively, without the need for blockchain bridges or other third parties. This provides a trustless foundation for various DeFi and Web3 applications seeking to code Bitcoin.

Key Points:

The Internet Computer can now serve as a Layer 2 for Bitcoin where smart contracts on the Internet Computer can hold, send and receive Bitcoin natively, without the need for blockchain bridges or other third parties.
The Internet Computer's integration with Bitcoin is a true game-changer for the industry, finally bringing smart contract functionality to Bitcoin and enabling a whole new landscape of DeFi and dapp development never before possible using BTC.
To enable fast Bitcoin transactions between smart contracts on the Internet Computer, the DFINITY foundation is currently working on Chain-Key Bitcoin (ckBTC).
The implementation of ECDSA empowers the Internet Computer's canister smart contracts, to directly conduct Bitcoin transactions without an intermediary or bridge.

Kadena Attracts Top Engineers and Developers; Plans to Double Employee Head Count by Year-End

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Were building a top-notch team of world-class technologists to take Kadenas core blockchain platform to new levels of speed, functionality, and usability.

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Were building a top-notch team of world-class technologists to take Kadenas core blockchain platform to new levels of speed, functionality, and usability.
Additionally, were making a purposeful and strategic investment in people across all departments, said Stuart Popejoy, Founder and CEO of Kadena.
Kadena is working to create a more stable and secure environment for blockchain builders, said John Wiegley, Lead Architect/Engineer at Kadena.
The principal feature that drives Kadena is scalability, which enables Kadena to deliver infrastructure-grade performance for any blockchain project.

Wanxiang Blockchain Labs, New Chainbase, and DFINITY Foundation Announce the Launch of 2022 IC Bootcamp

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

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Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and New Chainbase will also offer selected teams access to systematic training courses regarding developer community development and operation, blockchain team management, and branding.

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Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and New Chainbase will also offer selected teams access to systematic training courses regarding developer community development and operation, blockchain team management, and branding.
Participants may also receive additional entrepreneurial support from Wanxiang Blockchain, such as financing access, roadshow opportunities, and workspace.
The DFINITY Foundation and Wanxiang Blockchain will monitor the Bootcamp program until completion while tracking updates.
In partnership with Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and New Chainbase, IC Bootcamp now supports teams building Web3 startups that run entirely from chain, who are pioneering the world's future internet."

Huobi Incubator Adds Republic, ABGA to List of Web3 Scholarship Funding Platform Partners

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

LONDON, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Huobi Incubator, the project incubation arm of Huobi Group, today announced the second batch of partners for Web3 Scholarship, a funding platform for developers, builders, and projects in the Web3 field.

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LONDON, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Huobi Incubator, the project incubation arm of Huobi Group, today announced the second batch of partners for Web3 Scholarship, a funding platform for developers, builders, and projects in the Web3 field.
The details of the six new partners are as follows:
Republic:Republic is a startup investing platform for everyone.
Projects interested in applying for the Web3 Scholarship platform can send an introductory e-mail to [email protected] .
Huobi Incubator is a professional, full-cycle project incubator that integrates industry research with investment funds, incubation processes and accelerators.

Huobi Incubator Announces Groundbreaking Strategic Partnership with DFINITY to Boost Web3 Development to New Heights Using the Internet Computer

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Huobi Incubator will also assist with the Internet Computer's native asset transfer and multi-chain deployments for Web3 projects that require it.

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Huobi Incubator will also assist with the Internet Computer's native asset transfer and multi-chain deployments for Web3 projects that require it.
This partnership also reflects Huobi Incubator's confidence in the Internet Computer's rapidly growing ecosystem since Genesis launch last May.
According to the Electric Capital Developer Report, the Internet Computer is one of the fastest growing developer ecosystems in 2021 growing 368%.
"We hope that our cooperation with DFINITY building on the Internet Computer can boost Web3 development to new heights."

PANews’ PARTY AWARD 2021 Winners Announced

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

In early December 2021, Asia's top influential blockchain media PANews opened submissions for the PANews' Retrospect of the Year (PARTY) AWARD 2021.

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In early December 2021, Asia's top influential blockchain media PANews opened submissions for the PANews' Retrospect of the Year (PARTY) AWARD 2021.
On this occasion, the blockchain/Web3.0 blogger Lanhubiji (Chinese for "Notes of the Blue Fox") reached out to PANews and thanked PARTY AWARDS for the recognition.
CEO of PANews Alyssa Tsai stated:
"We at PANews and PARTY AWARD sincerely thank our data partners, readers, and everyone who cast their votes.
PANews and PARTY AWARD are committed to making the voices heard and contributions recognized.

Helping Africa Go Digital: A Metaverse Startup is Working with an NGO to Expand Digital Infrastructure in Africa

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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To connect end-users in Africa to a pipeline of instantaneous processing capacity, Computecoin is joining forces with a few other key players such as Crust and ThreeFold. CCN's unique protocol will optimize computing resources provided by Crust's Web3.0 storage platform and ThreeFold's p2p network and ensure the computing resources are efficiently deployed through the CCN network."CCN is thrilled to partner with Africa 2.0 and a few decentralized pioneers to help reduce the technology barrier whilst supporting innovation throughout the continent."--Michael Robinson, Director of Partnership at Computecoin.

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Computecoin regards this mission as a vital first step toward addressing Africa's scarce computing resources and sparse data infrastructure.
Today, data processing infrastructure is in short supply throughout Africa.
Africa 2.0 is honored and delighted to be at the forefront of the digital revolution and contribute to Africa's digital transformation through this partnership."
Computecoin (CCN) is a self-evolving internet computer designed to power the Metaverse by serving as infrastructure for Metaverse applications.

DeepBrain Chain Computing Power Mainnet Launches Online, Meaning All GPU Servers Can Now Freely Connect to the DBC Network, All Information Available On-Chain

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Friday, December 17, 2021

DeepBrain Chain itself is an open-source GPU computing power pool and GPU cloud platform, which means anyone may become a contributor and user of computing power in DeepBrain Chain.

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DeepBrain Chain itself is an open-source GPU computing power pool and GPU cloud platform, which means anyone may become a contributor and user of computing power in DeepBrain Chain.
As for computing power users, they can get high-quality and cost-friendly computing power services in the DeepBrain Chain system based on DeepBrain Chain's native token, DBC, which constructs a decentralized computing power supply and demand ecosystem.
DeepBrain Chain contains three important parts: the high-performance computing network, the blockchain mainnet and the GPU computing mainnet.
The distributed computing network, on the other hand, is the computing power supply center of DeepBrain Chain and works together with the DeepBrain Chain blockchain network.

PANews 2021 PARTY AWARD Voting Started

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Top-rated think-tank media platform PANews announced that voting for its PARTY AWARD 2021 has started.

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Top-rated think-tank media platform PANews announced that voting for its PARTY AWARD 2021 has started.
PANews has held PANews Retrospect of the Year Award (PARTY AWARD) since 2020.
The Founder and CEO of PANews, a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in Media, Marketing & Advertising, Alyssa Tsai expressed:
PANews and I are humbled to have the support of the industrys big names for PARTY AWARD 2021.
Join the voting and honor the PARTY AWARD 2021 winners!