We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This week, our 6 Questions go to Daniela Barbosa, general manager for blockchain, healthcare and identity at the Linux Foundation and executive director of Hyperledger.At Hyperledger, Daniela is responsible for the overall strategy and operations of the organization, including staff, programs, expansion and the execution of Hyperledger’s mission. Daniela has more than 20 years of enterprise technology experience. She has a master’s degree in library (remember those?) and information science, which she put to work in the 1990s when the internet was becoming nascent for consumers and enterprises alike. An active voice in the industry, Daniela has been a featured guest speaker at many key blockchain conferences worldwide and advises the Hyperledger community on the use of open-source technologies.  1 — What is the main hurdle in the way of the mass adoption of blockchain technology?Onboarding. For enterprise blockchain, it is no longer a question of if the technology will work. We have seen plenty of proven enterprise networks across many use cases — in supply chain, trade finance, digital payments, healthcare and more. It is how those networks are governed as active growing networks beyond the POC stage and how you onboard a diverse ecosystem of both small and large players. In crypto, usability has a long way to go, as anyone who is not deep in the tech and has tried to set up their own wallet might tell you. Third-party services are certainly making some usability aspects easier, especially to buy and hold, but then we are getting ourselves back into the same game. 2 — Looking at the top 100 projects in crypto by market cap, which ones stand out to you — and for what reason?Great, thanks for the question. I just spent 30 minutes falling down the rabbit hole. There are more than a handful on that list today that are leveraging our Hyperledger ecosystem… However, I had to pick one, it is Ethereum. The Hyperledger community has been part of the Ethereum ecosystem since the Hyperledger Foundation started in 2016. From 2018 onward, we have worked closely with the key stakeholders defining Ethereum-based solutions and use cases in the enterprise. In early 2017, our Technical Steering Committee approved the Hyperledger Burrow project, which was our first Ethereum-derived project that supports the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Then, in 2019, we welcomed Hyperledger Besu, a code contribution by ConsenSys. Hyperledger Besu is an Ethereum client developed under the Apache 2.0 license and written in Java that runs on the Ethereum public network, private networks and test networks and is designed to be enterprise-friendly for both public and private permissioned network use cases. 3 — Do you subscribe to the idea of Bitcoin as a means of payment, as a store of value, as both… or as neither?I obviously subscribe to the idea of Bitcoin (BTC) as a means of payment, otherwise I wouldn’t have spent all my first Bitcoin in 2012…. Today, I think it is both a store of value and a means of payment, especially outside of the United States. Just wished I had stored more of it… 4 — Who makes sense to you, and who makes no sense whatsoever?The young climate activists who are fighting for their (our) right to live on a habitable planet make sense. We need to support climate action initiatives, in the streets and with global funding for innovation and sustainable development. People who stick with their “principles” without looking at facts and science make no sense. Even after being clearly proven wrong, they just double down. 5 — What was the most embarrassing moment of your life?I traveled halfway across the globe for a meeting, padding in about 36 hours before the meeting to be well rested. I then showed up two hours late because I had the wrong address and stayed at a hotel on the other side of town from the actual meeting location. Forever a Road Warrior. 6 — Think of a favorite poem or song lyric. What is it, and why does it speak to you?Bob Dylan’s “I used to care, but things have changed.” As Bob said when he received the Academy Award for best original song for “Things Done Changed” in 2001, it “obviously is a song that doesn’t pussyfoot around nor turn a blind eye to human nature.” Yes, indeed. People are crazy, and times are strange. A wish to the blockchain community:Keep building.

Trading on TurboXBT, the short-term trading platform that guarantees instant profit within minutes requires more than meets the eye. In order not to sound too critical, TurboXBT is as easy as is being flaunted as the digital asset exchange is arguably one of such with the friendliest user interfaces around today. However, to stay consistently profitable requires some extra work, some of which will be discussed in this article. Back to the title again, $10,000 is a large sum of money, but it is easy to make. Traders, both new and old should first understand that there is no money making guarantees anywhere, however, with the continuous application of a winning strategy, it is very likely, and possible that a trader will remain profitable most of the times. The beauty of TurboXBT lies in the fact that it permits several traders to be entered and closed almost every 30 seconds. This implies that, provided the underlying market condition is favorable, a trader can enter as many 4 trades in an hour, if the maximum time frame permissible on TurboXBT is set. This high frequency margin makes it easy for traders to turn profits every now and then, when compared with other trading platforms/models in which trades are open for a much longer period of time. Here is a perfect example of a successful trade on TurboXBT; a user who commits $1000 to an UP contract on the BTC/USD pair for example at a payout rate of 55 to 90% will cart away with a total of $1,900 should the price of Bitcoin close upward within the defined time frame. At a positive close, the TurboXBT algorithm will calculate the percentage gain based on the price moves as influenced by the underlying market forces. The $1900 takehome encompasses both the trading capital, and a 90% return. Five 5 Key Drivers of Profitability This factors are more like the basic provisions on the TurboXBT trading platform that can aid the user in maximizing his earnings on the exchange. I am assuming that the users reading this post understands how to open an account on TurboXBT as well as how to enter into UP or DOWN contracts on the platform. This been established, let’s dive into the 5 factors in no particular order. Utilizing Demo Account A Demo account comes with every successful registration on the TurboXBT platform. Our internal research has shown that users who utilize these demo accounts are more likely to have stable and successful winnings compared to users who dive head-on into committing their funds.  The simplicity with which TurboXBT permits users to place trades should not serve as a yardstick for expertise, the journey to making $10,000 or any sustainable profit is dependent on how versed you are with how each trading pair moves, how fundamentals and technical analysis impact market movement, all of which can be practised beforehand with the demo account. Wide Range of Trading Pairs TurboXBT is designed as a one-stop-shop for all traders irrespective of the primary market they trade. The platform supports 17 assets cutting across cryptocurrencies, Forex, commodities and indices. Depending on the trader’s preferred strategy, it is essential to trade on a market one has a full understanding of the forces that move the market per time. Cryptocurrencies While still largely unregulated in many countries, digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum (ETH) represents some of the easiest avenues to record massive gains due to their inherent volatilities. Trading crypto must be preceded with enough practice as their impact could be bi-directional, and could make, or mar the user. Withdrawals and Time Frames As highlighted earlier, the shorter timeframes that TurboXBT permits can be used as a veritable tool by traders to record massive profits that can be placed on repeat. Trades on TurboXBT spans for as little as 30 seconds to a maximum of 15 minutes per trade respectively. TurboXBT does not take any commission on withdrawals, and by implication, traders can gain additional value on their winnings. The removal of withdrawal fees may be subjected to network charges which TurboXBT does not control. Either way, the empowerment provisions remains unmatched in the digital asset trading industry today. Blog TurboXBT has a dedicated blog post with a core focus, “to provide the right resources that can usher in our users to the path of profitability. At TurboXBT, we believe in the power of a rich library, and we are confident that utilizing our resources can add to the user’s potentials to record as much as $10,000 income per month. Conclusion In conclusion, TurboXBT provides one of the easiest and stress-free pathways to making a good and sustainable income per month. However, while the title connotes easy steps, the onus lies on the trader to do all due diligence in line with the factors highlighted, and other independent researches, before making and committing to a trading strategy.

This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape, and enterprise blockchain integrations.  It was a quiet week in the mainland as much of the Chinese crypto community was either lying low, off in Lisbon, or recovering from a week-long hangover following the Shanghai Blockchain Week that concluded over last weekend.The largest blockchain-related news was the $130 million hack of DeFi platform Boy X Highspeed, or BXH for short. BXH is a decentralized exchange running on BSC, Ethereum, HECO, and OKEx.  🚨🚨We are sorry to announce that BXH was attacked on #BinanceChain. Other chains assets are safe. We are cooperating with BSC and Peckshield to follow up and trace.#BXH @HECO_Chain @BinanceChain @AnyswapNetwork @O3Swap @renprotocol @cz_binance @peckshield pic.twitter.com/jNo8C53DM0— BXH (@BXH_Blockchain) October 30, 2021  Even more peculiar than the platform’s name itself is the nature of the hack. It appears that the attacker somehow gained access to the admin key, which leads to plenty of questions about the security and decentralization of the project. Based on this and the fact that the Chinese project claims to have enlisted the help of Chinese law enforcement, there are suspicions it could be the result of an inside job. BXH has offered a large bounty of up to $10 million for those who can help return the funds.   This reward announcement was later announced on the BXH Twitter Huobi not giving up on moon missionVolumes on Huobi continued to drop, at times falling behind Coinbase Pro and Korean exchange Upbit. Last week Huobi was roughly 60% of the volume on FTX, but it sat on Wednesday at around 40%. It’s also around one-third the volume of major competitor OKEx. Huobi is now less than two months away from its own deadline to close accounts belonging to Chinese users. Huobi will need to dramatically reshuffle to win back the market share it has slowly lost to exchanges with fewer regulatory risks.   Even with falling volume, it’s hard to bet against the longstanding giant of CeFi  In a strong marketing push, Huobi has announced a contest to send one user into space onboard a private spacecraft. Not all the details were given, but this announcement comes as the exchange celebrates its eigth anniversary, making it one of the older trading institutions in the sector.  PlatOn claims a partnership with Google CloudOne of China’s more low-key public chains announced on Twitter it is partnering with the large cloud service provider Google Cloud:“We will work together to provide basic application technology and enterprise-level platform services for global users, as well as the research and development in blockchain technology, privacy protection, and ecosystem building.”The announcement didn’t gain much attention, as it’s unclear how much actual reciprocation is happening from Google Cloud’s end. Despite the announcement, the token was down around 6% on Thursday. Mining in Southeast AsiaThe Southeast Asia country of Laos is exploring cryptocurrency mining in the aftermath of China’s mining crackdown. A pilot project between the government and the private sector is expected to bring in roughly $194 million towards the country’s total domestic revenue projected for 2022. Laos shares a small southern border with China’s Yunnan province, an area where a lot of miners are still leaving following the announcement from the Energy Administration of Yunnan in June that clarified the national policy would apply to Yunnan itself. Contacts report that though a lot of miners have left China already, a portion has been laying low, waiting to see if the regulatory environment changes or a better opportunity presents itself. Countries like Laos are interesting potential destinations as regulations are still quite ambiguous. Traditionally, Southeast Asia has been home to a lot of China’s “offshore” businesses, such as gambling or casino games seeking to avoid regulations or law enforcement. CBDC gaining tractionChina’s central bank is once again boasting about the traction of its centralized digital currency, the e-CNY.  Announcements at Hong Kong’s Fintech week revealed that now more than 140 million people have access to accounts, with over 62 billion transactions processed. This is a large jump from the previous year and should come as little surprise considering the amount of trial programs that have been rolled out around the country. Many franchise restaurants and retailers are already advertising e-CNY at point of sale devices throughout the country.It seems likely that number will continue to rise, challenging private apps Alipay and WeChat, both of which claim over 1 billion users each. Supplanting those two will be a difficult task, mainly due to the feature-rich nature of the super-apps. However, the central bank currency surely has a lot more patience and the advantage of regulatory policy-makers that can tilt the market in its favor. 

The total value secured by the Chainlink network has officially surpassed $75 billion, marking a new milestone for the decentralized oracle solution that has become synonymous with price data services for the rapidly growing DeFi sector. With the milestone, Chainlink has become “one of the most value securing forms of decentralized consensus on the planet,” according to protocol co-founder Sergey Nazarov. Chainlink is also one of the fastest-growing networks in all of crypto, with smart contract value secured growing by a factor of ten since last year. 2020 was a year of record growth for the #Chainlink Network. Here’s an overview of key metrics, like our adoption in #DeFi, implemented research, & blockchain integrations. Thank you to our great community and the amazing smart contract developers we are lucky to work with. OK;LG pic.twitter.com/4E543ALVX6— Chainlink – Official Channel (@chainlink) December 31, 2020 Chainlink, which is comprised of independent oracle nodes, has seen rapid uptake across several leading blockchains, including Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain and Avalanche. DeFi applications built on these and other blockchains use Chainlink oracle networks to power their smart contracts, bringing market data to on-chain financial applications. Related: Associated Press plans to launch Chainlink node to publish dataSince debuting its mainnet in May 2019, Chainlink has launched over 700 oracle networks, which have secured over 600 million data points across ten blockchains. As Cointelegraph reported in July, the oracle network has onboarded an average of 1.4 new partners each day in 2021.Demand for oracle services has grown exponentially with the arrival of DeFi, or decentralized finance. Measured by total value locked, or TVL, the DeFi sector is currently worth over $253 billion. The industry was virtually non-existent when Chainlink launched its mainnet two and a half years ago.The DeFi industry has charted exponential growth for the past two years. Source: defillama.comWhen asked about the growth of “metaverse” technology, which was punctuated by Facebook’s total rebranding to Meta, Sergey Nazarov told Cointelegraph that Chainlink “already powers multiple Metaverse applications across DeFi, NFTs and gaming.” He further explained:“We fully expect smart contracts to power the new relationships being formed in the metaverse, especially since these relationships need to be inherently trustless, due to the new level of identity that the metaverse makes possible.”Related: Axie Infinity, Decentraland and ‘metaverse’ cryptos rally after Facebook rebrands to MetaAs Nazarov explained, Chainlink is using the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, to connect various universes. CCIP “will use Chainlink oracles to enable users to move digital assets and execute smart contracts across the various chains used throughout the metaverse,” he said, adding:“I anticipate the trustless metaverse does require trustless data, trustless off-chain compute and the ability to utilize multiple chains, all of which Chainlink is being heavily relied upon for already.”