2018-9-12 00:05 |
A number of major cryptocurrency firms are forming the Blockchain Association to lobby Washington, D.C. lawmakers on regulations in the space. origin »
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The legal status of cryptocurrencies in China is a controversial topic. Yet, the Asian country is one of the most developed nations in the field of blockchain. This might change after a major Chinese state-run media went against all the opinions of the government by publishing a financial study that highlights the potential of alternativeRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-30 15:00 | |
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The legal status of cryptocurrencies in China is a controversial topic. Yet, the Asian country is one of the most developed nations in the field of blockchain. This might change after a major Chinese state-run media went against all the opinions of the government by publishing a financial study that highlights the potential of alternativeRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-30 15:00 | |
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Various corporations around the world show an interest in the blockchain. Some companies appear to be more serious about such ventures than others. The Blockchain Research Institute in Toronto welcomed several new members who are all exploring DLT ventures.
2018-9-12 17:00 | |
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The largest U.S. cryptocurrency firms are going to create their association with a view to lobby Washington on the industry-related issues. The post Major Crypto Companies to Form Blockchain Association in Washington appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-9-12 13:04 | |
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MSX PLC, the digital asset arm of the Malta Stock Exchange, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Binance to launch a digital exchange for trading security tokens, per its press release.
2018-9-12 00:01 | |
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The Great Crypto Debate: PoW, PoS, and PoT The blockchain industry continues to grow, despite significantly declining prices in most major cryptocurrencies. According to most experts, this is to be expected.
2018-9-11 16:09 | |
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Blockchain startup, Chain, announced Monday that they had been purchased in cash by a subsidiary of the Stellar Development Foundation, resulting in the formation of a new entity, called Interstellar.
2018-9-11 10:00 | |
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A major U. K. -based online pharmacy has partnered with Stratis to bring the benefits of blockchain to the industry. UK Meds believe that using the Stratis platform to track patient records will improve security and stop people claiming multiple prescriptions.
2018-9-11 04:00 | |
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The bear market is getting a lot of people down. But it’s also serving to distinguish the companies that are truly invested in the space from those simply jumping on the blockchain train. After the scams and shams of 2017, the regulatory clampdowns, and the multiple projects with no working code, ICOs got a bad […] The post 5 Major Ways Blockchain Companies Are Growing Up appeared first on NullTX.
2018-9-10 18:00 | |
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The cryptocurrency market is currently in the midst of a major sell-off, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and virtually all altcoins plummeting in value. The loss of over $40 billion from the cumulative cryptocurrency market cap over the last week hasn’t deterred some of the largest companies in the blockchain industry from looking toward the future, however, […] The post Crypto Flirts With Stock Market: Robinhood Prepares to Go Public, Coinbase CEO Hints Toward Possible IPO appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-9-9 15:18 | |
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Blockchain Enabled Rewards Set to Be a Major Disruptor Loyalty rewards programs are one of the tools that companies use to ensure customer come back. Most businesses, including grocers, restaurants, and clothing stores aim to reward customers to entice them to come back for more purchases.
2018-9-9 07:00 | |
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Major League Baseball might get about forty thousand new hodlers. The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced the first giveaway of digital collectibles in the history of baseball and, most likely, the first crypto giveaway in professional sports.
2018-9-8 17:19 | |
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Smart Energy Ecosystem in the Works, Thanks to Collaboration Between IOTA and ENGIE Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has been around for a few years now, but the technological innovations that is responsible for have been major.
2018-9-8 07:26 | |
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Tax evasion, money laundering, and terrorist funding schemes are all major categories of blockchain fraud. So how can legislation and technologies soon be used to stop crypto criminals? The post Blockchain Fraud: New Policies and Technologies to Stop Crypto Criminals appeared first on CoinCentral.
2018-9-6 17:08 | |
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With over 200 government attendees and 5,000 registered, India hosted the country’s largest blockchain conference at the beginning of August. According to the CEO of the company co-hosting the event, this is a major signal that governments are embracing further blockchain adoption.
2018-9-6 03:00 | |
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Australia has been at the forefront of blockchain development and cryptocurrency acceptance this year. With several deals inked between major banks and corporations and an increasing adoption of digital currencies nationwide it is growing into a crypto powerhouse.
2018-9-5 17:00 | |
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The technologies giant Microsoft is connecting its major products to blockchain. A number of Microsoft platforms has already been quietly linked to the technology. The post Microsoft Further Explores Blockchain Linking its Major Products to the Tech appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-9-4 10:39 | |
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A recent PwC survey has identified the usual suspects — regulatory uncertainty, and lack of trust, among others— as the major factors that hamper the widespread adoption of blockchain technology.
2018-9-4 07:00 | |
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Eastads Marketplace & Credits aims to disrupt the old system of buying and selling in Nigeria and Africa. We built a crypto powered marketplace for the largest market in Africa and after ICO we will develop our African Marketplace also integrated with blockchain payments.
2018-9-3 14:33 | |
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Major Chinese and American firms are leading a global blockchain push, with Alibaba and IBM having filed around 90 patents each relating to the tech.
2018-9-3 12:30 | |
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It’s official: the Stellar network has achieved a major milestone of 1 million active user accounts. This is a… The post Stellar Achieves Milestone of 1 Million Active Accounts appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2018-9-3 11:23 | |
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The software giant's Azure cloud division is building bridges between its blockchain services and other, widely used infrastructure and platforms.
2018-9-3 07:00 | |
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A major player in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry and co-founder of BitAngels, Michael Terpins has said major phone companies pose a major threat to crypto investors. Terpins mentioned this in an interview with Cointelegraph at the BlockShow Americas 2018 in Las Vegas, USA which started on Monday 20 August.
2018-9-1 00:23 | |
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In order to make payments on the lightning network — Bitcoin’s second layer solution for instant and cheap transactions — users must first fund lightning channels.
2018-8-30 22:18 | |
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The world’s major financial cities are waking up to blockchain’s disruptive potential, and while some are drafting regulations and consulting legal experts, cities like Hong Kong are making significant moves.
2018-8-30 04:00 | |
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SOMA, a decentralized platform that facilitates trade and social interaction powered by blockchain technology, today announced it has received round one funding from Business Finland, the most important public funding agency for research and innovation in Finland.
2018-8-30 20:49 | |
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The ecosystem’s largest bank and quasi-exchange, Coinbase, commissioned a survey about higher education (students and faculty) attitudes toward crypto and blockchain. They found over 40% of leading universities around the world offer at least one course in blockchain or crypto, and 25% of all students, regardless of major, said they would consider taking classes in […] The post Coinbase: 42% of World’s Best Universities Offer Crypto Courses appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-8-29 10:40 | |
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Some may place EOS near the end of its post-mainnet launch teething stage; however, several developers of the dPoS blockchain have stepped in to fight off another memory-related bug—this time, allowing malicious transaction recipients to hijack the RAM of senders.
2018-8-28 22:00 | |
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Many blockchain use cases exist today, although exploring them all will be a major challenge. In the case of disrupting social media, various projects claim the blockchain will help disrupt these centralized ecosystems once and for all.
2018-8-28 21:00 | |
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Blockchain represents an inflection point for the world, similar to past technological revolutions brought on by the internet and widespread smartphone use. Already there’s talk that the banking system will be fundamentally changed, as well as other major areas like real-estate, education, and advertising.
2018-8-28 18:39 | |
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Professional services firm Deloitte are alleged to have completed a new research project into blockchain investment from their clients within the Technology and Media industries. The bottom line of the research is that these institutions are ready to invest in blockchain technologies, a readiness that could in turn inspire major institutional investment into cryptocurrency and blockchain projects such as Bitcoin.
2018-8-28 17:30 | |
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Crypto Challenge Forum forum is the world’s major industry event. It will take place on 28-30 October at the iconic Central Hall Westminster, London, connecting global thought leaders, policy makers, investors and startups from across the world for a 3 day top content event.
2018-8-28 23:20 | |
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There’s a Zuckerberg on the advisory board of one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world – except it’s not Mark. Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, Randi, is apparently all about the blockchain, more so than her little brother is, anyway.
2018-8-27 17:18 | |
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Russia's S7 Airline tested a blockchain application to settle payments and paperworks via a distributed network during an aircraft's refueling process
2018-8-27 16:00 | |
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For a crypto company right now, this bear market is a hostile place. However, for one of the biggest hedge funds, a bear market doesn’t pose a major problem. Pantera Capital is now seeking to raise $175 million by attracting long-term investors.
2018-8-28 14:59 | |
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The central bank of Thailand (Bank of Thailand (BOT)) is set to issue its own digital currency in conjunction with several local financial institutions. Acknowledging the major impact that technological changes have on financial services globally, the Bank of Thailand announced that it is working in collaboration with the country’s largest banks on a project […] Bank of Thailand All Set to Issue Own Digital Currency, Powered by R3 was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-8-26 16:30 | |
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Singapore’s Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central banking institution, has teamed up with major firms. The project hopes to develop solutions for the exchange and settlement of tokenized digital currencies, as well as securities assets.
2018-8-25 07:00 | |
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Over the past two decades, the retail industry has taken a decisive shift toward digitization, with consumers, producers and distributors all converging on e-commerce platforms like Amazon. com, eBay and others.
2018-8-25 05:00 | |
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At Distributed 2018, the first-ever flagship blockchain conference hosted by BTC Inc. and held in San Francisco, experts and entrepreneurs from various fields gathered for panel sessions and fireside chats, going into detail on specialized sectors of the blockchain industry.
2018-8-27 00:33 | |
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According to research from S&P Global Market Intelligence released on August 23, 2018, European insurance firms trump their U. S. counterparts when it comes to the business attitude towards blockchain technology.
2018-8-25 20:30 | |
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A major potential of blockchain technology is its ability to empower the underserved and disenfranchised across the world. Sovereign Native American nations throughout the United States represent perhaps one of the groups that can most benefit from the possibilities of blockchain.
2018-8-24 16:00 | |
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What follows is an open letter from Jimmy Zhong, co-founder and CEO of IOST, to his team members and shared with Bitcoin Magazine with permission. Recently, I’ve been thinking about an ultimate way of safely storing value — gold, Bitcoin, real estate and power all came to mind.
2018-8-23 22:20 | |
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The Shanghai Stock Exchange has forged partnerships with major players in China's insurance and reinsurance industries to promote the use of blockchain in asset management and pension funds.
2018-8-23 18:09 | |
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Binance has partnered with Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX) and declared the launch of Binance LCX. Binance LCX, a fiat-to-crypto exchange based in Liechtenstein, is aimed to offer trading between Swiss francs and Euros against major cryptocurrencies.
2018-8-21 17:29 | |
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A publicly owned firm chaired by a Chinese billionaire lost millions through crypto investments, yet it's still seeking to rebrand around the tech.
2018-8-21 12:30 | |
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Despite the fact that the overall cryptocurrency market has declined with around 70 percent since January 2018, interest in blockchain-based technology grows stronger. Yet another major company, UPS, demonstrates its serious intentions for implementing DLT in its operations.
2018-8-21 10:00 | |
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Four major cryptocurrency exchanges are teaming up develop a self-regulatory organization (SRO) that would work cohesively to develop rules, regulations, and to set new regulatory standards for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.
2018-8-20 21:00 | |
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Blockchain technology could be a godsend for the commodities trading industry. Transparency between market participants, real-time tracking of goods, and the possibility of proactive regulation are among the benefits that make the blockchain a perfect fit for the industry.
2018-8-20 18:00 | |
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A blockchain and AI technology firm has scored a major deal to help provide the financing as China upgrades its buses to run on electricity.
2018-8-20 18:00 | |
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury is pressing lawmakers for a new set of powers that would give the government unprecedented enforcement and sanctions authority over the crypto sector, including the ability to roam well beyond American borders and get involved with transactions that don't involve its citizenry.
The advocacy group will refocus its efforts on petitioning regulators and officials in Washington.
Crypto companies’ lobbying spending increases as the industry gains momentum. Read how the adoption surge is attracting lawmaker attention. The post Crypto Companies Spent More than $50M on Lobbying Activities in Last 6 Years appeared first on BeInCrypto.
A group of 26 technologists, including some of cryptos most fervent critics, has sent a lobbying letter to U.S. lawmakers urging them resist pressure from crypto financiers and lobbyists to...
Can Zuckerberg’s personal appeals win favor in Washington? “Personal visits absolutely help enhance policies and regulatory decisions,” says Chamber of Digital Commerce policy chief
Ripple is leading a group of organizations launching an advocacy body in Washington D.C. that will pay for lobbying in both U.S. dollars and XRP.