Mercedes Will Use Blockchain to Track Carbon Emissions in Cobalt Supply Chain
30.1.2020
A joint pilot by Mercedes Benz and Circulor will track carbon emissions in the cobalt supply chain
Cambodia Readies a Blockchain-Based Digital Currency
30.1.2020
Cambodia's central bank digital currency platform has the support of 11 national banks and will be used initially for domestic payments once launched at some point during the first fiscal quarter of this year
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 30, 2020
30.1.2020
Markets Daily is back with news of the day and clips of Democratic Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang's recent crypto comments
DeFi Challenge: Organic User Adoption
30.1.2020
DeFi (decentralized finance) protocols to face the same challenge as all cryptos on their path in 2020, and it’s organic user adoption.
The growing trend of DeFi, which marked 2019, has in fact been highlighted by a large increase in the number of assets being locked up in different DeFi protocols....
Swiss Resort Town Zermatt Accepts Bitcoin for Government Services
30.1.2020
Zermatt, a municipality in Switzerland at the foot of the Matterhorn known for its ski resort, has started accepting bitcoin for government services. The Zermatt town hall now has a point-of-sale solution, installed by Zug-based Bitcoin Suisse, to accept the cryptocurrency. A spokesperson for...
TokenSoft Launches Wallet Allowing Investors to Self-Manage Security Tokens
30.1.2020
The U.S.-regulated security token platform says its new wallet product makes managing tokens easier for investors
Compared to Traditional Banks, Crypto Lenders See Booming Growth
30.1.2020
A lukewarm U.S. economy is making big banks like JPMorgan Chase struggle to produce fast loan growth - even with interest rates close to historic lows. Yet, in the white-hot cryptocurrency industry, lenders are burgeoning
What Does Twitter’s New Decentralized Initiative Mean?
30.1.2020
Decentralization of social media platforms might end up as an apple of discord between business and its users
Landmark Venezuelan Hotel to Accept Bitcoin & Altcoins + More News
30.1.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/eurobuilding
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One of Venezuela’s biggest hotels, the Caracas-based Hotel Eurobuilding...
BTC Faces Tough Resistance at $9.4k, Yet Holds a Bullish Divergence
30.1.2020
Bitcoin, at the time of writing, was trading at $9,323.46 on Coinbase and is also exhibiting a further uptrend The price trend of BTC rightly break the downward channel as it marks a fresh height above $9,400 The current uptrend is steadily supported by the long-term daily Moving Average The coin...
Bittrex Takes Out Record $300M Insurance on Crypto Held in Cold Storage
30.1.2020
The insurance was underwritten by Arch Syndicate 2012, which provides specialized insurance for corporations
Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails to Lobby Staking Adoption
30.1.2020
Coinbase Custody and Bison Trails join the Proof of Stake Alliance advocacy group