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UP Alliance Members to Lock Mega-Utility Tokens for a Year
10.12.2019
Universal Protocol Token is a mega-utility token offering attractive interest rates when lending and borrowing, lower exchange fees, cashback and discounts on trading. The large holders of UPT in the UP Alliance have gotten together and committed to lock their tokens and not sell any UPT for...
LedgerX Places Founders On Leave Following Public CFTC Woes
10.12.2019
LedgerX have placed co-founders Paul and Juthica Chou on administrative leave, effective immediately
China’s Central Bank Uses Blockchain to Issue $2.8B Worth of Financial Bonds
9.12.2019
China issued $2.8 billion in blockchain-based special financial bonds for small and micro enterprises
EToro to Issue Debit Cards Starting Q2 2020
9.12.2019
Trading platform eToro is reportedly planning to launch a debit card in Q2 2020
A Reality Check: Blockchain and DLT in International Trade
9.12.2019
Would blockchain help to bring global trade to a digital era? An overview of a new TFG’, WTO’ and ICC’s study
Lithuanian Central Bank Announces Blockchain Collector Coin
9.12.2019
Lithuania’s central bank announced that in 2020 it will release a blockchain-based collector coin
Japan’s 2nd-Largest Utility Trials Blockchain for Renewable Energy Credits
9.12.2019
Japan’s second-largest power utility is extending its trial of a blockchain system for trading renewable energy certificates
Microsoft Azure Introduces Blockchain Data Management Services and Blockchain Tokens
9.12.2019
IT Service giant Microsoft Azure has announced new tokens and blockchain data management services across blockchain ledgers. Microsoft Azure, Microsoft’s blockchain-powered cloud service, revealed this move aiming to simplify the tokenization process, including the creation and management of tokens...
Weiss Ratings Downgrades EOS to ‘C-‘ Due to Centralization – How Other Coins Measure Up
9.12.2019
Weiss Ratings has downgraded EOS once again, taking its ranking from a B to a C-. The group cites “failure to decentralize,” “misallocation of resources,” and a congested network as reasons for the fall in rank. “Weiss Crypto Ratings model is not based on opinion....
Will the US Let China Beat Them in the Bitcoin and Blockchain Space?
9.12.2019
The world has seen several rivalries between nations. Be it between France and Germany, India and Pakistan, North Korea and South Korea, the UK and Ireland, and the United States and Russia, history has shown us some fierce struggles for power. Thankfully, times have changed, and physical wars...
Ethereum Istanbul Hard Fork Get Support From Major Crypto Exchanges
9.12.2019
Several crypto exchanges announced support for Ethereum network, the Istanbul hard fork
A List of Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventors and Satoshi Clues Debunked in 2019
8.12.2019
Since the inception of Bitcoin, a variety of unique individuals have come forward saying they invented blockchain technology. In 2019, a few more self-proclaimed Satoshis came out of the woodwork, alongside evidence pointing toward other individuals who could have used the moniker. So far, clues...
Microsoft Azure Announces Blockchain Token and Data Management Service
8.12.2019
Microsoft Azure now provides two new services, one dedicated to tokenization and the other to blockchain data management
Ethereum Istanbul — Faster, but Still Not the World Computer
7.12.2019
Ethereum Istanbul has been billed as game-changing, but it doesn’t get us any closer to the “world computer” [opinion]
Italian Copyright Authority and Algorand Develop Blockchain Ecosystem for Copyright Management
7.12.2019
Italian copyright authority teamed up with Algorand to develop a new ecosystem for copyright management based on blockchain technology
EOS-Based Social Media Platform Voice Announces Beta Launch
7.12.2019
Blockchain-based social media platform Voice created by EOS announced that its beta will launch on Feb. 14 next year
Ghana Joins the Bandwagon — Plans for CBDC, Still Wary of Crypto
7.12.2019
Ghana’s financial institutions and regulators remain apathetic to crypto despite plans to test a pilot central bank digital currency in 2020
Ex Italy’s Economy Minister on ‘Transition From Old Coins to New Coins’
7.12.2019
“It’s the future and you cannot stop it.” Former Italian Minister of Economy spoke to Cointelegraph about crypto
Decoding Blockchain and Its Support for Economies
7.12.2019
Since ages, innovation has been playing a pivotal role in the advancement of the whole human civilization. With many new inventions, there is always a fear of disruption and with the fear of separation comes apprehensions. However, the world has never stayed stagnant; change has proved to be...
Report: ‘Blockchain Is A Rapidly Maturing Technology in China’
7.12.2019
A report by Forkast Insights calls blockchain in China a rapidly maturing technology “far beyond the experimental stage”