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Argentina's Banks Set to Use RSK Blockchain Technology for Tracking Payments
22.4.2020
RSK enters the enterprise blockchain field by collaborating with major Argentinian banks
ICC’s New Carbon Council Will Implement Blockchain for Carbon Market
22.4.2020
International Chamber of Commerce’s Carbon Council targets carbon market liquidation by using blockchain
Chinese Blockchain-powered Trade Pilot Claims Int’l Success
22.4.2020
Qingdao. Companies involved in the Chinese city of Qingdao’s blockchain-powered cross border financing platform pilot are claiming that they are enjoying great success – and have conducted blockchain-powered trades with partners based as far afield as North America and Southern Asia.
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Blockchain Startup Launches App to Encourage People Stay at Home Amid COVID19
22.4.2020
Israeli blockchain startup Orbs has launched a tracking app to encourage people to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic
Everledger Offers Diamond Industry Blockchain-Based Carbon Offsetting
22.4.2020
Track-and-trace blockchain pioneer Everledger is using its technology to help the diamond industry offset its carbon footprint
Power Ledger Rolls Out Blockchain-Based Solar Energy Trading in Western Australia
22.4.2020
Power Ledger has just signed a deal with the largest medium-density residential developer in Perth to roll out its blockchain-based solar energy trading platform
UK’s Tech Bailout Could Help Blockchain Devs Weather COVID-19 Shutdown
22.4.2020
Britain’s new “Future Fund” relief package will help tech firms, including blockchain companies like Chainvine
Dutch Central Bank ‘Ready to Play a Leading Role’ with Digital Euro
22.4.2020
A De Nederlandsche Bank report says a central bank digital currency would solve issues such as the decline in the use of cash during the pandemic
NFL Star Russell Okung Backs Bitcoin Rewards Startup
22.4.2020
Russell Okung thinks people should find more ways to ‘earn rather than buy’ Bitcoin, and spruiked the Fold app and debit card as a way to do that
Investor Z Fights to Redact its ‘Secret Sauce’ in Telegram ICO Case
22.4.2020
An investment firm has likened its strategic analysis of Telegram’s ICO to ‘McDonald’s Secret Sauce’ and demanded its redaction in the SEC’s lawsuit
Stablecoins and Crosschain Loans: 2 Projects Attempt to Bring Defi Solutions to Bitcoin
22.4.2020
While decentralized finance (defi) solutions have grown popular on the Ethereum blockchain, developers have recently created similar systems by leveraging BTC’s network. A project called Atomic Loans claims to offer a noncustodial bitcoin-backed stablecoin solution, while Money on chain a...
Consensys Cuts Hundreds of Jobs This Year – About 25% of Its Staff Slashed
22.4.2020
Ethereum-based company Consensys has cut hundreds of jobs since January. In its latest action, the US-based blockchain development team confirmed it will slash more than 90 jobs – or 14% of its workforce – citing the global impact of Covid-19. The decision comes after a virtual town...
A Major Chinese Bank Unveils the Banking Sector’s First Blockchain White Paper
21.4.2020
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is the world’s largest lender by assets, and they’ve just released a crypto white paper
Zcash Foundation Cuts Q1 Spending 17% to $2.7 Million – ZEC Tanks 9% in 24 Hours
21.4.2020
The Zcash Foundation cut spending by 17% during the first three months of this year due to Covid-19 pressures. In its first-quarter report, the foundation said it spent only $2.68 million from an initial budget of $3.24 million. The report says: Our budget reduction primarily stems from cancelling...
Central Bank of Argentina Tests Blockchain-powered System + More News
21.4.2020
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The Central Bank of Argentina has started promoting a proof of concept based on blockchain. According to the emailed...
Blockchain Bites: DeFi Hacker Is Back, Oil Craters and Big Tech Won’t Sue You
21.4.2020
Big Tech vows not to sue developers using their patents to build solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic while a hacker returns funds stolen this weekend
Crypto Gaming Seems to Be Exploding During COVID-19
21.4.2020
A crypto gaming company called Bling says COVID-19 has sent increased traffic to its games
Bitcoin Smart Contract Solution RSK Sees New Stablecoin and Leveraged Token
21.4.2020
Bitcoin-based smart contract solution Rootstock sees a DeFi protocol launch a leveraged token and decentralized stablecoin
Banks Could Intercept Your COVID-19 Stimulus Checks — Enter Crypto
21.4.2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional banking system shows its vulnerability, which could not happen with crypto
UK University Develops Blockchain Certificate to Protect Consumers from COVID-19 Risks
21.4.2020
“Coronavirus represents a crisis of trust because we cannot any longer automatically trust goods or suppliers,” say the creators of a new blockchain supply chain certificate