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US Congressman Challenges Fed Chair on Threat of China’s Digital Currency
12.2.2020
Congressman tells Federal Reserve Chair that the U.S. is at the tipping point of issuing its central digital currency
New Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin QCAD to be Regulated by FinTRAC
11.2.2020
Canada Stablecorp’s new CAD-pegged stablecoin QCAD will start being regulated by major local AML authority, the FinTRAC, by June 2020
CME’s Chief Economist Echoes Pomp's Views on BTC as Hedge
11.2.2020
CME economist sees value in Bitcoin as a non-correlated asset for portfolios — something Anthony Pompliano has expressed for years
Blockstack Pauses App Mining Pilot Due to Challenges in Running Program
11.2.2020
Blockchain startup Blockstack has paused its App Mining pilot until it resolves the key challenges
From Star Trek to Wikipedia: Crashing Bitcoin SV Fails to Impress
11.2.2020
The Bitcoin SV network and the infamous Craig Wright have been publicly scrutinized by two well known individuals. Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales criticized BSV technology and said he doesn’t think recorded data from Wikipedia would be beneficial stored on a blockchain like BSV. Moreover...
Vermont Turns to Home-Grown Blockchain Company to Track Hemp With Ethereum
11.2.2020
Vermont state regulators will begin recording the production of hemp – a low-THC cannabis strain popular in textiles – on the ethereum mainnet this year
Crypto Fraud Now Exposing Legacy Banks to Compliance Issues, Reports CipherTrace
11.2.2020
Banks who ignore crypto could be setting themselves up for trouble in more ways than one
Mastercard, Binance X and Ripple's Xpring Join the Blockchain Education Alliance
11.2.2020
The Blockchain Education Alliance now counts Mastercard, Binance X and Ripple’s Xpring among its members
Major Food Safety Firm Neogen to Test a Use Case For Blockchain
11.2.2020
U.S.-based food and animal safety Neogen Corporation has partnered with blockchain firm Ripe Technology for tracking food and animal sources.
The connection will allow Neogen to use the Ripe blockchain to track sources for products, as well as resolve issues such as recalls.
Neogen is hoping that...
JPMorgan Might Merge Quorum With ConsenSys - Report
11.2.2020
Within the next six months, U.S.-based investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase is likely to announce that its blockchain unit Quorum is merging with major bockchain company ConsenSys, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the plans.
Both companies are already in talks over this potential...
Huobi to Join Kakao’s Klaytn Global Blockchain Governance Council
11.2.2020
Huobi Global announced on Tuesday that it has joined the Governance Council of the multinational public blockchain project Klaytn. The Klaytn project is lead by the South Korea based global Internet behemoth Kakao, and the governance council includes some of the biggest names like LG Electronics...
$118 Million of Plustoken BTC on the Move Again – New Dump Incoming?
11.2.2020
Plustoken’s stash of bitcoin is on the move again. The haul of ill-gotten gains, amassed during a long-running Ponzi scheme that accrued 187,000 BTC, has been sporadically liquidated, impacting the market price of bitcoin in the process. At 2:46 a.m. today, a known Plustoken address moved...
Report: JPMorgan Considers Merging Blockchain Unit with Consensys
11.2.2020
JPMorgan Chase is reportedly considering a merger of its blockchain unit Quorum with the Ethereum-focused firm ConsenSys
JPMorgan May Merge Its Blockchain Project With Ethereum Studio Consensys: Report
11.2.2020
The banking giant is apparently in talks to merge Quorum with ConsenSys, the ethereum-focused software developer and investor
Chinese Insurers Tap Blockchain to Speed up Coronavirus Payouts
11.2.2020
Blockchain tech is reported to be speeding up insurance claims processing amid the coronavirus outbreak
International Safer Internet Day: Using Blockchain Tech to Secure the Internet
11.2.2020
An Unsafe Internet The Safer Internet Day (February 11) only reminds us that the internet can be a dangerous place: it has little in terms of security features designed to protect the privacy of user data or address the needs of today’s rapidly growing e-commerce industry. Since the internet...
Aztec at Its Core: A Solution to Make Ethereum Transactions Anonymous
11.2.2020
Aztec solution designed to make Ethereum anonymous is now live, the network moves one step closer to tackle the scalability trilemma
You Can Privately Cash out Bitcoin on These P2P Exchanges – for a Premium
11.2.2020
Using P2P exchanges to cash out bitcoin provides privacy, but it comes with a premium – a price premium, to be precise. Whether you’re buying or selling crypto on these semi-decentralized platforms, be prepared to take a hit on the market price. If you’re planning to sell bitcoin...
Poloniex Rolls Back Trading History After Software Bug Causes a Bunch of Problems
11.2.2020
Your trades are not your own
$3.75B Food Safety Company Enlists Blockchain Startup to Track Sourcing
11.2.2020
$3.75 billion food safety company looks to blockchain startup to upgrade food sourcing and tracing