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Walmart China Teams with VeChain, PwC on Blockchain Food Safety Platform
25.6.2019
Walmart China has launched a blockchain-based platform aimed to address food safety concerns in the country
‘Walmart China Blockchain Traceability Platform’ Announced Today!
25.6.2019
Today, China Products Safety Publicity Week Traceability System Construction Seminar 2019 was organized. Walmart and CCFA organized this seminar in Beijing, China. In the seminar, Walmart, CCFA (China Chain-Store & Franchise Association), PwC, Inner Mongolia Kerchin Co., and VeChain’s combined...
Celgene Deal Setback Wipes Out $6 Billion From Bristol-Myers Squibb
25.6.2019
When it comes to the biggest acquisitions that are valued at tens of billions of dollars, there is almost always a bit of trouble in completing the whole thing. First of all, there is the matter of the two company’s shareholders who might or might not want the deal to happen, while on the other...
Seller of USD 100K Virtual Car, Animoca, Bets Big on Blockchain
25.6.2019
Animoca Brands, Hong Kong-headquartered publisher of mobile games, is betting on blockchain as they're considering this technology to be a game changer in the industry, according to Yat Siu, Co-founder and Chairman of the company.
In 2018, Animoca reached AUD 12.8 million (USD 8.9 million)...
Synthetix Platform Loses 37 Million Of Synthetic Ether In Oracle Attack
25.6.2019
Ethereum based issuer of synthetic assets, Synthetix suffered a huge Oracle attack, which leads to a loss of over 37 million synthetic Ethereum (sETH). The actual loss in traditional terms hasn’t been updated yet, as the token has poor liquidity in the market. The news of the attack was given...
JPMorgan Will Pilot ‘JPM Coin’ Stablecoin by End of 2019: Report
25.6.2019
The U.S. largest bank, JPMorgan, expects to pilot its own cryptocurrency project JPM Coin around the end of 2019, Bloomberg reports
Amazon Patents Drone Surveillance; Will Enable To Have Eyes In The Sky
25.6.2019
Amazon has pretty much taken over the e-commerce industry over the last two decades or so. The company, which started as an online book shop, now sells a plethora of products and is rightly known as ‘the everything store.’ However, it is also important to note that Amazon is not so dominant due...
$1 Million Raised by Streak AI Technologies in Latest Funding Round
25.6.2019
India has become one of the more important hotbeds of tech-based startups in Asia and a large variety of startups have been established in the past few years. Many of them have gone on to become highly successful companies and many more are now coming up through the ranks. One of those is Streak...
Tony Hawk Foundation Added to Bitpay’s 100 Crypto Supporting Nonprofits
25.6.2019
On June 24, well known nonprofit the Tony Hawk Foundation revealed it is now accepting cryptocurrencies for donations through Bitpay. The foundation founded by the pro skater Tony Hawk has funded 623 skatepark projects and now people can donate with BCH and BTC. With the latest collaboration...
New $35 Raspberry Pi is the Most Powerful Yet for Running a Full Bitcoin Node
25.6.2019
The Raspberry Pi Foundation released a new, more powerful model of its miniscule single-board computer, which costs $35 a pop and can run full nodes on the bitcoin network
More Than Its Own Platform, Libra Will Be Beneficial For Blockchain Systems And Bitcoin
25.6.2019
Libra is touted to be the next big thing in the world of crypto and blockchain. The kind of backing it has is unprecedented in the industry, and the user base is humongous. However, many experts believe that more than itself, Libra will benefit other blockchain systems and Bitcoin. For example...
Local Chinese Startups Leave IBM And Oracle In The Dust
25.6.2019
The trade war between the United States and China is expected to continue for the foreseeable future and it has had far-reaching effects across a range of industries so far. One of the most interesting developments in that regard is the way in which local Chinese tech startups have now managed...
Smaller Rival Altran Merges with Capgemini in 3.6 Billion Euros Deal
25.6.2019
When it comes to the biggest companies in the world of consulting and technology, the idea of acquisition in order to keep growing is a well-known strategy and that has been even more prevalent in recent years. In a new development, French consultancy and information technology giant Capgemini...
Ethereum-Based Synthetic Asset Platform Loses Over 37M Tokens in Oracle Attack
25.6.2019
An asset platform that allows for the minting and trading of synthetic assets recently lost over 37 million synthetic ether in an apparent oracle attack
AICPA Proposes New Standards That Would Apply to Blockchain-Based Audit Data
25.6.2019
The AICPA is soliciting feedback on a new proposal for audit standards, in which they are seeking to accommodate data provided by new technologies such as blockchain
Pot Startup Uses the Blockchain to Smoke Out Weed Strains
25.6.2019
TheraCann and StrainSecure have teamed up to turn pot DNA into intellectual property
President of Uganda to Lead Blockchain Conference in Kampala in July
25.6.2019
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda will be leading a conference in June on blockchain technologies and the “fourth industrial revolution”
Bitfinex CTO Hints at Maximum Leverage for Upcoming Derivatives Trading
25.6.2019
Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange CTO hinted at maximum leverage for upcoming derivatives training
98% of BSV Transactions Used for Writing Weather Data on Blockchain: Report
25.6.2019
More than 98% of transactions on the BSV blockchain over the past 30 days were used for writing copied data from a weather app, data shows
US House of Representatives to Hold Hearing on Facebook’s Libra in July
24.6.2019
Facebook will testify before two government committees on its proposed virtual currency Libra on July 16 and 17