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China to Be First to Launch Digital Currency, Says Think Tank Exec
28.10.2019
Huang Qifan of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges said that China will be the leader in forming a national digital currency
Bakkt Teases Launch of Consumer Payments App Scheduled for 2020
28.10.2019
Bakkt plans consumer payments app for 2020 launch with Starbucks as the first major retailer
China Approves a New Cryptography Law Prior to The Launch of Its Digital Currency Project
28.10.2019
In yet another substantial step to strengthen its plans for the launch of its highly anticipated digital currency, China’s rubber-stamp parliament has approved a new law for governing cryptography, according to the latest state media report published on Saturday. The law will become effective from...
Bakkt to Launch Crypto ‘Consumer App’ in First Half of 2020
28.10.2019
Bakkt says it's launching a consumer app next year that will let customers pay crypto at Starbucks
Mastercard and Retail Giant Topco to Launch Blockchain Pilot
28.10.2019
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Financial services giant Mastercard may have left Facebook's Libra behind, but the company still has big blockchain-related plans – and is looking to move into the world of blockchain-powered food supply chain traceability.
Per a press release, Mastercard says it...
Bitcoin.com Joins the Coinex Chain Pre-Election Node Process
26.10.2019
Trading platform Coinex recently announced the creation of a public decentralized exchange (dex) blockchain that leverages the consensus protocols Tendermint and the Cosmos SDK. This month, up until the mainnet launch, Coinex is in the midst of its pre-election process with new node participants...
Telegram Investors Approve Postponing of Launch Date of Telegram Open Network
25.10.2019
TON Investors mutually agreed to push the inauguration date of the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain platform to April 30, 2020. A majority of TON investors backed the agreement; hence, the refund option has been annulled. Last week, Telegram sent out a letter to all the TON investors...
Bakkt to Launch Options Contracts in Bitcoin Futures in December
25.10.2019
Bakkt, which takes pride in being Intercontinental Exchange’s bitcoin derivatives provider, has unveiled the launch date of its highly anticipated options contract for its bitcoin futures. The platform has decided to present the first options contract for bitcoin futures as the latest product...
Galaxy Digital to Launch 2 New Bitcoin Funds in November
24.10.2019
Galaxy Digital's asset management division is launching two bitcoin funds in November, according to a source with knowledge of the matter
Bakkt to Launch Options on Its Bitcoin Futures Dec. 9
24.10.2019
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is launching bitcoin options contracts through its subsidiary Bakkt. Bakkt announced Thursday that it would “launch the first regulated options contract for bitcoin futures,” adding a new product to its current slate of physically-settled bitcoin...
More Than Thirty South Korean Firms Come Together to Launch a New Blockchain ID Verification Platform
24.10.2019
Taking pride in being South Korea’s largest English daily, The Korea Herald has reported that over thirty South Korean firms are coming together to curate and put to use an ID verification solution governed by the blockchain technology. The top-tier thirty business houses and firms have partnered...
Greyp Collaborates With Two Blockchain Entities to Launch an Automatic Payment System
24.10.2019
Greyp, the sister concern of leading car manufacturing firm Rimac Automobili, has entered into a strategic partnership deal with two blockchain-based platforms- slock.it and the Energy Web Foundation or the EWF. The collaboration aims to curate an automatic payment system for Greyp’s IoT vehicles....
Bitmain Aims to Build a 300MW Texas Mining Farm
23.10.2019
The Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies and DMG Blockchain Solutions announced the launch of a 25MW mining facility in Rockdale, Texas. The new mine aims to bolster Bitmain’s international expansion which will soon expand to 50MW of processing power and then extend the operation’s...
Zuckerberg: Facebook Will Not Launch Libra Without US Approval
22.10.2019
Mark Zuckerberg plans to assure Congress that Libra will not launch until all U.S. regulators' concerns are addressed
WATCH: Ava Blockchain Founder Plans to Launch in December
22.10.2019
The Ava blockchain should launch later this year, said founder Emin Gün Sirer
Telegram Backer Sought Circle Listing Before SEC Halted Token Launch
22.10.2019
A backer of Telegram's blockchain project asked Circle's Poloniex exchange to list the gram token before the SEC halted issuance, court papers show
Court Postpones TON Hearing Till February, Impatient Investors May Get 77% Back
21.10.2019
The New York court reviewing Telegram’s contested coin offering in the U.S. has postponed a scheduled hearing on the case till February. The defendants, Telegram Group and its subsidiary TON Issuer, have been banned from distributing and selling the tokens. Investors who don’t want...
Samsung SDS Joins Hands With Tech Mahindra and American Firm Pega to Launch a New DLT Product
21.10.2019
Samsung SDS, which works as the IT subsidiary of world-class technology firm Samsung has announced the news of the launch of a new blockchain-oriented traceability solution. The highly anticipated product curated by Samsung SDS has been a joint initiative of the firm along with American software...
bitFlyer Announced the Launch of Free iOS and Android Apps for the US & Europe
21.10.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer has announced the launch of free iOS and Android apps for the US and Europe. Apps will allow trading in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Monacoin (MONA), and Lisk (LSK). Trading on apps will handle...
Bitcoin IRA to Launch Interest-Earning Crypto Accounts Next Month
21.10.2019
Bitcoin IRA and Genesis Capital have partnered enabling customers to earn interest on their Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency IRA accounts