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CEO of IOVLabs Talks Financial Inclusion and Holding Governments Accountable
19.12.2019
IOVLabs CEO Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar sat down with Cointelegraph to talk about crypto and blockchain’s role in improving financial inclusion
Oil and Gas Consortium Is 1st to Apply DLT to Industry Balloting
18.12.2019
A group of 10 global oil and gas firms like Chevron and Shell sees successful pilot for digitized industry balloting using blockchain
Gaming Is Key to the Mass Adoption of Crypto
18.12.2019
Crypto gaming: A closer look at a few examples of what is being built and played
Circle Prepares for Crypto Mass Adoption as USD Coin Trading Volume up 954%
18.12.2019
Jeremy Allaire. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, IMF
Major crypto financial services firm behind the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, Circle , intensifies competition in the stablecoin market as the company estimates mass crypto adoption in 2-3 years. In the meantime, USDC trading volume has already...
A Better Alternative to Banking – Club Swan
18.12.2019
The crypto community has had a rough relationship with traditional financial institutions with limited solutions available. Around the world, both early and recent crypto users have had bank accounts closed, transactions rejected, unnecessary delays in receiving their funds, or worse. To add...
TikTok Has 1st Viral Bitcoin Video as Owner Launches DLT Venture
16.12.2019
TikTok records the first viral Bitcoin video after the firm’s owner reportedly launched a blockchain-related venture in China
R3’s Marco Polo Runs Largest Trade Finance Trial With Over 70 Members
16.12.2019
R3’s trade finance network Marco Polo completes its largest trade finance trial involving more than 70 firms
AMD Joins Blockchain Game Alliance, Partners With Marketplace Creators
16.12.2019
AMD joins the Blockchain Game Alliance and partners with industry startups to develop gaming marketplaces powered by the technology
Chinese Courts Increasingly Use Blockchain Technology To Settle Cases
16.12.2019
China’s smart internet courts have applied blockchain and artificial intelligence to decide on millions of legal actions
Blockchain Pilot Makes Waves in Russia's Energy Sector
14.12.2019
Waves is partnering up with Rosseti, Russia’s national energy grid operator, to put the sector on blockchain rails. First results are successful. Will the pilot go nationwide?
Ripple-Based Remittance Firm SendFriend Claims to Save Up to 80% in Fees
14.12.2019
SendFriend has managed to save up to 80% in remittance fees using XRP
Sweden's Central Bank to Partner with Accenture to Launch E-Krona
13.12.2019
Sweden’s central bank is making plans to create a pilot platform for a digital currency known as the e-krona
IBMR and Blockchain Firm Algorand Launch Microfinance Platform
12.12.2019
IBMR and Algorand are jointly launching a microfinance platform and a dedicated token to promote financial inclusion in Southeast Asia
Reuters: Dutch Bank ING Working on Digital Asset Custody Technology
12.12.2019
ING is reportedly developing digital asset custody technology, becoming the latest mainstream financial institution to enter the crypto custody business
Deutsche Bank Report Considers Libra Project as a Catalyst in Crypto Mass Adoption
12.12.2019
Having been subjected to global backlash and criticism, Facebook’s stablecoin Libra project has finally received a welcoming note from a renowned financial entity, the Deutsche Bank. Based in Frankfurt, the bank said in a statement that Libra can play a major role in giving a boost to the crypto...
Two Crypto Advocacy Groups Partner to Promote Digital Tokens Educational Efforts
11.12.2019
The Chamber of Digital Commerce and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance’s strategic partnership aims to boost educational efforts in the field of digital assets
BRD’s Adam Traidman on New Products, Crypto Adoption, and Banking the Unbanked Into 2020
11.12.2019
Breadwallet, later known as Bread, and now just as BRD, was the first crypto wallet in the App Store in 2014. Its non-custodial, open source and user-friendly nature saw it become very popular, now with nearly 3 million users worldwide. CEO Adam Traidman took some time to field questions from...
Jack Dorsey: Twitter Developing Decentralized Standard for Social Media
11.12.2019
Twitter funds a dedicated team to develop a decentralized standard for social media to address existing challenges
Never Mind Adoption, This was a Year of Steady Infrastructural Progress
11.12.2019
As the blockchain stack matures, we’ll look back on 2019 as the start of the blockchain adoption journey
This Year Proved Asia Is Ahead in Crypto-Blockchain Adoption
11.12.2019
From mobile payments to regulation, Asia was quicker to take advantage of fintech technology