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China Aims to Be the World’s Dominant Blockchain Power – With Help From Google, Amazon and Microsoft
30.7.2020
China's BSN could be met with geopolitical resistance as it continues to extend its global reach
Mainframe's Latest Blockchain Protocol Acquisition to Enable DeFi Bond System
28.7.2020
Mainframe plans to integrate Sablier’s money streaming technology into a fixed-rate lending protocol and create tokenized debt markets akin to digital bonds
US State of Texas Saddles Up to Become the Next Blockchain Capital
21.7.2020
Texas ups its aspirations to become the go-to place for crypto in the U.S., forming a new blockchain council and highlighting the state’s mining capabilities
Riot Blockchain Boosts Its Hash Rate By 45% With 1,000 New Antminers
17.7.2020
Riot Blockchain is deploying its first tranche of 1,000 Antminers S19 Pros and expects its hash rate to tag 357 petahashes per second
Canadian Government Paid Justin Trudeau Family Member to Talk at Blockchain Event
14.7.2020
Canadian politicians are seeking answers after the half-brother of the prime minister was paid by the federal government to speak at a blockchain conference
Singapore & JPMorgan to Rollout Blockchain-powered Payments Platform
13.7.2020
Singapore’s central bank says its prototype blockchain-powered cross-border payments network is now ready for commercial rollout.
As previously reported, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) began “industry testing" for its new solution with JPMorgan and the state-operated Singaporean...
Global Shipping Giant Cosco to Trial Alibaba’s Ant Blockchain
8.7.2020
Ant Financial claims its enterprise blockchain can handle a billion transaction a day and save costs in global shipping
Three Female Binance Award Nominees Get Blocked From Instagram
6.7.2020
Three female crypto influencers were “deplatformed” from Instagram after critiquing the Binance Influencer Awards
BitPay Adds SegWit, BlockFi Doubles Revenue, 3 News From Cardano + More
2.7.2020
This is our daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Major crypto payments company BitPay added support for SegWit in their wallet as an optional feature, and enhanced...
ASX Under Pressure to Further Delay Rollout of DLT Settlement System
30.6.2020
The blockchain-based clearing and settlement system from Australia's biggest stock exchange faces further delays if unhappy firms get their way
SIA and Quant Network Successfully Test Blockchain Interoperability
28.6.2020
European payments platform SIA partners with Quant Network to establish blockchain interoperability solutions for financial institutions
Vanguard’s Blockchain Platform for Foreign Exchange Will Go Live in Q3 2020
26.6.2020
Mutual fund giant Vanguard has completed another blockchain pilot that aims to change the risk profile of foreign exchange (FX) transactions
China Gets Its First Blockchain-Based Public Resource Bidding Platform
26.6.2020
China’s Yunnan Province has developed the country’s first blockchain-based public resource bidding platform
Why Animism Gives Japanese Characters a NiFTy Head Start on the Blockchain
25.6.2020
“Notions of Japan as an animistic spirit-infused realm in which humans can commune with animals and other objects and forces of nature are ubiquitous in Japan, coursing through popular manga and anime.”
Bitcoin Is Blockchain’s ‘Killer App,’ But Blockchain Is Catching Up
21.6.2020
The bitcoin (BTC) vs. blockchain debate is almost as old as BTC itself. For years now, bitcoin maximalists have argued that blockchain without a cryptocurrency is mostly a slow database, while blockchain advocates have argued that bitcoin only scratches the surface of what decentralized ledgers...
Tencent Registers Advertising, Fund Management Blockchain Patents
19.6.2020
Chinese business giant Tencent has registered a series of new blockchain patents, according to a new report – a possible hint that the company is on the verge of launching a series of new blockchain-related operations.
Per the Securities Times (via EGSEA), the Shenzen-based company, whose core...
Polkadot Is Latest Blockchain to Explore Redeemable Bitcoin Tokens
18.6.2020
It's only a proof-of-concept at this point, but there's now a model for locking BTC on the Bitcoin blockchain and minting PolkaBTC on Polkadot
NEO Withholds no Extremities and Alliances with MADANA for Extending Benefits of Smart Blockchain
10.6.2020
NEO alliances with MADANA—a platform that does data analysis using blockchain technology and PrivTech to fulfill the gap between data and insights for the smart economy—which is the foremost aim of NEO. Blockchain solutions have been opted by many data management organizations due to the ease...
Crypto News Outlet BlockTV Shuts Down, Citing Impact of COVID-19
8.6.2020
Cryptocurrency-focused media startup BlockTV has shut down operations due to the economic strains of the COVID-19 crisis, according to two former employees
Reddit’s Biggest Blockchain Advocate Just Resigned To Fight Racism
5.6.2020
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian recently announced his planned actions to fight racism