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India Announces Multiple Mega-Mergers of State-Owned Banks in Latest Attempt to Spur Growth
31.8.2019
India is one of the handfuls of nations in which publicly owned banks still make up the major chunk of the financial system and while it has its merits, it has its demerits as well. In recent years, some of the biggest public sector banks in the country have been encircled with bad loans...
Crypto Salaries Gain Regulatory Recognition Around the World
29.8.2019
Salaries paid in decentralized digital coins have become a norm across the crypto industry, but there’s really no reason why cryptocurrencies can’t be used for remuneration by businesses in other sectors as well. In many jurisdictions that should be legal even in the absence...
Crypto Advertisement Still Unwelcome, How Is the Industry Coping?
28.8.2019
Why Google, Facebook and Twitter hold on to bans on crypto advertising, but the severity of it could be changing now
Altria and Philip Morris Locked in Talks to Create Mega $200 Billion Tobacco Company
28.8.2019
The tobacco industry is replete with instances of large companies merging to form larger corporations, but there are very few instances in which companies that had been formed after a split come together again. 11 years ago, Philip Morris International had split from Altria due to the slowdown...
Taxi Hailing Company Grab to Invest $500 Million in Vietnam Over the Next Half a Decade
28.8.2019
Investment in the different potentially high growth Asian economies is now one of the pet strategies of some of the biggest tech companies in the world, and in that regard, Vietnam is an excellent choice. Over the years, Singapore based ride-hailing service Grab has grown into a behemoth, and...
Switzerland Approves Bitcoin Banks – But With Strict Conditions Attached
27.8.2019
One of the major problems for businesses in the cryptocurrency industry is finding a bank that agrees to work with them and connect them to the traditional fiat financial system. The financial regulator in Switzerland has just made this easier by licensing two companies to serve as tailored banks...
Artificial Intelligence Forum in Dubai to be joined by Consultancy firm PwC
26.8.2019
Over the past half a decade or so, artificial intelligence has become one of the world’s most important emerging technologies, and although it is yet to go mainstream, its eventual adoption is inevitable. It might have originated in the United States, but knowing the full scope of AI, many others...
Crypto Industry Direly Needs Specialized Education, Says Ripple Exec
25.8.2019
Crypto industry needs more specialized education, says Ripple’s head of social impact Ken Weber
To Develop Blockchain-based Financial Services, Woori Partners with Kakao’s Blockchain- a Subsidiary of Ground X
22.8.2019
Woori Financial Group is a South Korean leading company in the financial services sector. Yesterday in a press release, it had announced its partnership with Kakao’s blockchain. (Kakao’s blockchain is a subsidiary of Ground X.) The objective of this partnership is to develop blockchain-backed...
Rise Of Bitcoin Hash Rate To All-Time High Indicates That Price Will Rise, Says Max Keiser
20.8.2019
Bitcoin hash rate broke yet another all-time high on Monday after it peaked at 82.5 TH/s. This is an indicator that Bitcoin price will rise to its all-time high very soon, Max Keiser stated. He tweeted that price follows hash rate, and hence the price will increase as the hash rate is at a 9year...
Let’s Build a JAMstack E-Commerce Store with Netlify Functions
20.8.2019
A lot of people are confused about what JAMstack is. The acronym stands for JavaScript, APIs, and Markup, but truly, JAMstack doesn’t have to include all three. What defines JAMstack is that it’s served without web servers. If you consider the history of computing, this type of abstraction isn’t...
Fidelity Charitable Received $106 Million Donation Despite the Economic Uncertainty
19.8.2019
Fidelity Charitable is the branch of Fidelity that deals with charity. In the recent annual reports of the firm, it was revealed that the charity platform received more than 100 Million Dollars in donation since 2015. This donation was made in cryptocurrency. The exact amount of donation received...
Digital Piggy Banks And Books: How Crypto Industry Targets Kids
18.8.2019
While there are not many things that everyone in the cryptocurrency community can agree on, there is a shared belief that decentralized digital currencies will play an integral role in the future of money. As a result, a handful of companies are building their business on products that aim...
DASH Introduces All-New Version of Dash Core- v0.14.0.3
16.8.2019
Welcome the all-new version of Dash Core- v0.14.0.3. It is the brand new update from Dash for its native crypto token- DASH, which has upgraded its crypto wallet and P2P client. Many speculate that the reason behind the Dash’s latest upgrade is the sharp rise and fall in the transaction volume...
NEM Announces Integration of Catapult with Trezor Hardware Wallet
16.8.2019
Yesterday, on Twitter, NEM SP announced its brand new contract called- ‘Catapult Trezor Wallet Integration.’ They posted about the opening of the opportunity of RFP (Request-for-Proposal) for Trezor integration. NEM Catapult programs by NEM Foundation are packed with exciting features such...
Crypto Lending Industry Has Earned Just 2% on $4.7 Billion in Loans: Report
15.8.2019
A new report from credit assessment startup Graychain shows that demand for crypto loans is surging, but lenders aren't making much profit
Head of FTC says He is Willing to go After Big Tech and Break the Companies Up
14.8.2019
If there is one thing that has been established beyond doubt, then that is the fact that much of the world is now heavily influenced by some of the biggest tech companies. Hence, over the past few years, there has been the talk among regulators and critics of the tech industry that many of...
Bitex Crypto Exchange Partners With Bantotal In Latin America, Over 60 Banks Can Now Use Bitcoin
14.8.2019
In a breakthrough for the crypto industry in Latin America, popular crypto exchange Bitex has entered in partnership with a prominent banking service provider in the region, Bantotal. The latter has a presence in 14 Latin countries, which will give Bitex an unparalleled exposure. Uruguay based...
Industry Investors Shift Focus From Crypto to Convergence Apps: Report
13.8.2019
Outlier Ventures’ new report provides insight into blockchain investment and market trends in 2019, showing a shift from cryptocurrencies to convergence applications
EU Members Adopt Tougher Crypto Rules Than AML Directive Requires
13.8.2019
Europe is gradually tightening the rules for the crypto space. A wave of new regulations are introducing stricter requirements for companies operating in the industry and cryptocurrency users are going to feel the difference in the coming months. The measures stem from the obligation of member...