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Block.one's Voice Beta Goes Live + More News
17.8.2020
Here is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Business news
Block.one's social media site, Voice, is almost ready to go live, as its beta program opens its doors to the friends and family...
LG CNS Blockchain-powered Sales Up 12%, More Projects Planned for H2
17.8.2020
Industry 4.0 and blockchain technology-related sales have helped boost the sales performance of LG CNS, the IT services arm of the LG Group – despite an overall drop in profits caused in part by the coronavirus pandemic.
Per media outlet Seoul Kyungjae, LG CNS reported a drop in sales of over...
Filecoin, IoTeX & IPFS Bringing Decentralized Updates for Surveillance Cams
13.8.2020
Ucam. A new trio has been formed to work on the decentralization of the Internet of Things (IoT) - starting with updates for a surveillance camera.
The partners-in-decentralization are privacy-focused blockchain platform for IoT, IoTeX, a protocol and peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing...
A Million South Koreans Now Using Blockchain-powered Driver’s Licenses
13.8.2020
Over 1 million South Koreans have traded in their plastic driver’s licenses in favor of a blockchain-powered, police-issued smartphone-based digital alternative.
Per Daily Kyungjae, the initiative allows drivers to identify themselves to police using barcodes or QR codes, as well as...
World's Largest Utility Firm to Debut Blockchain-powered Digital ID Platform
13.8.2020
A local branch of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) – the nation’s electricity monopoly and the biggest utilities firm in the world – said that it has developed a blockchain technology-powered digital identity authentication system.
Per Shupeidian, the Anhui Province branch of the SGCC...
Blockchain Alchemy For All; BitPay Gets Closer To Coinbase + More News
11.8.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Blockchain news
Blockchain developer platform Alchemy said it has ended its closed beta and is now available for all developers to use....
South Korean’s Silicon Valley Turns to Blockchain-powered Pay
11.8.2020
Seongnam, a major satellite city on the outskirts of the capital Seoul, South Korea, is set to expand its blockchain-powered payment program with a new digital gift certificate issuance project.
The new platform will make use of an app called Chak, and will be built by the Korea Minting...
Chinese Province Says It Will Nurture 20 Blockchain Companies by 2022
11.8.2020
Farmers in Hebei Province, China. Hebei Province, China, has embarked on an ambitious three-year blockchain development plan – and has pledged to foster 20 “leading” blockchain firms by 2022.
Per Shanghai Securities News, the plans were unveiled by the IT arm of the Hebei Communist Party of China...
Blockchain Could Help Rail Eclipse Road, Says Russian Tech Chief
10.8.2020
A Russian railway executive has talked of the possibility of adopting blockchain technology on the nation’s rail network.
Per Vgudok, Sergey Vinogradov, the Director-General of the Scientific Research Institute of Railway Transport, spoke of the virtues of blockchain technology – stating that...
Telecom Giant Says ‘Local Stablecoins, Blockchain’ Powered 19% Growth
8.8.2020
Executives of KT Group in Seoul. South Korea is just one of the countries currently reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, with economic growth down in most sectors. But one industry – telecommunications – is booming. And blockchain-powered local stablecoins appear to be helping...
Blockchain-based Pay’s the Way for South Korean Highways
7.8.2020
Blockchain-powered payments are coming to South Korea’s highways – with the nation’s motorway operator sealing a deal that will see it use blockchain technology to power toll payments across the country before the end of the year.
Per D Daily, KEB Hana Bank, one of the nation’s biggest commercial...
Chinese Banks Set to Adopt Blockchain-powered Forfaiting Platform
7.8.2020
The China National Clearing Center (CNCC), the Chinese central bank's settlements and clearing arm, is set to work with three major banks to foster a blockchain-powered forfaiting trading platform – aimed at boosting the efficiency of export financing.
Per Sina, the CNCC has sealed a deal that also...
More Blockchain Graduates Needed to Meet China’s Burgeoning Demand
5.8.2020
China’s first batch of blockchain graduates will begin their courses later this year, but will not complete their studies until 2024 – with a leading expert warning that the academic sector is “seriously lagging” behind industrial demand.
Per Mars Finance, the head of the Digital Economy...
Ethereum Saved by DeFi in July, Tron Scores in All Metrics - DappRadar
5.8.2020
A contrast, so to say, between two major blockchains was observed by dapp (decentralized app) data aggregator and analysis firm DappRadar in July: While Ethereum (ETH)'s results were "controversial," Tron (TRX)'s development was positive across the board.
While ETH price increased in July...
Blockchain Job Salaries on the March in China
5.8.2020
Blockchain technology-related salaries are rising to almost 2.5 times the national average for workers in major cities in China – as demand for developers and specialists skyrockets in the country.
Per Chainnews, “hundreds of companies across the country are hiring blockchain staff, with monthly...
Tencent to Co-launch Blockchain-powered Wine Traceability Platform
1.8.2020
Source: Adobe/Ekaterina_Molchanova
Chinese tech giant Tencent has unveiled a wine traceability platform using blockchain technology – in conjunction with the nation’s biggest and oldest wine producer.
Per the China News Network, Tencent’s deal with China's biggest winery, Changyu, will be...
Captain Kirk Goes Crypto Collectible with Shatner-WAX Partnership
31.7.2020
Captain James Kirk
Cryptonews.com boldly goes where (almost) no crypto media outlet has gone before to bring you news of William Shatner and his adventures with blockchain technology.
Iconic actor Shatner played Captain James Kirk in the hit TV series Star Trek, a role that won him cult status...
Battery Maker LG Chem Makes Blockchain-powered Sustainability Drive
31.7.2020
LG Chem, one of the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery producers, said that it will build a blockchain-powered supply chain traceability platform for its battery products.
The firm, part of the wider LG Group of companies, said that it spent USD 92 million in a sustainability-based R&D...
Guizhou, China, Launches Blockchain-powered Int’l Trading Platform
30.7.2020
Features of Miao ethnic costumes in Guizhou, China. Another Chinese province reported that it is about to launch a blockchain-powered cross-border financial service platform.
Per Haiwainet, Guizhou Province, in China’s mountainous southwest, will launch the initiative this month.
The province’s...
Augur Launches its Second Version with Host of Major Integrations
29.7.2020
After years in the making, decentralized, peer-to-peer (p2p) oracle and prediction market protocol Augur launched its long-awaited second iteration.
"The Augur v2 protocol contracts have been successfully deployed to the Ethereum Mainnet," said the announcement, with the contracts...