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Brave Aims At Zoom With 'Private and Unlimited Video Calling Service'
28.5.2020
Brave Together. Blockchain-based decentralized browser Brave (BAT) has launched encrypted in-browser video calls, dubbed Brave Together.
The makers of the Brave web browser have announced the launch of a "private and unlimited video calling service" based on the open source app Jitsi....
Irish Firms Pay Blockchain Devs More than US Counterparts – Report
28.5.2020
The highest-paid blockchain developers in the world are not based in Silicon Valley, but on the Emerald Isle, per a new report – with the United States placing third, behind Northern neighbor Canada on a list of countries with the highest average hourly rates for blockchain developers.
The report...
Why Is Polkadot Mainnet News Important to Blockchain Adoption?
27.5.2020
The first candidate for the highly anticipated blockchain and one of the top 10 ICOs of 2017, Polkadot Network, is live. The relevance of this project lies in its promise to bring much-needed "true [blockchain] interoperability."
Web3 Foundation, Polkadot’s lead developer has announced...
Financial Giants Fujitsu & Nomura to Launch Digital Asset Trading on Blockchain
26.5.2020
Source: Adobe/Игорь Головнёв
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has signed a deal with major securities company Nomura that will see the duo co-launch an interoperable blockchain platform for trading “digital assets” such as securities.
Per a report from Nikkei, Fujitsu is working on the project with...
Sberbank to Roll out 5,000 Apple&Google Pay-compatible Blockchain ATMs
26.5.2020
Major banks in Russia are looking to do away with plastic card-powered personal finance – and are turning to blockchain to boost contactless transactions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The banks are being led by blockchain-keen Sberbank, which has just bought around 5,000 contactless ATMs...
57% of Surveyed Japanese Companies Set to Adopt Blockchain Technology
22.5.2020
A survey of Japanese businesses has found that 57% of companies are considering blockchain adoption – but most fear that Japan is lagging behind other nations in the race to get blockchain-powered solutions up and running in the corporate world.
These were the findings of a report from Tokyo-based...
Binance Re-entering China via 'Blockchain not Crypto' Road
19.5.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/binance
Major crypto exchange Binance seems to be well on its way to re-establishing a presence in China, but by taking the 'blockchain, not crypto' entrance. CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), says "education and technology" first.
Following the Chinese ban...
Blockchain Interoperability, Ethereum Classic to Upgrade + More News
15.5.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Blockchain news
Accenture and Fujitsu Laboratories are jointly developing a blockchain interoperability solution, per a press...
Blockchain Bites: Will Enterprise Blockchain Find a ‘Killer App’ or Be Killed?
14.5.2020
IBM, We.Trade and Microsoft executives spoke about the trials and tribulations of capitalizing on enterprise-grade blockchain at Consensus: Distributed
Coinbase Implements Fixes, Shortage Of Blockchain Specialists + More News
14.5.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Exchanges news
Following two outages on April 29 and May 9, Coinbase said they are changing their database deployment topology...
Mobile Carrier SK Unveils Samsung-made 5G Phone with Blockchain ID Wallet
14.5.2020
Researchers conduct final tests on the Galaxy A Quantum smartphone and its quantum random number generation (QRNG) chipset at the SK Telecom's Bundang offices prior to launch. A smartphone created by South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom, in conjunction with Samsung, is the world's first...
Blockchain-themed Manga Series Hopes to Take Japan by Storm
13.5.2020
The protagonist of the new series explains the concept of blockchain, distributed ledgers and cryptocurrencies to a captivated time-traveling hero.
Japanese manga writers can’t get enough of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. First there was the manga-themed monacoin (MONA) and...
Chinese Central Bank Calls for Yet More Blockchain Adoption
13.5.2020
The Chinese central bank’s technology leads have called for more blockchain adoption in the bank’s own operations and the wider, government-owned financial sector.
Per Sina, the People's Bank of China (PBoC)’s Financial Technology Committee held its first meeting of the year this week, with...
Investors Say Lawsuits May Follow as Telegram Boss Concedes TON Defeat
13.5.2020
Telegram and its owner Pavel Durov have officially sounded the death knell for the company’s Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain platform and its Gram token. But investors and other experts claim that a slew of lawsuits may follow as the company attempts to appease investors who stumped up...
Breaking: Telegram Abandons Telegram Open Network and GRAM Tokens
12.5.2020
Telegram CEO announces the end of Telegram Open Network and Gram following regulatory battle
S Korea to Welcome Blockchain-powered Unlisted Stock Trading Platforms
11.5.2020
Two new blockchain-powered unlisted over-the-counter (OTC) stock trading platforms should launch in South Korea next year, with a third, rival platform already ready to open its doors for business.
Per Fn News, a potentially groundbreaking cooperation between Dunamu, the operator of market-leading...
Chinese, International Telcos Explore ‘Blockchain + 5G’ Paradigm
8.5.2020
Telecoms companies are increasingly looking to combine 5G and blockchain operations – particularly those based in China, per a new report that suggests blockchain development is as now as important to telecoms firms as next-generation mobile networks.
Media outlet Communication Information News...
Blockchain Key to South Korea’s ‘New Deal’ Post-COVID 19 Economic Plan
8.5.2020
Source: Adobe/Rochu_2008
How might governments try to drag their economies out of the mire when the coronavirus pandemic finally subsides? Many of those interested in peering into the future are looking to South Korea, where the powers-that-be are already outlining their post-pandemic economic...
Italian Banks' App Shows Financial World is Not Sleeping on Blockchain
6.5.2020
It seems that blockchain applications are getting more common in the financial world, connecting a number of companies and solving their long-standing issues. Another proof of that is an app that will be used by Italian banks.
Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI), the Italian banking association...
Crypto-powered Plastic Surgery, Blockchain Industrial Parks + More News
6.5.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Adoption news
A South Korean company wants to offer crypto and blockchain-powered plastic surgery, and is targeting so-called...