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China's President Makes Major Push for Blockchain
25.10.2019
China’s President Xi Jinping urged the country to accelerate the development of the blockchain technology due to its importance "in the new round of technological innovation and industrial transformation" of China.
The President was speaking at a group study session of the Communist Party of China...
CHAI Processes USD 54m via Terra's Blockchain + 12 More Crypto News
24.10.2019
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Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
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South Korea’s mobile payments platform powered by Terra’s blockchain technology...
Samsung Adds 12 New Dapps to its Mobile Blockchain Keystore
23.10.2019
The world's largest smartphone maker, Samsung has added 12 new decentralized apps (dapps) to its mobile wallet marketplace, the Samsung Blockchain Keystore. Almost half of the new dapps are gaming titles.
Per media outlet Decenter, the new gaming dapps are:
DarkTown Yangpa Kisadan (literally...
‘Source of Truth’ — Winklevoss Says Bitcoin Is More Than Digital Gold
23.10.2019
Gemini crypto exchange co-founder Cameron Winklevoss has emphasized Bitcoin’s property as a single source of truth, arguing this makes its possibilities far greater than just digital gold
How is HTC’s Exodus 1s Cryptophone Different from its Exodus 1
21.10.2019
A Taiwanese tech giant, HTC, came out with a new rendition of their blockchain-powered smartphone Exodus 1. Let’s check out what differentiates the two models.
HTC launched its Exodus 1s on October 19th at Berlin’s Lightning conference, but only in Europe and a few other countries. As a reminder...
Samsung, LG, Hyundai Speed Up Major Blockchain Adoption Project
21.10.2019
Eleven South Korean companies are teaming up for a government-backed “consortium-type” blockchain network that will allow citizens to ditch paper-based certificates, employee ID cards, degree certificates, insurance claims documents and more in favor of a mobile-based blockchain solution.
Per...
Crypto and Blockchain News From Japan: Oct. 14–20 in Review
21.10.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from Japan, courtesy of Cointelegraph Japan
Bitcoin’s Irreversibility Challenges Int’l Private Law: Legal Scholar
18.10.2019
Professor Matthias Lehmann has proposed an approach for applying private international law to Bitcoin and other blockchains
Broadway Goes Blockchain + 12 More Crypto News
17.10.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
Adoption news
As a possible solution to ticket fraud and for a better ticketing experience, Broadway has turned to blockchain...
EY Has Blockchain-based Solution to Governments + 11 More Crypto News
16.10.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
Adoption news
Major professional services firm, EY, launched EY OpsChain Public Finance Manager (PFM), a blockchain-enabled...
New Crypto Adoption Example: Samsung Testing Tokenomics with Lympo
15.10.2019
There is another example of adoption coming to the Cryptoverse, as Samsung started testing tokenomics with Lympo in an effort to motivate Americans to be(come) healthier.
Samsung Health, a free application developed by South Korean giant Samsung, partnered with the Lithuania-headquartered...
Coinshares, Blockchain Launch DGLD Gold Token on Bitcoin Blockchain
15.10.2019
A consortium of companies launched a gold-backed token on the Bitcoin blockchain
BMW, Renault, General Motors, Honda, Ford to Pilot Blockchain Project
14.10.2019
Some of the world’s leading carmakers will begin a pilot for a blockchain-powered vehicle identification platform. The project might let the drivers of electric vehicles pay parking fees, maintenance fees, rest stop service fees and highway tolls charges faster and more effectively, without making...
Crypto and Blockchain News From Japan: Oct. 7–13 in Review
13.10.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency news from Japan, courtesy of Cointelegraph Japan
Crypto and Blockchain News From Brazil: Oct. 6-12 in Review
13.10.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency news from Brazil, courtesy of Cointelegraph Brasil
Crypto Wallets at Their Peaks of 'Inflated Expectations.' What's Next?
11.10.2019
Software and hardware crypto wallets are about to enter the 'Trough of Disillusionment,' but the future seems bright, as it will bring a better alternative to private keys, according to major research and advisory company Gartner.
Their recent Hype Cycle for blockchain technologies shows that both...
Blockchain 'Following Internet’s Steps' to the Mainstream
9.10.2019
In the light of the recent report by research and advisory company Gartner, which claims it’ll take another five to ten years to see the transformational impact of blockchains, the company’s Senior Director Analyst, Fabio Chesini, said that the pattern we are now witnessing with blockchain...
Beyond CryptoKitties: Top 5 Most Popular Blockchain and Crypto Games
9.10.2019
Blockchain technology promised miracles for almost every sector and industry in the world. One of the most prominent industry was gaming, which had many people talking ever since the emergence of Cryptokitties, an amusing digital collectibles game which made the headlines at the end of 2017 and...
Blockstream’s Samson Mow: Bitcoin’s Block Size May Already Be ‘Too Big’
7.10.2019
Even 1MB blocks are more than Bitcoin needs, says Samson Mow
Hyundai Blockchain, Crypto Affiliate to Spend USD 10m + Launch Mainnet
7.10.2019
Hdac, the blockchain and cryptocurrency arm of business conglomerate Hyundai, says it will invest USD 10 million in the industry – using the money to pay for a mainnet, dapps (decentralized apps) services, fund startups and create a “cryptocurrency compensation system”-powered token ecosystem.
Hdac...