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Benoit Coeure Appointed as Head of BIS Innovation Hub
11.11.2019
Departing Board member of European Central Bank, Benoit Coeure, has been designated as the head for the newly developed Innovation Hub of the Bank for International Settlements beginning on from January 15, the BIS said in an announcement. Furthermore, Benoit Coeure will head another unit of...
President Erdogan: Turkey to Finish Testing Digital Lira in 2020
5.11.2019
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directed that the government should start testing the national central bank digital currency in 2020
Microsoft Innovation Center Joins Hands With æternity to Support Blockchain Startups in Malta
5.11.2019
æternity, the next-generation, open-source blockchain, recently announced a coalition with MIC, the Microsoft Innovation Center, in order to fuel the expansion of the blockchain technology across Malta. In the light of this partnership, AE VENTURES, æternity’s investment arm, along with Microsoft...
China Should Indulge in More Blockchain-Based Development and Innovation Says President Xi Jinping
28.10.2019
Xi Jinping, the honorary President of China, has earnestly appealed for an increased requirement of development, research, and investment in the blockchain technology. The crucial statements were underlined by Xi Jinping during his interaction at the meeting of the Politburo on Thursday. While...
US Financial Watchdogs Join UK’s Global Financial Innovation Network
24.10.2019
An array of U.S. regulatory agencies has joined the U.K’s Global Financial Innovation Network to further promote its expertise
Bitfury to Establish Blockchain Innovation and Research Center in Hyderabad
14.10.2019
As per the latest reports, the Bitfury Group that is the world’s biggest full-service blockchain tech firm is all set to establish an innovation and research center for Blockchain in Hyderabad. For that, Bitfury has already joined forces with the blockchain District of Telangana. The reports also...
SEC Rejects Another High-Profile Bitcoin ETF Proposal
10.10.2019
Another high-profile proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been denied by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The agency, however, emphasized that the disapproval was not based on whether bitcoin has utility or value as an innovation or an investment. Shares of...
Swiss National Bank to Research CBDCs at New BIS Innovation Hub Centre
8.10.2019
The Swiss National Bank and SIX Group to research digital central bank money within new BIS Innovation Hub
SEC Commissioner Speaks Positively About Digital Assets Despite Recent Enforcement Flurry
28.9.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regularly draws the ire of crypto proponents who are frustrated at its failure to support innovation and entrepreneurship. Despite this, some have warmed to the agency’s opinionated commissioner Hester Peirce, who has adopted the moniker...
Israeli Startup Creates Offline Wallet With Access to the Blockchain
18.9.2019
Israeli startup GK8 claims to have built a cold-storage crypto wallet with on-network transfer capabilities
PR: Bitcoin.com Announces Partnership With Telecommunications Manufacturer HTC
16.9.2019
Bitcoin.com, one of the world’s oldest and most established cryptocurrency innovators with over 4.5 million wallet holders worldwide, and leading telecommunications manufacturer HTC have announced the beginning of a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership to drive innovation and adoption...
PR: Bitmain’s Announces Highly Anticipated World Digital Mining Summit
12.9.2019
The World Digital Mining Summit (WDMS) hosted by Bitmain – the world’s top 10 and China’s second largest fabless chipmaker – is set to return on 8-10 October in Frankfurt with a focus towards industry investment and innovation for the mining sector.
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Binance Launches Developer Platform, Binance X to Foster Innovation of the Global Blockchain Ecosystem
29.8.2019
Binance today announced the launch of Binance X, a developer-focused initiative to foster innovation in the blockchain ecosystem, as well as on the Binance platform, which includes the Binance Chain, Binance.com APIs, Trust Wallet SDKs, and Binance Charity donation platform. Binance X supports...
Bitcoin Cash Innovation Accelerates With Cashscript High-Level Language
26.8.2019
Software developers Rosco Kalis and Gabriel Cardona have been steadily working on Cashscript, a high-level programming language for Bitcoin Cash. When the language is tied to certain opcodes, specific schemes can be built that allow for autonomous and decision-based transactions. While testing...
Innovation, Regulation, and 20 Crypto Jokes
24.8.2019
Another week of innovation and regulation in the Cryptoworld. We learned that Binance plans to start an open blockchain project, Venus, and a new digital currency might be delivered to the Cryptosphere. Santander is bringing a Ripple-powered app to Latin America, Rakuten enters crypto trading...
QUBE Events Presents: The Financial Innovation Forum – A New Era of Customer-Focused Innovation
14.8.2019
The Financial Innovation Forum, taking place on 10-11 October 2019 in Limassol, Cyprus is an elite platform for future-oriented financial services innovators, designed to share ideas, experiences, and follow the latest developments in digital finance. High-achieving European executives will inspire...
Elon Musk Supports Yang – But Does Andrew Yang Really Support Bitcoin?
14.8.2019
There’s much talk about multi-billionaire innovator Elon Musk’s newly announced support for Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Yang, known as the Bitcoin-friendly choice for 2020, has a reputation for innovation with his unique stance on Universal Basic Income, emphatic...
Tokens Built on Bitcoin Cash Are Cheaper to Send Than Those of Rival Networks
10.8.2019
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin technology has inspired a lot of innovation spawning a myriad of tokens representing digitized assets. There are now token creation systems on blockchain networks like Omni Layer, Counterparty, and Ethereum. Each framework comes with the cost of sending tokens...
Oracle Creating a ‘Virtuous Cycle Of Innovation’ Through Blockchain and Chainlink with Start-Ups
1.8.2019
The blockchain technology has proved to be a great innovation right from the start. Not only did it open new doors of opportunities to young founders and entrepreneurs, but it also disrupted the conventional ways of industries. Start-ups around the world had already ventured into the blockchain...
Bringing CSS Grid to WordPress Layouts
31.7.2019
December 6th, 2018 was a special date for WordPress: it marked the release of version 5.0 of the software that, to this day, powers more than one-third of the web. In the past, people working on the platform pointed out that there has never been any special meaning to version numbers used...