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How Blockchain Can Disrupt the Advertising Industry?
18.6.2020
The onset of digital marketing revolutionized the advertising industry. Thanks to digital technology, tracing the impact or reach of the advertisements or ads is much easier today. However, there is a major issue of transparency in the advertising sector with the increasing infestation of...
Blockchain P2P Energy Trading Proves Workable and Popular in Australian Test
18.6.2020
An Australian government-backed trial of P2P solar trading using blockchain found that the technology is popular and technically feasible
Binance Joins IAMAI with a Hope to strengthen Blockchain Acceleration in India
18.6.2020
Leading crypto-blockchain company of the world, Binance announced on Wednesday that it had joined the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). In the official tweet, the company quoted CEO Changpeng Zhao, who said that they want to further the blockchain acceleration in the Asian...
Blockchain Platform We.Trade Reportedly Slashes Workforce by Half
18.6.2020
The blockchain trade finance platform backed by major banks reportedly laid off almost half of its workforce due to a lack of funding
Tokyo Power Company to Use Blockchain for Trading Electricity Surplus
18.6.2020
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc partnered with Itochu Corporation to start building a blockchain-based system to trade electricity surpluses
Judge Orders Mark Karpeles To Face Fraud Suit From 2014
18.6.2020
A U.S. District judge has dismissed the summary judgment request of the former Mt Gox CEO in a lawsuit from 2014 accusing Mark Karpeles of fraudulent misrepresentation
CoinShares, Ledger and Nomura Release Long-Awaited Custody Platform
18.6.2020
Global investment bank Nomura, hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, and digital asset manager CoinShares, have released an institutional-grade custody platform to the wider market
Zoom Will Offer End-to-End Encryption to All Users
18.6.2020
The video conference app will launch its end-to-end encryption in July 2020 in a beta stage for both free and paid users
Six Blockchain Companies Make WEF 100 Technology Pioneers List
17.6.2020
The ever-growing amount of positive news surrounding blockchain technology testifies to its rising popularity. Six blockchain companies were included on the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s 100 Technology Pioneers for 2020 list. And a survey has found that more than a third of the world's companies...
Civic to Launch Vaccination-Proofing Tool on Apple & Google App Stores
17.6.2020
Civic Technologies’s new app will act as both a vaccination proofing tool and a wallet for crypto
South Korean Public Power Firm Takes Blockchain Plunge
17.6.2020
South Korean energy provider the Korea Electric Power Exchange (KPX) has become the first public institution in the country to adopt a blockchain-based proposal evaluation system.
Per a report from Energy Daily, KPX will now use a Hyperledger Fabric-based solution to weigh up power-related business...
Austrian Government Funds Development of Blockchain-Based COVID-19 App
17.6.2020
Austria's economic affairs ministry awarded a $67,600 grant to a project called QualiSig, which uses the Ardor blockchain to verify COVID-19 testing
Ubisoft Launches Blockchain-Based Collectables to Support UNICEF
17.6.2020
The gaming giant released blockchain-based Rabbids tokens that will gather funds for UNICEF
South Korean Crypto Tax Reports, Canada's CBDC + More News
17.6.2020
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.
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South Korea’s deputy prime minister and finance ministry chief Hong Nam-ki has confirmed the reports about...
World Economic Forum Suggests Fighting Corruption With Blockchain Tech
17.6.2020
A new World Economic Forum study has revealed how blockchain technology can be used to prevent corruption in public procurement
Demand for Charter Cities During Covid-19 Pandemic Grows Exponential – People Desire Semi-Autonomous Zones
17.6.2020
For quite some time now, a number of libertarians, bitcoin evangelists, and blockchain entrepreneurs have been promoting the idea of charter cities and seasteading concepts. One such project, Pronomos Capital, has raised $9 million from heavyweight investors like venture capitalist Peter Thiel....
Blockchain Code Can Fill In When Antitrust Law Fails
17.6.2020
Technology and the law have traditionally been at odds, but with blockchain and antitrust policy there's potential for cooperation
Blockchain Bites: River’s Rise, Canada’s CBDC and Bitcoin’s Whales Post-Halving
17.6.2020
The number of Bitcoin whales is at its highest level since 2017, as the network adjusts its difficulty setting for the first time post-halving
JD.com Subsidiary Rolling Out Privacy Tech From Blockchain Firm ARPA
17.6.2020
JD Digits is teaming up with blockchain-based privacy platform ARPA protect the financial data of major clients
Agents of Influence: He Who Controls The Blockchain, Controls The Cryptoverse
17.6.2020
Bitcoin and Ethereum are decentralized protocols. But how do they defend against the inevitability of human nature, if we accept that some will always desire to lead, and the fate of others is to be led?