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Blockchain Bills Are Advancing in the New York State Senate – Here’s Why
14.2.2020
Now in its second year, the New York State Senate's Internet and Tech Committee has approved two blockchain bills, which now go to the full Senate for a vote
Report: Middle East and Africa’s Blockchain Spending to Surge 400% by 2023
14.2.2020
Governments across the Middle East and Africa to increase blockchain spending by 400% in four years, a new IDC report says
Coronavirus: A Big Threat to Global Crypto-Blockchain Industry
14.2.2020
The world is shocked at the moment on the rise of a deadly epidemic from China named Coronavirus, which has till date claimed over 1000 lives, with over a mind-numbing 90,000 cases registered. No perfect treatment for the disease has been found yet, and the death toll is sharply rising day by day....
Blockchain And Dating Apps: Are They Compatible?
14.2.2020
Online dating has evolved rapidly over the past few years with the next generation preferring to meet online through dating sites. But most of the dating sites are too good to be real, with almost no one using their real photos, which raises the trust factor issues. It is good if you just want...
Blockchain Use Gains Momentum in Oil Industry for Being Safer, Cheaper and Cleaner
14.2.2020
Oil companies are trialing blockchain to slash costs and increase security — “More than 40% of executives in oil and gas sector are considering blockchain.”
Look Out, Cryptoverse, Blockchain Education Is Just Getting Started
14.2.2020
Increasing demand from students and employers has seen American universities embrace blockchain - but which one will be the first to offer a full time course?
Can Blockchain Survive Mass Adoption? Future Perils Disclosed
14.2.2020
Tech giants, corporations and governments could dramatically change blockchain tech from decentralized to centralized on their path to its adoption
Exclusive: Chinese Group Looking to Buy One of Latin America's Largest Bitcoin Mines
14.2.2020
A Chinese group is in talks to buy CoinPY, one of the leading Bitcoin mining firms in Latin America
Millions of Online Retailers Can Now Accept DAI on Coinbase Commerce
13.2.2020
Coinbase commerce has integrated Dai for millions of merchants to accept the stablecoin for payment method
South Korea Commits $16M to Training Future Digital Finance Experts
13.2.2020
South Korean government is investing $16 million in future digital finance experts
Poloniex Platform Masters Russian Language After Leaving US Market
13.2.2020
Poloniex starts adding Russian language support on its website just about three months after leaving the U.S. market
Crypto Lending Firm BlockFi Secures $30M to Facilitate Mainstream Adoption
13.2.2020
BlockFi has raised $30 million from an array of investors, including Morgan Creek Digital, Winklevoss Capital and Arrington XRP Capital
Coinbase Fails to Top CryptoCompare’s Exchange Rankings due to 2019 Flash Crash
13.2.2020
Coinbase fails to get the top CryptoCompare rank among exchanges due to a 2019 flash crash
The Four Phases of Decentralized Finance
13.2.2020
The DeFi industry has been growing and changing — here are the four-phase model that clarifies what has been achieved and what to expect in the future
Cosmetics Giant AmorePacific Takes the Blockchain Plunge + More News
13.2.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/amorepacific_us
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South Korean cosmetics behemoth AmorePacific has joined the Kakao...
Bangladesh Bank with $4 Billion in Assets Now Employs RippleNet
13.2.2020
Bangladesh-based Bank Asia becomes a member of Ripple’s RippleNet blockchain-enabled remittances network
DTCC Calls on Banks and Regulators to Help Address Blockchain Security Issues
13.2.2020
A comprehensive framework shared by all participants will negate any risks associated with blockchain, the derivatives repository giant says
Wells Fargo Invests $5M in Startup Connecting Crypto Exchanges and Banks
13.2.2020
Banking giant Wells Fargo is backing blockchain forensics firm Elliptic
Beta Voice of EOS Developer Block.one Is Not for Everyone Yet
13.2.2020
Block.one CTO Dan Larimer during the announcement of Voice in June 2019. Tomorrow, Block.one, the company behind the EOS blockchain platform, will be launching the beta version of their decentralized social media platform, Voice. It comes with limitations though.
As promised back in December, Voice...
‘Blockchain Alternative’ Hedera Skyrockets Over 200% on Google Cloud News
13.2.2020
Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR), deemed as a blockchain alternative, has surged in the market over the past couple of days after news came out that the blockchain platform is working with Google Cloud, a suite of cloud computing services, in several areas.
As of pixel time on Thursday (11:00 UTC), HBAR...