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BNY Mellon Aims to Go Live ‘ASAP’ on Trade Finance Blockchain Marco Polo
26.11.2019
Bank of New York Mellon has joined the Marco Polo trade finance consortium running on R3’s Corda, becoming the 28th bank to do so
BitTorrent Creator Calls Vitalik’s ASIC-Resistant Proof-of-Work ‘A Pipe Dream And a Bad Idea’
26.11.2019
BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen says ASIC-resistant proof-of-work is both “a pipe dream and a bad idea”
A History of Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms
26.11.2019
The consensus mechanism is a critical blockchain component, providing a non-partisan means of establishing agreement as to the network’s current state. But ever since Bitcoin emerged in 2008, its original consensus mechanism – Proof of Work (PoW) – has been emulated and iterated...
Ripple Completes Promised $50 M Investment in MoneyGram With Final $20 M
26.11.2019
Ripple has completed its original $50 million commitment with another $20 million investment in MoneyGram
Thailand Introduces Blockchain-Based Tax Refunds for Oil Exporters
25.11.2019
The Thai Excise Department to introduce a blockchain-based tax payback system for oil exporters
RSK Expands Globally and Moves Into Southeast Asia
25.11.2019
Cointelegraph en Español spoke with Henry Sraigman, South-East Asia Regional Director of RSK, about the future of his company
Crypto Market’s Overreaction to Xi’s Blockchain Remark Prompts Tougher Crackdown
25.11.2019
The market’s overreaction to President Xi’s praise of blockchain technology has prompted another crackdown, dashing hopes for a crypto-friendly China
How Did Crypto Exchange Security Systems Evolve?
25.11.2019
How did crypto exchanges’ security systems evolved over the years? Read this article to learn about the common security measures implemented by crypto platforms #Sponsored
89% of Chinese Blockchain Firms Have Tried to Issue Crypto: Report
25.11.2019
89% of China’s blockchain firms have tried to issue their own token or crypto, according to a senior exec at a local blockchain association
French Central Bank Official Wants to Improve Financial System With Blockchain
25.11.2019
The first deputy governor of Banque de France, Denis Beau, has urged the finance industry to experiment with blockchain
The bloodbath continues
25.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 25 November, 2019 “Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.” - Laurence Sterne In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Oman seeing first trade finance transaction on blockchain Philippines...
The bloodbath continues
25.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 25 November, 2019 “Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.” - Laurence Sterne In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Oman seeing first trade finance transaction on blockchain Philippines...
One of Defi’s Greatest Problems Might Have Just Been Solved
25.11.2019
What’s the greatest challenge facing the decentralized finance ecosystem? Improving user experience? Onboarding the unbanked? Actually, the biggest problem defi has faced up until now has lain deeper than that. It resides at the base layer, where one of the longest-running afflictions...
A Detailed Analysis of Segregated Witness or SegWit and Its Benefits
25.11.2019
Developed in 2015, Segregated Witness or SegWit is a protocol upgrade designed to cater to the critical scalability problems, which have been hovering over the blockchain networks ever since their inception. Later in August 2017, the SegWit upgrade was launched as a soft fork in the Bitcoin...
Thailand Will Use Blockchain Technology to Monitor Agro Products
25.11.2019
Thailand’s Trade Policy and Strategy and Office (TPOS) has announced that a blockchain technology-based project is in the pipeline for monitoring export quality agricultural products. In her official statement, TPOS Director-General Pimchanok Vonkorpon commented, We have already talked to farmers...
French Central Banker Advocates For Blockchain-Based Settlements in Europe
25.11.2019
The central bank of France wants the eurozone to build a DLT-based settlement system that moves euros faster and more cheaply than existing tech
Asian Tech Giants’ New Blockchain Drive Involves Traditional Finance
25.11.2019
Two of South Korea’s biggest internet tech companies are strengthening their ties with the traditional financial sector to prepare the ground for a fresh fintech, blockchain and token-powered business drive.
Per Fn News, search engine Naver and its Line chat app affiliate and rival chat app giant...
Formula 1-Branded Blockchain Game to Auction Digital Race Car Tokens
25.11.2019
The Formula 1-branded blockchain game F1 Delta Time is hosting a non-fungible token auction later this week
25,000 Blockchain Firms in China Tried to Issue Cryptos, Senior Official Claims
25.11.2019
Some 25,000 Chinese companies have tried to issue their own tokens over the past few years, a new report authored by five government agencies claims
Libra Testnet Fails to Impress as New Legislation Looms
25.11.2019
A November 15 blog post by Libra project developers detailing testnet developments has apparently failed to impress government regulators and influential voices in the space alike. CEO of blockchain company R3, David Rutter, commented at a London conference last week that “what they did...