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4 Financial Giants Launch Blockchain-Based Tech Platform + More News
18.3.2020
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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Clearstream, Credit Suisse Asset Management, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and Natixis Investment Managers have...
Hyundai Blockchain Subsidiary Hdac Launches First Dapp on its Mainnet
18.3.2020
Hdac, the blockchain and cryptocurrency subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate and auto giant Hyundai, says it has overseen the release of the first decentralized app (dapp) on its blockchain network – and adds that a “blockchain-powered trading platform” will follow.
The dapp has been developed...
Westworld Showrunner Blockchain ‘Obsession’ Sparks App Storyline
17.3.2020
A fragment of the official poster for the third season of Westworld. Hit HBO series Westworld has developed a blockchain angle for its new season – and features a blockchain-inspired app where aspiring criminals advertise their services, created by a man who thinks blockchain technology will have...
China to Foster Another Blockchain Hub, Alibaba Joins the Initiative
16.3.2020
The Golden Cow in a Buddhist Temple, in Kunming, the capital and the largest city of Yunnan province. The Southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan has opened a new blockchain center that will allow companies to run a food traceability platform that will also fight the sale of fake products, with...
Toyota and Securitize Say They Have Developed a Blockchain ID Platform
16.3.2020
Automaker Toyota appears keen to expand the scope of its blockchain operations – with a new personal ID and vehicle ID platform now fully tested and potentially ready for rollout.
In April last year, the Toyota Group, which also comprises financial services and R&D ventures, launched...
Xi Praises Blockchain Again, Says it Can Be Used to Fight ‘Fake News’
12.3.2020
Xi Jinping. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, VICE News
Chinese President Xi Jinping has voiced fresh support for blockchain technology, praising its ability to aid efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus epidemic that has infected almost 81,000 Middle Kingdom citizens.
Xi’s first...
Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator to Accelerate These 17 Startups
11.3.2020
The Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator, a joint venture by major organizations on the UC Berkeley campus, public research university in California, U.S., has selected its top projects for its third blockchain Xcelerator batch - the largest yet.
The Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator is a joint venture...
Chinese Blockchain Pilot Processes USD 56m Worth of Int’l Trade
11.3.2020
A blockchain-powered trade finance platform developed by China’s foreign exchange regulator has already processed cross-border payments worth USD 56.36 million and completed export financing totaling USD 460 million as part of a year-long pilot in selected areas of the country.
Chongqing...
This Ethereum-Based Platform Might Get New Clients Thanks to Coronavirus Lockdown
10.3.2020
An online education provider says it will give students and teachers stuck at home in coronavirus-related lockdowns and quarantine something new and constructive to do – brush up on their blockchain technology and cryptocurrency knowledge and skills.
Per a press release from ODEM (ODE), which...
Check These 17 Countries Where Samsung Blockchain Keystore is Available
10.3.2020
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. Samsung Blockchain Keystore, meant to manage private keys, is now available on the latest Galaxy devices in seventeen countries, Cryptonews.com has learned.
As reported less than a month ago, after much expectation, the Cryptoverse laid their eyes on the newly unveiled...
South Korean Gaming Giant Unveils Two Mobile Blockchain Games
9.3.2020
WeMade Tree, the blockchain arm of South Korean gaming giant WeMade, has announced that it will release two new major blockchain-powered mobile gaming titles.
Per Sports Kyunghan, the two titles will be named Bird Tornado for WEMIX and Aqua for WEMIX.
WEMIX is Wemade Tree’s new blockchain-powered...
Browse Decentralized Sites on Chrome With This Extension
6.3.2020
Unstoppable Domains, a San Francisco-based company that's building blockchain domain names, has launched a Google Chrome web browser extension, saying it wants to bring censorship-resistant websites, based on the Ethereum network, to its users.
Google Chrome is currently the most-used web browser...
China to Build Another Blockchain Special Zone + More News
5.3.2020
A long-span suspension bridge, Hunan, China. 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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The government of Hunan Province, China, will create a blockchain...
Chinese University to Offer Undergrad Blockchain Degree + More News
4.3.2020
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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A university in Chengdu, China, will launch the nation’s first Blockchain Engineering department, offering China’s...
Beijing Pilots Blockchain-based Invoicing
4.3.2020
Beijing, China’s capital, has started piloting blockchain-based electronic invoicing in an attempt to reduce costs, Beijing Municipal Tax Service announced.
A parking service operator already issued the municipality’s first blockchain invoice on Tuesday. Now in Beijing, all parking lots have...
Xiaomi Makes Another Move Into Blockchain With New Joint Venture
3.3.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/xiaomi.global
It looks like the Chinese smartphone and electronics giant Xiaomi is taking its blockchain plans more seriously. Recently, the company set up a joint venture to focus on new business areas such as blockchain, big data, and artificial intelligence...
Kaspersky Launches Blockchain-powered Voting Platform
28.2.2020
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has launched a prototype for its Polys voting machine, a device that it says will enable people to cast votes on an online blockchain-based voting platform.
The development could pave the way for the platform’s use in public and private organizations....
Here Is How China Uses Blockchain Technology to Fight the Coronavirus
28.2.2020
Source: iStock/Ivan-balvan
Chinese organizations are looking to implement blockchain solutions in a range of industries as part of a concerted attempt to fight the coronavirus and reduce its economic effect on the country.
Per ZDNet, which quotes news reports in China, as well as the Shandong...
Decentralized Browser Brave Adds 404 Detection System and Wayback Machine
27.2.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram / bravebrowser
Is there anything more annoying than a “404 page not found” message? In a bid to make the web more reliable, blockchain-based decentralized browser Brave has added a tool that it says could make messages like this a thing of the past.
The latest...
Ripple ‘Enters’ S Korean Blockchain Biz with Remittance Startup Deals
26.2.2020
Ripple (XRP) says that it has arrived on the South Korean blockchain scene in earnest after penning deals with a number of startups in the country.
The American company has inked agreements with Sentbe, Hanpass and WireBarley, three South Korean companies that work on overseas remittance...