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These Companies Hope to Shine at Blockchain-focused CES
8.1.2020
Source: Twitter, @CES
The Customer Electronics Show (CES 2020) is already in full swing. And this year’s event, now being held in Las Vegas and winding up on January 10, will have a special significance for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry – following on from themes first explored at...
China: Private, State-run Firms Debut Blockchain Platforms + More News
8.1.2020
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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Alibaba subsidiary and AliPay operator Ant Financial has announced that its enterprise blockchain platform will...
Abu Dhabi, Financial Giants Bet on Blockchain to Help ETF Ecosystem
7.1.2020
New York-headquartered international investment giant WisdomTree Investments together with Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and other investors invested in Securrency, as they aim to integrate blockchain technology into the exchange-traded fund (ETF) ecosystem.
Securrency,...
Collaboration to Intensify in the Blockchain Industry - WEF
6.1.2020
As the focus on blockchain shifted from hype to quality last year, in 2020, the technology is facing an opportunity to have an increased social impact, says Sheila Warren, the head of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology at the World Economic Forum, the organizer of the Davos meeting....
Baidu Launches SuperChain + More News
6.1.2020
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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Chinese search engine giant Baidu launched its SuperChain, an 'open network' that provides users an environment...
Ethereum Block Time Reduced by 25% After Muir Glacier Hard Fork
5.1.2020
Ethereum block time decreased by nearly 25% and daily block rewards increased by over 31%
Who Got Gifts from Crypto Santa in 2019… and Who Got Coal
5.1.2020
Which crypto entrepreneurs and companies have been naughty this year, and which have been nice? We look at who Crypto Santa gave coal to in 2019 — and who got a present
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says 20s Will See an Anoncoin Go Mainstream
5.1.2020
A privacy-focused cryptocurrency will become mainstream in the 20s, according to CEO of Coinbase
Chinese Province Launches Blockchain-powered SMB Financing + More News
3.1.2020
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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China’s Guangdong Province has launched a blockchain-powered finance platform for small and medium-sized businesses...
South Korean Telecoms Giant SK to Unveil Ripple-based Charity Tool
3.1.2020
South Korean telecoms giant SK is set to debut a new blockchain-powered donations platform it has developed using Ripple technology. The company has been working on the platform since summer last year – and has now opened it for SK Group employees.
The platform is named ChainZ, and uses the Ripple...
Andreessen Horowitz: Bitcoin Will Usher in ‘Influencer Coins’ by 2030
2.1.2020
VC firm Andreessen Horowitz predicts that Bitcoin is likely to be central to online monetization in the 2020s
Bitcoin Kicks Off 2020 More Secure Than Ever as Hash Rate Hits Record
2.1.2020
Bitcoin continues to dispel concerns over price as the network hash rate becomes stronger than ever before
Euro-Pegged Stablecoin: The Ultimate Growth Driver for Crypto-Lending
29.12.2019
The crypto lending market could possibly disrupt the traditional finance sector
This is How Blockchain Industry Can Be Saved from Dangerous Lack of Diversity
26.12.2019
A new report has found that diversity is lacking in the world of blockchain technology – and says that if the balance is not redressed, the industry as a whole could suffer.
Per a study written by the head of non-profit organization Diversity in Blockchain (DiB), Susan Joseph, “The lack...
Tron’s New Experimental Game Wants to Play With You to Keep Existing
23.12.2019
Tron (TRX) launched a new game, Just.Game, a "speculative technological entertainment" with a self-decentralizing entity that wants to keep itself alive.
Team Just, the team that created the blockchain gambling game Fomo3D, now has a new game up on the Tron network. Tron CEO Justin Sun tweeted...
Santander & Other Spanish Banks Test Blockchain Payments + More News
19.12.2019
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 number of major Spanish banks including Santander and BBVA are testing blockchain-powered payment solutions, with...
Ping An Subsidiary & Ripple Friendly SBI to Bring Blockchain to Banks
19.12.2019
Japanese financial giant and long-time Ripple partner SBI has struck a deal with OneConnect, part of the Chinese insurance giant Ping An Group. The companies have agreed to launch a recently formed company in Japan, with the aim of revitalizing smaller, regional Japanese banks using blockchain...
3,000 7-Eleven Stores Get Blockchain-powered Air Monitors + More News
16.12.2019
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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More than 100 7-Eleven convenience stores in South Korea should be fitted with blockchain-powered air pollution...
Twitter Aims To Set New Bluesky For Decentralized Social Media
11.12.2019
Jack Dorsey. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Ted
Twitter has just launched a new project, bluesky, aimed at developing a "decentralized standard for social media."
"Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to five open source architects, engineers, and designers to develop an open...
Chinese City Named as Digital Yuan Testbed Launches Blockchain ID
11.12.2019
As China gears up for a major blockchain drive, and the expected launch of its digital yuan next year, the city of Shenzhen and one of the country’s biggest banks – China Construction Bank (CCB) – appear to be playing vital roles.
Per news agency Xinhua and media outlet the Global Times, local...