Trying to address the global coronavirus crisis will require cooperation between companies who would normally be competitors. In the blockchain space, IBM and Oracle are joining forces with the WHO. It is evident that new solutions need to be found to gather information pertaining to the coronavirus crisis. Using Blockchain During the Coronavirus Crisis Especially...Read More
An alliance consisting of Chinese government groups, banks, and technology companies will launch the Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) in April. The innovative platform will be among the first maintained by a central government. It will allow participants to operate on top of it, without having to design a new network from scratch. Blockchain-Based Service Network...Read More
China is one of the first countries to seemingly recover from the coronavirus crisis. In fact, it would appear that the national blockchain network launch will still go ahead as planned, which is rather surprising. China has made its blockchain ambitions very clear in recent months. China’s Blockchain Project is Still Alive The country will...Read More
The coronavirus crisis has created a lot of logistical problems across different industries. Even companies exploring blockchain ventures are now forced to postpone their venture for the foreseeable future. ASX Is the latest firm to confirm its blockchain project has been postponed. Postponing is the Best Option for ASX This move is not entirely surprising,...Read More
There are many different opinions as to how the novel coronavirus crisis needs to be addressed. Some even claim how blockchain technology can be a valuable ally to the medical supply chain. It is certainly true that blockchain technology is incredibly versatile. Blockchain and the Coronavirus Its concept can easily be applied to many different...Read More
If you are on the lookout for a job in these pressing times, when the coronavirus pandemic has limited public movement and shut down businesses, it’s worth exploring opportunities to work from the relative safety of your home. The number of people doing so globally has been steadily growing, including in the crypto industry which...Read More
The novel coronavirus will undoubtedly lead to some very interesting developments in the technology sector. The VirusBlockchain project is rather unique, but it certainly has ample potential. One has to commend those who are experimenting with new skills and technology during these periods of mandatory quarantine. A Coronavirus Blockchain Project With Potential It is crucial...Read More
The novel coronavirus crisis is causing havoc for many schools and universities. Despite that setback, now is also a good opportunity to learn more about blockchain technology and how it can help transform the education model. Addressing the COVID-19 outbreak is best left up to experts capable of handling such matters. Blockchain can Help Transform...Read More
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies expanded their presence and usage in 2019, says JP Morgan. The giant American multinational investment bank filed a comprehensive report regarding the performance of the technology and digital assets in 2019. Bitcoin Adoption Two years after the bank’s CEO, Jamie Dimon regretted calling Bitcoin a “fraud,” JPM issued a 74-page document that...Read More
Last weekend, the world’s Ethereum fanatics, developers, founders, and companies descended on Denver, Colorado to discuss developments regarding their favorite blockchain. The event they were attending was ETH Denver, a hackathon and convention for all things Ethereum. While the premise of the event was centered around the second-largest blockchain (by its native cryptocurrency’s market capitalization),...Read More
Transparency, as well as privacy, are two crucial pillars that need to be respected during times of distress. With almost 1,770 fatalities in China, over 70,000 total cases reported, at press time, China has turned to blockchain-based solutions to not only fight the crisis. In the latest development, blockchain technology has been aiding the Chinese...Read More
This week alone, gamers, virtual reality enthusiasts, and the cryptocurrency community have invested nearly a million dollars worth of real world currencies into virtual real estate generated and maintained by blockchains. The three largest blockchain generated virtual world games, The Sandbox, Decentraland, and Cryptovoxels, all saw the total trading volume of their digital tokens surge...Read More
Blockchain didn’t gain much attention until the price of Bitcoin reached parity with the price of gold. This was the start of the first institutional fear of missing out (FOMO) on blockchain technology in 2017. Many companies incorporated blockchain and the fascinating and intriguing use-cases that followed afterward caught the interest of institutional giants like...Read More
The Australian government is taking significant steps in adopting blockchain in its daily operations. Earlier today, the country released its “National Blockchain Roadmap” to improve the nation’s productivity in different sectors. Australia Published Blockchain Roadmap Less than a year ago, the federal executive Government of Australia (the Morrison Government), announced that it will develop a...Read More
Two of the largest multinational investment banks in the world, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, recently conducted a successful transaction utilizing the blockchain technology. Both giants made the first of its kind equity swap, but 13 more are waiting to be fulfilled, as well. Equity Swap On Blockchain As reported by Forbes, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs...Read More
The Australian government has released its national blockchain roadmap, one that aims to revolutionize the country’s blockchain industry. The roadmap talks about the opportunities that blockchain technology could unleash across sectors from supply chains and logistics to agriculture, with finance and banking being priority sectors. The national blockchain roadmap read, “Blockchain technology is predicted to...Read More
The Iowa Caucuses this year were an absolute catastrophe. The New York Times called it “a systemwide disaster.” The Politico hailed “The Death of Iowa” (as the first-in-the-nation nominating event). CNN said, “The Iowa caucuses just died forever.” Their credibility is undoubtedly in question. But it wasn’t the people of Iowa who failed. A buggy...Read More
Samsung Venture Investment Corp (Samsung) and Salesforce Ventures, recently participated in a Series C funding round for a blockchain company called Digital Asset Holding. This is its second funding round in two months, each raising $35 million. Samsung And Salesforce Invest In Digital Asset Digital Asset, the creators of the smart contract modeling language, DAML,...Read More
Electrum-LTC is a simple, yet powerful Litecoin wallet. The platform is also known as Lightweight Litecoin Client! Its unique secret phrase (seed) protect your wallet from hackers and attackers. Caution: Keep it somewhere very safe and don’t worry about losing your Litecoin. Electrum LTC Wallet Review QUICK NAVIGATION : An Overview: Electrum LTC Wallet Electrum...Read More
As technology advances, risks associated with it also increase. In this age when personal data is collected by social media and various other platforms at every step, none of it really remains private. In a recent talk, Diogo Monica, co-founder and the President of crypto security company Anchorage, talked about the use of crypto in...Read More
Research firm Gartner recently released a report that predicted that blockchain smart contracts would increase a company’s overall data quality by about 50% by 2023. Smart contracts simply put, are pieces of programming code that are invariably used on a blockchain. The Gartner report also predicted that the overall data asset availability would decrease by...Read More
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Japan‘s second-largest financial institution, has recently partnered with SBI Holdings to build a Blockchain-based financial service platform, according to a report. SMBC entered the partnership under the SBI umbrella intending to expand the distributed ledger services into corporate trade finance and individual bank remittances. Additionally, as a part of the...Read More
Blockchain technology continues to make waves around the world. And today, the world has witnessed what many believe to be the first major step towards a new way for startups to access capital. According to a press release by Andriotto Financial Services, dated January 29th, 2020, the country of Switzerland has recently approved OverFuture SA’s...Read More
French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) launched its new crypto-token today. Back in 2018, PSG had agreed to partner with Socios.com in a bid to leverage blockchain technology to enhance fan engagement. The fan tokens are available on Socios.com as part of an initial token offering and will provide fans with the opportunity to participate...Read More
The Supreme Court resumed hearing in the ‘Crypto V. RBI’ case on 28 January and is yet to pronounce a judgment. With IAMAI’s counsel, Ashim Sood and cryptocurrencies exchange counsel Nakul Dewan, the judges’ bench was presented with various arguments against RBI’s “decision to control consumer behavior”. Sood argued that the central body failed to...Read More
Latin America is reportedly seeing increasing adoption of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, with Statistica reporting the region holds the largest number of cryptocurrency users in the world. Through this adoption, Latin America is creating innovative methods to shape public policy, fight fraud, reduce theft, and squash corruption. Since most of Latin America has been through...Read More
Leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance’s estimated trading fee revenue in December 2019 was $18.7 million. The estimated trading fee revenue was calculated using CryptoRank.io reported volumes for December multiplied by average trading fees listed on the websites of the exchanges. The study which was conducted by CryptoDiffer revealed that the CZ-led platform was trailing behind the...Read More
An interesting graphic compiled by Deutsche Bank compares the early-stage evolution of the Internet and blockchain technology. It shows that the two have relatively similar difficult beginnings, but ultimately the former receives more mass adoption than the latter. Internet Vs. Blockchain Adoption Rates Nowadays, it’s hard to imagine living a normal life without constant access...Read More
Ethereum stands with the second highest market cap in the cryptocurrency space. So it’s obvious to attract the attention from the investors. With this growing attention that need to find a secure place to store Ether. So, today we’ll talk about Ethereum wallets. The official Ethereum Wallet is usually known as the “Ethereum Mist Wallet”....Read More
England’s Lancashire Cricket club recently announced that it has teamed up with TIXnGO, a blockchain mobile ticketing platform, to enable mobile ticketing via blockchain for all domestic and international fixtures at Emirates Old Trafford. With this, the club thus became the first-ever cricket club to use blockchain technology to sell tickets. The main advantage of...Read More
