Category Archive For "Blockchain"
Swedish Bitcoin-Powered Mobile Refill Service Bitrefill Raises $2M to Expand Services
Swedish bitcoin-enabled mobile refill service Bitrefill has raised $2 million to expand its services and develop new products
McAfee Trading Platform Suffers DOS Attack Upon Launch
John McAfee’s newly launched trading platform was hit with a DOS attack
Circle to Close Its Payment App, Focus on New Financial Products
Circle is shutting down Circle Pay, a fiat money sending service with a social messaging component
in BaaS, Blockchain, Latin America, Telecom
Huawei Considering Launch of Blockchain Services in Latin America
Chinese telecommunications hardware giant Huawei is conducting a study of the entire Latin American market and is considering expansion
Report: Number of Blockchain Patent Filings Outstrips Other Technologies
The number of blockchain patent filings far outpaces those for other technologies such as quantum computing, according to a recent report
in Blockchain, Food, IBM, Supply Chain, USA
National Fisheries Institute and IBM’s Food Trust Work on Seafood Blockchain Traceability
IBM’s blockchain supply chain solution Food Trust will be applied to trace seafood by United States seafood trade association National Fisheries Institute
in Adoption, Blockchain, Circle, Coinbase, Stablecoin, USA
Circle and Coinbase Invite More Members to Consortium Behind US Dollar Coin
Circle and Coinbase have opened up their consortium for stablecoin issuance to more members
Project Libra: What We Know About Facebook’s Forthcoming Cryptocurrency
You will soon be able to mine Facebook’s cryptocurrency — if you have $10 million spare
in Adoption, Blockchain, Drugs, IBM, KPMG, Supply Chain, USA, Walmart
US FDA Partners With IBM and Walmart to Improve Drug Supply Chain Using Blockchain
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has partnered with IBM, Walmart, KPMG and Merck to apply blockchain in the drug supply chain
in Blockchain, DAO, Stablecoin
Internal Power Struggle at MakerDAO: When Coding and Personal Interests Collide
The MakerDAO company, based on the philosophy of decentralization, has split into factions as a result of a struggle with the power centralization
in Banks, Blockchain, Brazil, Corda, R3
Brazil: R3 Develops Blockchain Platform With Major Banks and Stock Exchange
Bradesco, Itau and B3 are collaborating with blockchain software consortium R3 on a blockchain platform in Brazil
Korea: Former Financial Regulator Deputy Governor to Serve as Blockchain Association Chief
The former deputy governor of South Korea’s financial regulator, the Financial Supervisory Service, has been nominated to lead the Korea Blockchain Association
Wheaton Precious Metals to Deploy Blockchain in Metal Accounting Processes
Wheaton Precious Metals will use Blockhead Technologies’ blockchain platform STAMP to boost internal processes
in Adoption, Blockchain, Estonia, Government, Ukraine
Ukrainian Delegation Visits Estonia to Learn About E-Government
A delegation from Ukraine visited Estonia, a major global blockchain disruptor, to learn about govtech
Napster Creator’s Blockchain Firm Helium Releases IoT Hotspots
Helium launched blockchain-based hotspot devices, designed to comprise a decentralized internet network providing IoT connectivity
in Anonymity, Blockchain, fraud, Lending, Loans, Michael Novogratz, Security, USA
General Motors Leads $23M Funding Round for Spring Labs Blockchain Firm
General Motors and Galaxy Digital led a $23 million funding round for Spring Labs to improve its blockchain platform
in Blockchain, EOS, Politics, USA
Eos Developer Block.one Working With Lobbying Firm on Blockchain Issues
Block.one is working with an international law firm to lobby in Washington on policy issues related to blockchain tech, according to a recent filing
Bitfinex Announces Support for OKEx Exchange Token
Bitfinex now supports OKEx’s native exchange token OKB and new stablecoin USDK
Less Than 5% of Crypto Code Commits on Github Made By Women: Report
Less than 5% of the code committed to the top 100 cryptocurrency projects on Github were contributed by women
in Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Energy, Gold, Mining, Study
Bitcoin Generates More Carbon Emissions Than Some Countries, Study Warns
The carbon emissions generated by bitcoin are comparable to the whole of Kansas City — and even a small country — a study finds
