Coinbase regularly engages with students and universities across the globe as part of recruiting efforts. In our second annual Coinbase Report on Higher Education, we again partnered with Qriously to ask students directly about their thoughts on crypto and blockchain, and tracked how they’ve changed in the past 12 months. In this year’s report, we...Read More
Cryptix AG is a Blockchain service provider. It has completed the acquisition of Blocktrade, a Liechtenstein digital asset platform on Tuesday, 27 August 2019. After the acquisition, the team of Cryptix AG will remain with Blocktrade for future development. The acquisition won’t affect customers says the announcement. Luka Gubo, CEO of Blocktrade says “The additional...Read More
Manchester United FC, also known as Man City, one of the top British football teams, announced a partnership with an online gaming startup Superbloke in order to tokenize its players. On Monday, Man City announced its new partnership with an online gaming startup called Superbloke. It is an online football game based in South Korea....Read More
A recent tweet from Vitalik Buterin, the brainchild behind Ethereum blockchain, seems to indicate that he may be getting ready to leave the project soon. He said he feels the time is right for him to take the back seat from the role of leadership in the community. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said that...Read More
As crypto businesses have started to make the move into crypto-friendly geographies to avoid risk of shutting down, Switzerland made headlines on the other side of this spectrum by announcing banking licenses to two cryptocurrency-focused banks. According to the official report, “For the first time, FINMA has issued banking and securities dealers’ licences to two...Read More
Tron Foundation’s Justin Sun hasn’t steered away from the spotlight. In a recent interview with Freewallet, Sun shared his thoughts on ongoing ventures in the ecosystem. Sun began the segment by talking about potential partnerships in the industry. He suggested that the conglomeration of resources and ideas influences growth of the space. He also assured...Read More
By CCN Markets: UK football club Manchester City announced a blockchain gaming partnership with South Korean sports service developer, Superbloke. The alliance is another example of the ongoing mainstreaming of blockchain, the technology underpinning bitcoin. Online gaming is mainstreaming blockchain Superbloke will incorporate Man City players into its “FC Superstars” online soccer game. The game...Read More
If you’re sick of Jimmy Wales asking for money, you might be pleased to hear about the blockchain alternative. Everipedia is a for-profit alternative to Wikipedia, based on EOS. They’re trying to use tokens to incentivize contributors – but as the past year has demonstrated, that might be easier said than done. Everipedia had a...Read More
Harmony partnered with Everstake, a Staking Service Platform will now add support for Harmony Nodes to their customer base. Blockchain protocol with principal innovations in P2P networking and state sharding, Harmony, announced they have partnered with Everstake, a leading Staking Service Platform which helps institutional investors and regular token holders to profit off their crypto...Read More
Blockchain businesses are hiring left, right, and center, and MouseBelt believes universities are key to building a better industry. The company is investing in a “first-of-its-kind” partnership with the University of California to bolster education and entrepreneurship in the field. Described as a “full-service blockchain accelerator,” MouseBelt has invested over $40 million across more than...Read More
A new age of banking is imminent. Legacy models will be forced to follow suit or become obsolete in the eyes of value holders worldwide, as new bitcoin and crypto services take over, seeking to implement blockchain systems with an eye on convenience and financial inclusion. Announcements of stablecoins and exchange services from giants Binance,...Read More
As per Telegram TON Board channel, the first version of TON, the Telegram blockchain, will be launched on September 1st. According to the platform: “The development of the TON core technology is almost complete, according to sources close to Telegram. The version is expected to be launched by 1 September 2019: it will include a...Read More
Securitize, a company that converts assets to tokens and manages digital securities on the blockchain, has been registered as a transfer agent with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. While this will give them the freedom to maintain records for the transfer of securities, the company also claims that being SEC-compliant will help boost...Read More
On August 21, James Cramer, the developer behind the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP), announced the launch of the Electron Cash SLP version 3.5. The latest release allows people to create a new type of SLP token called NFT1, a non-fungible token that can be grouped together by a single ID. The advanced form of SLP...Read More
Starting today, Coinbase Wallet users can use their favorite decentralized apps (dapps) on any desktop browser with Coinbase Wallet’s WalletLink. WalletLink acts as a secure bridge between your Coinbase Wallet app and your desktop browser. To get started, all you have to do is scan a WalletLink QR code with your Wallet app. You can...Read More
Facebook’s Libra may be facing multiple threats from regulators, but the same critics are now racing to beat the social media giant at its own game. Experts: Chinese Libra May Come First The US, China and European Union are all concerned about Facebook’s digital currency. According to fresh reports, however, it is China which is...Read More
MouseBelt‘s Blockchain Accelerator, a VC-backed blockchain firm, was live on Wednesday at UC Davis, UC Los Angeles , and UC Santa Barabara, the 3 California universities, focusing on the educational importance in US Schools. The program splits into two divisions. The first funding is for the research department while the other is for the Engineering...Read More
Harmony(ONE), a new public blockchain is in addition to KuCOIN. The supported trading pairs are ONE/BTC and ONE/USDT. Basically, ONE token is equivalent to 0.00000113 BTC (0.011499 USD). Deposits have started as we write. Trading and Withdrawal will take place at 18:00 and 20:00 on August 22, 2019 (UTC+8) respectively. To celebrate Harmony ONE’s listing...Read More
Bitcoin has been numerous times called ‘digital gold.’ However, not every financial analyst thinks that investing in Bitcoin for that reason is a prudent investment strategy. General Partner at Blockchain Capital, Spencer Bogart, is one of them. Bitcoin price Fell in line with the Dow Jones The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell sharply as the...Read More
A VC-backed blockchain firm that helped curate courses at Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge is officially rolling out its programs at three California universities. MouseBelt‘s Blockchain Accelerator launched Wednesday at UC Davis, UC Los Angeles and UC Santa Barabara, boosting the educational presence at the noted U.S. schools. Backed by over $40 million in funding from...Read More
Blockchain.com will integrate Polkadot tokens into its wallet following a new partnership in order to drive more decentralization. Luxembourg-based crypto data supplier and crypto wallet Blockchain.com has partnered with blockchain interoperability protocol Polkadot. Driving decentralization On Aug. 20, Blockchain.com announced it will integrate its Blockchain Wallet with the Polkadot Network in order to drive the...Read More
Nonprofit organization Kiva along with the government of Sierra Leone have launched a country-wide blockchain solution for credit history. San Francisco-based nonprofit Kiva, a company that crowdfunds loans for financial inclusion, has launched a blockchain platform for credit history with the government of Sierra Leone. According to a Reuters report on Aug. 21, Kiva and...Read More
11 open-source code libraries written in Ruby contained cryptojacking code and were downloaded thousands of times. A Cryptojacking code was found in 11 open-source code libraries written in Ruby, which have been downloaded thousands of times. Industry news outlet Decrypt reported on Aug. 21 that cryptojacking code has been added to 11 open-source Ruby libraries...Read More
Blockchain proves once again that it is a must-have technology for financial institutions at all levels. Last week, the World Bank raised an additional AUD 50 million ($33.8 million) through its blockchain-based Kangaroo bond, called bond-i. Bond-i Sale Co-Managed by CBA, RBC, and TD The bond tap, i.e. the reopening of the bond initially issued...Read More
Among the many reasons that make Bitcoin unique, is that it’s designed to be a global currency accessed by anyone, anywhere, without restriction. Because of this, the first-ever crypto asset is used across the world in different capacities, affected by culture, economic conditions, regulation, and more.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Beating the general narrative of crypto resistance from the U.S. government, Everex, the payments and trading platform just announced the issuance of “full Money Transmitter (MSB) License” from the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. The information was brought to light through Everex official Twitter handle, which read, “We’re excited to announce that New...Read More
Changpeng Zhao CZ, CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, said that blockchain scalability is “a largely solved problem for new blockchain projects.” However, his views did not sit well with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin who strongly disagreed with him. Zhao delivered his comment on the 21st of August 2019. This was in response...Read More
Blockchain voting is an essential upgrade to US elections, 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang has said. Yang: Standing In Line To Vote ‘Ridiculous’ Currently causing a buzz on social media, Yang’s proposal would see traditional in-person voting replaced by a Blockchain alternative. It forms the latest in a series of policy stances for the Democrat,...Read More
The European Union is actively probing Facebook’s Libra digital currency project for competition law violations, mainstream media report. Facebook’s Libra Has ‘Potential Anti-Competitive Behavior’ According to Bloomberg, which cited official correspondence August 20, the European Commission is quizzing Libra participants via a dedicated questionnaire. The document originally appeared earlier this month, and forms Libra’s latest...Read More
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. 21/08/2019, London: Kinesis is proud to announce a partnership with CoolBitX Technology, the developers of the world’s first...Read More
