HTC announced that they will release a new Android phone, powered by the blockchain. The benefit to owning this mobile device, named Exodus, will be to provide a better user experience for cryptocurrency and DApp users. According to the announcement on TheNextWeb, the phone will come with a universal digital wallet, pre-installed, along with secure […]
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Bing, the number two search engine in the US, and number three in the world, will ban cryptocurrency and ICO ads. This ban puts Bing in alignment with Google, Twitter and Facebook, under the banner of consumer protection. There are of course, ICO scams that exist, and the question is whether an entire industry, namely […]
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is partnering with ConsenSys, a group of Ethereum developers and entrepreneurs on a mission to build infrastructure, applications and practices that enable a decentralized world. AWS is among the largest cloud computing service providers in the world. They have a vast array of plans for ecommerce hosting, database storage and other […]
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It’s no secret that blockchain technology is being adopted for a variety of use cases. Traditional databases are generally centralized and data may be added, deleted or updated. Blockchains are generally decentralized, and the data is immutable. Once a record has been added to a blockchain, it theoretically exists forever. If a public blockchain becomes […]
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Cardano (ADA) CEO, Charles Hoskinson signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education. Under this agreement, Cardano will train blockchain developers in integrating blockchain technology with coffee production in the agriculture industry. A group of developers will be trained in Cardano code by the end of 2018, and it is expected […]
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DOVULab, a blockchain startup, has successfully completed its first pilot with BMW and Alphabet, BMW’s leasing and fleet vehicle division. DOVU’s applications platform was included in a ten-week program with BMW’s Innovation Lab in the UK, where start-ups had the opportunity to pilot their products at scale, with mentoring from senior members of the BMW […]
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Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss’s company, Winklevoss IP, has been awarded a utility patent on the settlement of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) that hold cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. According to the patent filed with the USPTO, the intellectual property pertains to “systems, methods, and program products for operating exchange traded products holding digital math-based assets.” […]
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Oracle Corp. will release its blockchain software in May 2018, according to an article in Bloomberg. The company will provide their blockchain product as a platform-as-a-service by the end of the month, followed by a decentralized ledger-based application in June 2018, according to Thomas Kurian, president of product development. This plan would bring the number […]
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PwC Hong Kong and PwC Singapore have entered into a joint business relationship with VeChain Global Technology, with each organization acquiring a small ownership interest in VeChain, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers website. The purpose of the partnership is to utilize VeChain’s trust-based services in accessing and performing transactions on the platform. According to PwC Asia […]
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Several of the most popular automobile manufacturers in the world, including BMW, GM, Ford and Renault have created a group to determine the utility of blockchain technology in the automotive industry. These manufacturers were among the 30 founding members of MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative. Other founders included Bosch, Blockchain at Berkeley, Hyperledger, Fetch.ai, […]
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