Ripple community members were reacting September 25 after the Wall Street Journal claimed co-founder Jed McCaleb had “dramatically” stepped up a sell-off of his XRP token holdings. WSJ: Sales ‘Highlight Crypto Startup Complications’ According to the publication, McCaleb, who since leaving Ripple to start payment network Stellar has been under an agreement to only sell […]
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Every time a new visual search deal comes along — like the major one involving Amazon and Snap, one rumored but officially announced on Monday (Sept. 24) — it seems a good time to remind ourselves that text is dead and that we live in a post-literate society. As was the case many centuries ago, pictures are […]
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Salesforce is redesigning its iOS app as part of a strategic partnership that will provide new tools for Salesforce developers, including its first mobile SDK, and developer training to build native apps. The company plans to redesign its app in early 2019 to take advantage of new features for iOS 12. The tech giants announced […]
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ICE’s Bakkt platform will begin its operations with physical Bitcoin futures, the company has said on social media. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) confirmed its Bakkt cryptocurrency platform’s first offering will take the form of physical Bitcoin futures. ICE, which also operates the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) released new details Tuesday, September 25. Bakkt, which ICE […]
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The crypto market and blockchain sector in South Korea is thriving with the involvement of major banks and conglomerates. The crypto market and blockchain sector of South Korea, the third-largest digital asset exchange market in the world behind the United States and Japan, have some of the most robust systems and infrastructure in place to […]
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In an official announcement Tuesday, Google said that it will allow registered crypto exchanges to advertise in the U.S. and Japan. Google is set to update its ad policy in October, reallowing some crypto businesses to advertise on its platform. The company announced this in an official post Tuesday, September 25. According to the official […]
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UK government spokesperson Baroness Buscombe confirmed driverless car makers will face jail if their vehicles cause harm. Buscombe was responding to a parliamentary question on the subject. She asserted that existing health and safety law “applies to artificial intelligence and machine learning software”. The response helps to settle a debate between academics and legal […]
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In an effort to avoid bankruptcy, Sears CEO Edward Lampert is pitching a rescue plan: He wants the retailer’s board to sell assets and creditors to refinance debts, The Wall Street Journal reported. Lampert is seeking to restructure the retailer’s roughly $1.1 billion in debt that will be due in 2019 and 2020. In addition, […]
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To supply retailers such as Whole Foods and U.S. Foods with greens, 80 Acres Farms is constructing a “fully automated indoor farm.” The project’s reported cost is in the range of $10 million to $15 million, CNBC reported. “With the … facility, we will achieve the next-generation of indoor vertical farming,” 80 Acres Farms’ CEO […]
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Mt.Gox trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi sold $230 million in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash in the final round of sell-offs at the defunct exchange. Nobuaki Kobayashi, the trustee of defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt.Gox, released a new statement Tuesday, September 25. According to the document, Kobayashi has liquidated almost 26 billion yen ($230 million) in Bitcoin and Bitcoin […]
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