The widow of the founder of insolvent Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX told a Canadian court that “the public attention my role as director has brought is unwanted.” Jennifer Robertson — the current director and widow of the founder of now-shuttered Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX — has asked a Canadian court to appoint a chief restructuring […]
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The new Galaxy S10 smartphone by South Korean tech giant Samsung will feature support for Ethereum and Bitcoin. The new Galaxy S10 series smartphones by South Korean tech giant Samsung will apparently have wallet functions for Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC) and two other tokens. A Samsung official spoke about the phone’s new features at the […]
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Vakt, a post-trade platform for oil, based on blockchain, now sees the participation of dealers covering two-thirds of the North Sea market. Vakt, a blockchain-based post-trade platform for oil, has signed up four new clients, according to a statement published on the platform’s website on Feb. 25. As per Etienne Amic, Vakt’s recently appointed CEO, […]
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Dubbed M1, Electroneum’s new smartphone is priced at $80 and enables crypto mining, even in offline mode. United Kingdom-based digital payments firm Electroneum has announced the launch of a smartphone that is capable of mining cryptocurrency, according to a press release published on Feb. 25. The new device by Electroneum, dubbed M1, incorporates the […]
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Ahead of its next trial in Mexico, MonetaGo’s CEO says Corda is the platform of choice for regulators. Software development company MonetaGo has switched over from Hyperledger Fabric to R3’s Corda as an enterprise blockchain platform, economics magazine Global Trade Review (GTR) reported on Feb. 26. MonetaGo, which previously had ties with both platforms, will […]
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Swiss bank Julius Baer plans to provide its client with access to digital asset services, following a partnership with crypto bank Seba. Swiss bank Julius Baer plans to provide its client access to digital asset services, following a partnership with crypto bank startup Seba Crypto, a press release from Julius Baer reveals on Feb. 26. […]
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The idea of private blockchains “makes no sense,” Abra’s CEO says. The idea of private blockchains, such as enterprise blockchain platforms, will eventually “fail miserably,” the CEO of Abra said during Fortune’s “Balancing The Ledger” show on Feb. 25. Bill Barhydt, CEO of cryptocurrency wallet and investing app Abra, has argued that the idea of […]
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The blockchain-centric smartphone Exodus, by consumer electronics giant HTC, has added support for multiple DApps and Opera browser. Blockchain-centric smartphone Exodus, developed by consumer electronics giant HTC, announced that it had partnered with Opera Browser as well as added support for multiple DApps. The news was revealed in a series of tweets on Feb. 26 […]
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sponsored A mobile fighting game is ready to integrate a new system that allows users to create and manage non-fungible tokens through the browser and have them synchronized on different blockchains. Estonian game developer Ether Dale is ready to implement its new system — dubbed “Side-chain 2.0” — to its multi-blockchain mobile game Glitch Goons. […]
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The focus of the wide-ranging deal between Microsoft and Telefónica will be on blockchain and artificial intelligence, the companies say. Spain’s biggest multinational telecommunications company, Telefónica, has partnered with Microsoft to expand its digital innovation using blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI), a press release confirmed on Feb. 25. Telefónica, which has sealed multiple blockchain-related partnerships […]
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