Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency has reported that 2018 saw a 170% uptick in the number of consumer queries about cryptos. Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency has reported that 2018 saw a 170% uptick in the number of consumer queries about cryptocurrencies as compared with the previous year. The news was reported by Cointelegraph Japan on June […]
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Two new product implementations and a pilot scheme aim to resolve pain points the company unearthed. The IT subsidiary of South Korean tech giant Samsung is launching three new products aimed at addressing clients worries about blockchain, the company confirmed in a press release on June 18. Following what it describes as trouble implementing the […]
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OCamlPro and Starchain Capital are not acting in users’ best interest, Tezos Commons executive director Shaun Belcher says. Members of the community around decentralized platform Tezos have raised concerns about an alleged upcoming hard fork of its blockchain. The issue appeared in a blog post by Tezos Commons executive director Shaun Belcher on June 17. […]
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A blockchain/AI platform for insurance claims by BlockClaim has received about $627,000 in seed funding. Insurance tech firm BlockClaim has recently received £500,000 ($627,000) in funding for its blockchain-based claims solution, according to an official blog post on June 17. The firm raised the funds from venture capital firm Amadeus Capital Partners and software firm […]
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Blockchain technology is now being used in a pilot program for tracking cannabis supply chains. Canadian pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart has partnered with blockchain company TruTrace Technologies Inc. to launch a pilot program for cannabis supply chain tracking via blockchain, according to a report by Bloomberg on June 17. According to the report, this […]
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A universal bank in Poland is using blockchain technology to let customers verify the authenticity of their banking documents. Alior Bank, a bank based in Warsaw, Poland, is using the public Ethereum blockchain to authenticate its clients’ documents, according to a report by Forbes on June 17. According to the report, when a client at […]
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Ripple will provide up to $50 million to MoneyGram has part of a new two-year partnership. Major money transmission network MoneyGram has entered into a strategic partnership with blockchain-based payments firm Ripple, according to a press release on June 17. As part of the two-year agreement, the two firms will become partners in cross-border payments […]
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Spanish bank Santander has lost an appeal in a Brazilian court regarding the closure of a cryptocurrency’s account. Major Spanish bank Santander has been denied an appeal regarding a decision by the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo in a case against crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin, Cointelegraph Brazil reports on June 17. Santander […]
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The Zcash Foundation has partnered with Parity Technologies to release a second software client for cryptocurrency Zcash. Nonprofit organization The Zcash Foundation has partnered with blockchain company Parity Technologies to release a new, open source software client for the cryptocurrency Zcash, according to a press release on June 17. The new software client, Zebra, purportedly […]
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There are signs of increasing institutional interest in cryptocurrencies. Can this propel the markets to the next level? The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a […]
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