Technologies like blockchain form one of the focuses of a new partnership between major Russian bank Sberbank and energy giant Rosseti. Russia’s largest majority state-owned bank Sberbank has signed a partnership agreement with state-owned power giant Rosseti to propagate new technologies, a press release confirms Friday, October 5. The latest step in Sberbank’s ongoing engagement […]
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While Bitmain’s IPO launch date is getting closer, recent retractions of large investor participation, increased competition, and possible losses may affect the company’s leading position on the market. The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of Cointelegraph.com Bitmain, the world market leader for mining equipment, on the […]
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sponsored Users can learn how to build real products from more experienced colleagues. A blockchain project called Education Ecosystem is developing a decentralized online learning platform called LiveEdu, where people can learn how to build complete products in categories like programming, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, and other technology fields. Describing itself as “Netflix for professional development”, […]
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Overstock’s investment subsidiary Medici Ventures has funded a blockchain project aimed at fighting wine counterfeit. Overstock.com’s venture capital subsidiary Medici Ventures has invested in Israeli-based technology company VinX to develop a blockchain-powered wine futures platform, according to a press release published October 4. The exact amount of the investment was not disclosed. Per the announcement, […]
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A new patent filed by Alibaba seeks to develop a blockchain system that enables authorized parties to intervene in a smart contract. Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a blockchain-based system that allows a third-party administrator to intervene in a smart contract in […]
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Former smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has released a new blockchain platform designed to store and share medical data. As part of its pivot into security and computing, software company and former smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has released a blockchain-powered platform. The new product focuses on the healthcare field, according to a press release published Oct. 4. Per […]
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The E.U. markets watchdog has set a budget for an initiative to monitor fintech and crypto assets in its 2019 work program. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has budgeted over 1 million euro for monitoring fintech and crypto assets, according to a document published Oct. 4. Founded in 2011 in Paris, the ESMA […]
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The mayor of Seoul has rolled out a project to boost the blockchain industry, including setting up an $88 million public-private fund. The mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon has introduced a five-year plan for developing the blockchain industry in the city, Korean news agency Yonhap News reports Thursday, October 4. The project entitled “Blockchain City […]
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Supreme court appointments are a media circus that’s amplified online while friends and family go to war on Facebook and other social media channels. Justices are supposed to uphold the constitution, yet the left and right go to war in a partisan battle to stack the court in their favor. Liberty-minded individuals like Judge Napolitano are […]
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One of Spain’s busiest ports is to deploy a blockchain network, plans to spread it to partners in the future. One of Spain’s busiest ports based in the city of Valencia has announced the creation of a “smart port” which will use blockchain and big data technologies. The news was revealed in a release published […]
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