The Ethereum Foundation has awarded a grant to researchers at Columbia and Yale for work on their new smart contract programming language. The Ethereum Foundation has awarded a grant to researchers at Columbia and Yale universities for the compilation of a new smart contract programming language into the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). The development was […]
Continue ReadingEastern Caribbean Central Bank to issue Digital Eastern Caribbean Dollar in partnership with Medici portfolio firm Bitt. Bitt, a portfolio firm of Overstock’s blockchain firm Medici, has partnered with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) to pilot central bank digital currency (CBDC). Overstock announced the news in a press release on March 6. Barbados-based Bitt […]
Continue ReadingFrance’s largest port, Marseille Fos Port, has joined a blockchain pilot for freight transport on the Mediterranean-Rhône-Saône axis. The main trade seaport of France, Marseille Fos Port, will participate in a blockchain pilot for freight logistics in June 2019, local industry news outlet PortSEurope reports on March 6. The project aims to use blockchain technology […]
Continue ReadingCrypto companies are continuing to onboard talent from traditional industries, while crypto market fundamentals improve. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market […]
Continue ReadingU.S. startup VaultTel LLC introduces a crypto hardware wallet that combines a mobile app and a chip designed to fit in a SIM card tray. United States startup VaultTel has introduced a hardware cryptocurrency wallet designed to fit in a mobile phone SIM card tray, a press release from the company reveals on March 6. […]
Continue ReadingGlobal financial messaging network SWIFT is carrying out a DLT-based shareholder e-voting proof-of-concept in the first half of this year. Global financial messaging network, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), is carrying out a blockchain-based shareholder e-voting proof-of-concept (PoC) with major financial institutions. SWIFT announced the news in a press release published on […]
Continue ReadingMost of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to noteworthy gains as Bitcoin approaches the $3,900 mark. Wednesday, March 6 — after a surge of growth earlier today, most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies have stabilized and are reporting slight to noteworthy gains on the day by press time. Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering near […]
Continue ReadingEugene Kaspersky, the CEO of cybersecurity company Kaspersky, said that “cryptocurrencies are a great idea, but the world is not ready for them yet.” Eugene Kaspersky, the CEO of the cybersecurity giant Kaspersky, stated in a recent interview that “cryptocurrencies are a great idea, but the world is not ready for them yet.” Kaspersky made […]
Continue Readingsponsored A decentralized marketplace offering e-commerce on demand has launched with 50,000 items, enabling shoppers to have products delivered in less than two hours. A decentralized platform offering “e-commerce on demand” is launching, and says it has the ambition of enabling shoppers to have online orders delivered in less than two hours — with food […]
Continue ReadingThe financial sector will lead global spending in blockchain this year, according to new report from International Data Corporation. Global blockchain spending will account for almost $2.9 billion in 2019, which is an 88.7 percent increase from 2018, according to a new report from United States-based market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Published on […]
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