Confirmed: Baidu and TRON to Cooperate on Cloud Computing Resources

Officially confirmed: decentralized internet project TRON and China’s largest internet search provider Baidu will cooperate on cloud computing resources. Decentralized Internet project TRON (TRX) and China‘s largest Internet search provider Baidu will cooperate on cloud computing resources, according to an official tweet from the TRON Foundation posted yesterday, October 17. The tweet confirms a series […]

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Japanese Electric Power Company Partners With Bank, University on Blockchain Research

Kansai Electric Power Co. will explore how the technology could be used to redefine electricity sales to consumers. A four-way partnership between major Japanese companies will conduct research into the possible use of blockchain in distributed electricity supply, a press release announced Monday, Oct. 15. Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kepco) will work with Mitsubishi UFJ […]

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Chinese Mining Hardware Manufacturers to Fall Under US Tariff Increases

Major Chinese mining hardware manufacturers could fall under new U.S. tariffs on Chinese-manufactured goods, reaching as high as 25 percent. Major mining hardware producers, such as Bitmain, Canaan and Ebang, could be affected by recently imposed U.S. sanctions on Chinese goods, Hong Kong’s English-language newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports Tuesday, Oct. 16. Analysts […]

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Canadian Firm to Build Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Platform for Cannabis Industry

Diversified crypto and blockchain firm DMG Blockchain will develop a blockchain-powered platform to manage supply chains in the Canadian marijuana industry. Canada-based blockchain and crypto company DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. (DMG) has announced the development of a global supply chain management platform for the legal cannabis industry, according to an announcement published Oct. 17. As […]

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85 Percent of Developers Can Alter Their Cryptoassets’ Protocol, Research Shows

CryptoCompare’s yearly report indicates a tendency to centralize crypto assets, as 85 percent of their developers can change protocols at any time. Cryptocurrency tracking resource CryptoCompare’s recent study has shown that 85 percent of crypto assets allow development teams to alter their platforms. The report was published Wednesday, Oct. 17, on CryptoCompare’s website. To create […]

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Redditors Accuse Amex of Sponsoring Anti-Crypto Tweets, But Proof Inconclusive

Cointelegraph investigates Redditors’ allegations that American Express has sponsored crypto-skeptical content on Twitter. Reddit users have alleged that American Express (Amex) has sponsored crypto-skeptical content on Twitter, according to a popular forum thread opened Tuesday, Oct. 16. The tweet in question was allegedly circulated through Bloomberg’s Twitter network “TicToc” on Oct. 11, and was reposted […]

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