Report: Blockchain Sports Platform Will Not Buy English Football Club With Crypto

Decentralized sports investment and funding firm SportyCo will reportedly not purchase English Championship football club Hull City AFC. Decentralized sports investment and funding firm SportyCo will reportedly not purchase English Championship football club Hull City AFC, the Next Web reported on May 1. Sources familiar with the matter reportedly told the Next Web that the […]

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Austin Transportation Partners With Iota Foundation to Develop Interoperability Ecosystem

Austin Transportation partnered with nonprofit Iota Foundation to develop a more interoperable transportation ecosystem. The government transportation department in the city of Austin, Texas partnered with nonprofit Iota Foundation to develop a more interoperable transportation ecosystem. The Austin Transportation Twitter account reported on the partnership on April 25. The tweet contained a link to an […]

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Grayscale to Launch Pro-Bitcoin Ads ‘Drop Gold’ on Social Media, Linear TV

American digital asset manager Grayscale Investments introduced its pro-bitcoin advertising initiative “Drop Gold.” New York-based digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has introduced its pro-bitcoin (BTC) advertising initiative “Drop Gold” in a press release on May 1. The Drop Gold campaign is based on the emergence of bitcoin as an alternative to gold investments. In particular, […]

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Five Canadian Banks Employ SecureKey Blockchain System to Identify Users

Five Canadian banks will employ a blockchain-based user identification system developed by tech startup SecureKey Technologies. Five Canadian banks will be employing a blockchain-based user identification system developed by tech startup SecureKey Technologies, Bloomberg reports on May 1. Per the report, the Verified.Me digital identity system is now available to clients of the Royal Bank […]

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Australia Opposition Party Promises $2.1 Mln Blockchain Academy Pending May Election Win

The plans significantly overtake pledged funding from the incumbent government, which has shown itself to be skeptical of the technology. Australia’s main opposition party would inject $3 million AUD ($2.1 million) into blockchain technology should it win next month’s federal election, tech news magazine ZDNet reported on May 1. Under plans previously outlined as part […]

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