With many schools and bookstores still closed in Japan, Media Do Holdings is looking to satisfy the demand for e-books with DLT. Japan-based Media Do Holdings will be investing $2.8 million towards distributed ledger technology for the distribution of its e-books. According to a May 17 article in the Nikkei newspaper, Media Do Holdings plans […]
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Japan-based JCB is partnering with local venture capital firm TECHFUND to create a sustainable blockchain-based transaction system. The biggest credit card issuer in Japan, JCB, has partnered with technology accelerator TECHFUND to build a sustainable transaction system on the blockchain. According to a May 15 statement released by JCB, the partnership will utilize TECHFUND’s expertise […]
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Bitcoin options volume at CME rose 1000% this month as institutional investors built short-term bullish positions, but will BTC’s spot price rise? Bitcoin’s (BTC) options markets are finally taking off at CME. This week Cointelegraph reported that the combined volume traded over the last ten days surpassed $140 million, as institutional investors delved in call […]
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Ethereum longs on Bitfinex have increased 170% since breaking into record highs during late February. The number of Ethereum (ETH) longs has continued to surge after breaking into all-time highs at the end of March. Despite the broader crypto markets posting price gains alongside Bitcoin (BTC) in recent weeks, the number of open longs remains […]
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Transaction fees have seen anomalous volatility amid Bitcoin’s third halving, increasing over 800% in one month. From April 11 until May 14, Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees increased by more than 1,250% from $0.38 to $5.16. While Bitcoin transaction fees have since fallen by 33.3% to sit at roughly $3.44 as of this writing, fees have […]
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Bitcoin price charts hint at an exciting breakout, Telegram officially ditches TON, and why Trump could be the next victim of the REvil ransomware group. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions […]
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The number of Bitcoins held on centralized exchanges has fallen by more than 10% since Black Thursday in March. Data compiled by Glassnode is showing that the number of Bitcoin (BTC) held on top crypto exchanges has steadily fallen since the violent mid-March crash that saw crypto prices tumble by 50% in a single day. […]
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Over 10,000 Redditors have signed up for the platform’s ETH-based rewards, however, 75% of them are Fortnight players. Within days of launching on the Rinkeby testnet, Reddit’s Ethereum (ETH)-based Community Points rewards system has seen more than 10,000 addresses created. Reddit’s points were rolled out across two subreddit communities pertaining to the topics of the […]
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Robert Kiyosaki predicts that Bitcoin’s price will rise nearly 100% per year over the next three years. Robert Kiyosaki, businessman and best selling author of the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, has taken to Twitter once again to proclaim his bullish position on Bitcoin. His prognosis? BTC’s price is heading to $75,000 in three years. […]
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A hospital in Cyprus will soon deploy a blockchain-based medical data management system built by VeChain. Blockchain tracking platform, VeChain, announced that it co-developed a blockchain-based medical data management platform in partnership with digital healthcare solution firm I-Dante. The platform, dubbed “The E-NewHealthLife”, is set to see deployment at the Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus — […]
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