The Forbes “Fintech 50” list for 2019 of top fintech firms features little over half as many blockchain companies as before. The Forbes 2019 “Fintech 50” list of the world’s top financial technology firms published on Feb. 4 features six blockchain companies, little more than half the amount listed in the 2018 edition. Released in […]
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Multinational mining giant BHP conducted a joint blockchain experiment with Japanese shipper NYK and biofuel producer Good Fuels. Multinational metal and oil mining giant BHP has successfully tested blockchain in a conjoint experiment with Japanese shipping company NYK, shipping news magazine Dry Bulk reports Tuesday, Feb. 5. Sustainable biofuel company GoodFuels provided its product for […]
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Digital Isle of Man, an executive agency for the Isle of Man’s government, formed a global blockchain hub and regulatory sandbox. An advisory body for the self-governing British dependency Isle of Man (IoM) has launched a hub to promote the development of blockchain, fintech news agency FStech reports on Feb. 5. As a key decision […]
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Big Four audit and consulting firm Deloitte successfully completed a joint pilot of digitizing the supply chain on multiple DLTs. Big Four audit and consulting firm Deloitte has successfully completed a joint pilot for digitizing the supply chain on multiple blockchain networks, according to an official press release published on Feb. 1. Within the new […]
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Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S. Representative for Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district, has formally launched her presidential campaign. Crypto holder Tulsi Gabbard, the United States Representative for Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district, has formally launched her campaign for the forthcoming 2020 U.S. presidential elections. The development was reported by tech media platform TrustNodes on Feb. 4. Gabbard — […]
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The announcement follows a tip-off about a potential attacker being able to shut down Parity client nodes. Ethereum blockchain infrastructure developer Parity Technologies experienced a security compromise that required nodes to perform an urgent update, the company stated in a blog post on Feb. 3. Parity, which is a popular technology stack for Ethereum users, […]
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Six commercial UAE and Saudi Arabian banks have joined a digital currency project meant for cross-border interbank transactions. Six commercial banks from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have joined a digital currency project, major Saudi Arabian financial news portal Argaam reports on Feb. 5 Referring to comments from the UAE central bank […]
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Transactions left a wallet that likely belonged to the exchange after the death of its CEO, research alleges. Embattled Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX reportedly never had the $190 million in Bitcoin (BTC) it supposedly lost access to when its CEO unexpectedly died, new research claimed on Feb. 5. The report, published on cryptocurrency portal Zerononcense […]
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A copy of the bank book from the exchange’s trustee reportedly made it out of Tokyo District Court The trustee for the rehabilitation proceedings of defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox reportedly sold large amounts of Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) on trading platform BitPoint. Cointelegraph Japan reported on the development on Feb. 5, citing […]
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Crypto exchanges have reportedly started the year with smaller trading volumes, marking new lows that have not been recorded since 2017. Trading volumes on cryptocurrency exchanges have dipped to new lows in January, according to an analysis published by crypto and blockchain research firm Diar on Feb. 4. Since the beginning of the year, digital […]
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