Tech firm MVC Global and logistics firm Cox Logistics Group will launch a SmartHub warehouse to improve the distribution of pharmaceuticals across the Gulf region. Bahrain-based tech startup MVC Global and logistics firm Cox Logistics Group will jointly launch a so-called SmartHub logistics warehouse to improve the distribution of pharmaceuticals across the Gulf Cooperation Council. […]
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Zoom incorporates a cryptocurrency paywall solution while the use of blockchain technology for video conference is being debated. As staying home becomes the new normal, the popular video conferencing app Zoom continues to flourish. Despite multiple privacy concerns, on April 21, it was reported that more than 300 million people used Zoom’s flagship video conferencing […]
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As the UAE’s deadline for its nation-wide blockchain revamp looms, DLT is becoming embedded in everyday life. The United Arab Emirates is approaching its 2021 deadline for migrating at least 50% of all government transactions onto distributed ledger technology-based platforms. Cointelegraph spoke to Leon Smith, the CEO of Dex — an Abu Dhabi-based crypto firm […]
Continue ReadingThe world has dramatically changed and traditional finance instruments such as venture capital funds have to adjust to a new reality. Shocking as it may sound, the venture capital industry is built on the idea that it doesn’t really matter if most of the companies they fund lose money or go belly-up. Could this be […]
Continue ReadingBIS Innovation Hub head asserted the decline of cash use amid the pandemic has renewed the pertinence of bank-issued digital currencies. Benoît Cœuré, the head of the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, recently asserted that central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, have been brought “into sharper focus” amid the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a […]
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WeBank is the only bank ranked in the top 10 Global Banking Patents Rankings. China-based digital bank, WeBank, rose to third place for number of Blockchain patents filed globally in 2019. Alibaba and Tencent took the first and second places respectively. According to the report published on April 24, the digital bank has climbed from […]
Continue ReadingSurvey finds a lack of knowledge among the general public may be the biggest hurdle to mainstream crypto adoption. A survey published by peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, Paxful, has found that Americans with a working knowledge of cryptocurrency believe that the largest barrier to mainstream crypto adoption is a ”lack of knowledge” among the general […]
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Central banks affect decentralized finance, and decentralized finance affects central banks. Which could benefit from this ideological war? Philip Coggan, a British business journalist and news correspondent who writes for The Economist, once mentioned, “Modern money is debt and debt is money.” Few would disagree with this claim. Yes, the vast majority of money circulating […]
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic is a make-or-break situation for crypto banks as many see opportunities despite the obvious setbacks. As 2020 staggers on, the scourge of the coronavirus is showing no sign of relenting any time soon. Since the reality of the pandemic took hold, it has revealed itself to be a black swan the likes […]
Continue ReadingBlockchain technology could help the African gold industry boost the continent’s economic growth, even during the coronavirus pandemic. Western perception of precious African resources usually tends to focus on the diamond trade. However, amid an ongoing pandemic, gold usually surfaces as both one of the most in-demand and discussed assets in the world. Historically known […]
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