Colombian public entities have identified ten areas that would benefit from blockchain solutions. The Colombian Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, or MinTIC, released a first-of-its-kind draft of a guide that calls for the public sector to adopt blockchain technology, including crypto payment-related matters. In the Guide for the use and implementation of Distributed Ledger […]
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The Colibra app is providing a means for air travelers delayed for any reason to receive compensation in crypto. With the global air industry in turmoil due to pandemic-induced flight delays and cancellations, a startup in Bulgaria is providing the option for travellers to receive compensation in Bitcoin. Compensation via the Colibra app is available […]
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SpaceChain claims to have signed the first multi signature transaction in outer space. According to an announcement published on August 18, SpaceChain has successfully demonstrated the first use of blockchain hardware on the International Space Station, or ISS. This feat was made possible through a collaboration with the European Space Agency, which appears to have […]
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But he didn’t sell anywhere near the top. Ethereum (ETH) creator Vitalik Buterin acknowledged that he both sold and donated away his Ether holdings for fiat when the price was $700. While he did not specify, it seems unlikely that he sold his entire ETH stake — though how much ETH he owns today is […]
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New data suggests the total USD value locked in DeFi protocols is overestimated by roughly $2.83 billion. The total USD value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols recently surpassed the $6 billion mark according to onchain data resource, DeFi Pulse. Currently, the figure rests at $6.32 billion, after rising nearly six-fold since it reached the […]
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For the East and West, the paths to blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption are not the same and both have their own challenges. Ethereum recently turned five years old, and coincidentally, it also appears to have reached an inflection point for user adoption. In the second quarter of 2020, daily active Ethereum users nearly doubled to […]
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“Everything you heard, every theory that just doesn’t seem possible, every small inkling that something was just off about the world… is true.” Thank you for calling the Clinic of Advanced Biological Computing, this is Dr. Elliott Fisher. So began the strangest conversation Ive had as a journalist, with a time-traveling group of Monero-mining musicians […]
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Here is how Neutrino USD staking on Ethereum works. The Neutrino protocol, a price-stable multi-asset protocol running on major blockchain platform Waves, is introducing the Neutrino dollar (USDN) on Ethereum. The Neutrino dollar, an algorithmic stablecoin collateralized by the Waves (WAVES) native token, is now available for all Ethereum users as the token has been […]
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IBM and Maersk’s global blockchain shipping platform continues to onboard major new global partners. TradeLens — the blockchain shipping platform created by IBM and Danish logistics giant Maersk — has signed on a major Turkish-owned international terminals operator. TradeLens is a global supply chain management platform designed for containerized freight and logistics, which was first launched […]
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The Bank of England is keeping central bank digital currency research high on its 2020 agenda. The Bank of England will take part in a key meeting tomorrow to discuss central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and their possible infrastructural designs. Hosted by global central banking think tank, the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), […]
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