The London Blockchain Summit soldiered on this week, despite many speakers in isolation or subject to travel bans due to coronavirus. Day One, March 5 The world has a fever. A fever for blockchain. But that’s not the only infectious substance in the room. The spectre of the spiralling Coronavirus crisis looms large over today’s […]
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Vitalik Buterin says that currency digitization is inevitable and believes decentralized privacy currency would be more appealing to people than state-controlled digital currencies. With governments increasingly looking at launching their own digital currencies, you might worry that crypto just can’t compete with national financial infrastructures. Not so, says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Buterin spoke with […]
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Brazil opens up to the possibility of implementing Blockchain technology to issue university diplomas and prevent fraud. In an attempt to fight against the falsification of university diplomas in Brazil, the Ministry of Education (MEC) has proposed, creating a Blockchain-based platform to issue digital certifications among non-state universities. According to Cointelegraph Brazil, MEC minister Abraham […]
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CBDC’s and currencies such as Facebook’s Libra could force the U.S. to adapt to save its spot as the world’s leading currency, ING economist Carlo Cocuzzo explained. As multiple countries and entities weigh the validity of a central bank digital currency the physical United States dollar still sits in a place of dominance — but […]
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WEF Head of Blockchain Sheila Warren explains the potential of blockchain technology and how it can change the world — but notes we are not there yet due to three things. Speaking at the Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona, the World Economic Forum’s head of blockchain and data policy, Sheila Warren, discussed blockchain’s […]
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Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining firm Riot Blockchain has demonstrated a remarkable monthly growth in BTC mined in February. Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining firm Riot Blockchain has demonstrated a remarkable monthly growth of average daily run rate of Bitcoins (BTC) mined, in February. The United States-based firm has seen a 147% increase in the average daily run rate […]
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Emerging technologies such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies have created an opportunity to match the gaming industry with the real-life property market. If you had bought a house in San Francisco at the start of the millennium, you’d be rich now. The median price of a house then was $420,000. Now, a house in the city […]
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With the Indian apex court repealing the RBI’s crypto ban, experts now believe that the S.E Asian country’s economy is set to surge. In what is widely being considered a historic day for the crypto industry as a whole, the Supreme Court of India has passed a judgment nullifying the controversial banking ban imposed by […]
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Rosen Law Firm has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of investors in ASIC producer Canaan’s IPO. Blockchain services and cryptocurrency mining hardware producer Canaan is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by investors following claims of dubious practices for attracting investments. Investor rights-focused law firm Rosen Law Firm has initiated the suit on behalf […]
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Africa has enormous potential for developing a sustainable fintech industry. Here is the analysis of the three flagship economics in Africa: Kenya, Ethiopia and Ghana. For many, Africa represents the final frontier of untapped economic growth. Across its diverse countries, growth rates continue to outpace those achieved in long-developed economies. Collectively, growth on the continent […]
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