An academic at the University of Hong Kong claims that blockchain and AI-driven strategies should be implemented to better tackle responses to the coronavirus epidemic. An academic at the University of Hong Kong claims that blockchain and AI-driven strategies should be implemented to better tackle responses to the coronavirus epidemic. Syren Johnstone — executive director […]
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Sony Financial Ventures is the latest investor in Securitize’s digital securities technology, joining Santander and MUFG. Digital securities company Securitize announced a strategic investment from Sony Financial Ventures, in a press release dated Feb. 4. The unspecified level of investment marks an extension of Securitize’s latest funding round, which saw Santander and MUFG lead a […]
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The aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul industry — which handles a dizzying 25 billion parts a year — is turning to blockchain to tackle its difficulties. The aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry — which handles a dizzying 25 billion parts a year — is turning to blockchain to tackle its difficulties. Verdict magazine […]
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Cryptocurrency companies adopt features similar to legacy finance, offering better benefits to users. But will this help in the end? Cryptocurrency exchange Deribit recently published an analysis explaining that cryptocurrency companies are racing to adopt financial services known from legacy finance. The post points out that all crypto companies, exchanges included, will soon offer users […]
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Venture arms for Samsung and Salesforce invest in a second Series C funding round for blockchain startup Digital Asset. Venture arms for Salesforce and Samsung participated in a second Series C funding event for a startup called Digital Asset. After gathering $35 million in its first Series C raise that ended in December 2019, Digital […]
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Block.one announces an EOSIO blockchain competition, paying out $200,000 to the first person to solve a puzzle. Block.one announced a smart contract blockchain puzzle, touting a $200,000 prize for whoever figures it out. “In this challenge, participants must create an EOSIO Smart Contract which can store and invoke EVM (Solidity) Smart Contracts in a virtual […]
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All eyes are on Tesla stock price today as Bitcoin pulled back under $9,200 and appears to be entering a brief period of consolidation. Bitcoin’s price (BTC) action has been relatively uneventful, especially when compared against the explosive price action of last week when the digital asset stomped through the $9K barrier and rallied all […]
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Blockchain software company Consensys drops 14% more of its staff during a directional split. Blockchain software company Consensys let go of an additional chunk of its staff while splitting its focus in two separate directions. Consensys cut its employee base down by 14%, the company announced on Feb. 4, according to a Reuters brief. Headquartered […]
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IOTA announced Chrysalis, an intermediate upgrade before the Coordicide that will add important features such as reusable addresses and IOTA-based tokens. The IOTA project unveiled on Feb. 3 a series of upgrades dubbed Chrysalis, an intermediate stage between now and the removal of the Coordinator. The upgrade introduces several important features, some of which change […]
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ConsenSys, a major blockchain firm founded by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, has acquired SEC-registered broker-dealer Heritage Financial Systems. ConsenSys, a major blockchain firm founded by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, has acquired an American broker-dealer, Heritage Financial Systems. Heritage, a broker-dealer registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has been acquired by ConsenSys’s […]
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