The Afghan government has signed an MoU with blockchain firm FantomOperations to integrate blockchain technology into the country’s healthcare sector. The Afghan Ministry of Public Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with blockchain firm FantomOperations to integrate blockchain technology into the country’s healthcare sector. As Afghan Voice Agency reported on Nov. 27, the […]
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British banking giant HSBC will digitize paper-based records of $20 billion in private placements with blockchain technology by March 2020. British banking giant HSBC plans to move $20 billion worth of assets to Digital Vault, a new blockchain-based custody platform by March 2020. By deploying the platform, the global investment bank aims to digitize paper-based […]
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VideoCoin is gearing up to reinvent outdated PPV content consumption to battle Disney+ and Netflix, privacy still an issue to be resolved. For the past few months, the modern world has witnessed TV providers battle it out for the exclusive streaming rights for consumer-favorite shows such as Seinfeld, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, The Office […]
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The Indian government is working on a national blockchain strategy in order to spur further adoption of the technology in the country. The Indian government is working on a national blockchain strategy in order to expand the technology’s adoption in the country. As the India Times reported on Nov. 27, India’s Ministry of Electronics and […]
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The Federal Council of Switzerland has called for the improvement of regulatory conditions for blockchain and distributed ledger technology in the country. The Federal Council of Switzerland — the country’s executive governing body — has called for a better regulatory framework for blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the country. According to an official […]
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Ghana is exploring a central bank digital currency “with the possibility of issuing” an e-cedi in the near future. The Republic of Ghana is exploring the benefits of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the governor of the country’s central bank says. Ernest Addison, a Ghanaian economist currently serving as the governor of the […]
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Blockstream CEO and HashCash inventor Adam Back has controversially compared Ethereum with the notorious medical-testing startup Theranos. Blockstream CEO Adam Back — inventor of the hashcash Proof-of-Work (PoW) system later used in Bitcoin’s (BTC) mining algorithm — has controversially compared Ethereum (ETH) with the now-defunct biotech startup Theranos. As part of a Twitter exchange published […]
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Stablecoins have the potential to temper the systemic threats posed by USD domination of global foreign currency reserves, analysts have argued in a new piece for the WEF. Stablecoins have the potential to temper the systemic threats posed by the United States dollar’s domination of global foreign currency reserves, according to an opinion piece published […]
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India’s biggest crypto exchange, WazirX, was bought by Binance, sending a wave of optimism in the crypto ecosystem. In April 2018, the Reserve Bank of India, the country’s central bank, initiated a major crackdown on the trade and purchase of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin within its borders. RBI Deputy Governor Bibhu Kanungo declared that all […]
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Digital asset security startup Fireblocks announced that it is moving more than $2.5 billion in crypto each month only six months after launch. Digital asset cybersecurity startup Fireblocks announced that it is currently moving more than $2.5 billion in cryptocurrencies each month. In a Nov. 26 press release, Fireblocks revealed that the company has seen […]
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