The Brazilian non-profit Alinha Institute launches the blockchain-based Alinha Tag to track clothing through the supply chain for ethical workplace practices. The Brazilian non-profit Alinha Institute has launched their Alinha Tag, aiming to inform customers of the labor conditions of the workshops that produced their clothes. As per a Cointelegraph Brasil report from July 3, […]
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South Korea’s oldest bank, Shinhan Bank, is developing a distributed ledger technology-enabled stock lending platform. South Korea’s oldest bank, Shinhan Bank, is developing a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)-enabled stock lending platform, local media Econonews reports on Aug. 1. Blockchain-based stock lending Per the report, Shinhan Financial Investment signed an agreement with financial services company Directional […]
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Here is a list of some unusual and exciting blockchain projects that may change the world and disrupt the traditional ways of doing things… Blockchain technology has proven to be a great invention since it was introduced about a decade ago. Since then, it has powered several inventions that will have a lasting impact on […]
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Truffle is planning to start supporting the Corda, Hyperledger Fabric, and Tezos protocols in its fully managed blockchain dev suite. Blockchain development company Truffle has unveiled plans to expand its fully managed developer suite to include support for the blockchain protocols Corda, Hyperledger Fabric and Tezos. Truffle founder and CEO Tim Coulter announced the company’s […]
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Ripple has a long history of pro-regulation declarations and actions, but this time, its fervor appears to be profoundly reactive… Ripple, whose business is built on providing financial institutions with an infrastructure to facilitate international payments and currency trades, has always been a more likely ally to governments and regulators than most other major blockchain […]
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Steve Bannon, former Chief Strategist to US President Donald Trump, thinks that Bitcoin will be part of a “global populist revolt,” with cryptocurrencies having a big future. Stephen Bannon, co-founder of Breitbart News and former Chief Strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, expressed his admiration for Bitcoin (BTC), seeing it as part of a […]
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Vitalik Buterin supports the integration of Bitcoin LN with Ethereum, claiming that future of crypto is diverse and pluralist. Ethereum co-founder said that the future of crypto is pluralist in response to a recent proposal of mixing Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network (LN) with Ethereum. Blockade Games using Bitcoin LN as an interface for Ethereum contracts […]
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About 7% of Switzerland’s biggest cross-industry self-regulatory organization (SRO) is now made up of members from the cryptocurrency industry. Switzerland’s biggest cross-industry self-regulatory organization (SRO) has seen a spike of members from the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. 88 members of Financial Services Standards Association have connection to crypto The Swiss Financial Services Standards Association (VQF), […]
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What exactly is the difference between a blockchain and distributed ledgers? Here is a full guide on what each technology does and how… “Blockchain” and “distributed ledger technology.” Many of us have been guilty of confusing these two terms and using them interchangeably. But even though their meanings overlap in a number of areas, and […]
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A new patent filing suggests that American retail giant Walmart may be developing its own U.S. dollar-backed digital currency similar to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. A new patent filing suggests that United States retail giant Walmart may be developing its own U.S. dollar-backed digital currency similar to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. Walmart filed patent for “Digital Currency […]
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