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From Clean Water Supply to Rebuilding Notre Dame: Crypto and Blockchain in Charity

June 22, 2019cashtechnews

Digital money has been gradually transforming the world’s charity landscape, involving governments and traditional nonprofits. The technology that underpins cryptocurrencies has been gradually entering the charity sector, purportedly providing more transparency and trust to the industry — especially given a decrease in people’s trust in charity organizations, where the public is increasingly concerned about how […]

Bitcoin Price Hits $11K Less Than 24 Hours After Breaking $10K Mark

June 22, 2019cashtechnews

Bitcoin broke $11,000 for the first time since March last year after another major milestone at $10,000 just yesterday. June 22 — bitcoin (BTC) has crossed the $11,000 line for the first time since March last year today, according to Coin360. The leading cryptocurrency had surged past the $10,000 mark less than 24 hours ago. […]

Tracking Drugs on Blockchain: How Significant Is Walmart and IBM’s New Collaboration?

June 22, 2019cashtechnews

The FDA needs to track drugs by 2023, but will it go with blockchain? Walmart is no stranger to distributed ledger technology (DLT). Back in October 2016, the multinational food retailer began collaborating with IBM on a blockchain-based system that could identify and flag recalled foods. Since then, it has dived into a number of patents […]

What to Expect From the Telegram Open Network: A Developer’s Perspective

June 21, 2019cashtechnews

How TON could disrupt the blockchain landscape. Recently, new materials surfaced about the lite client for the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain, powered by encrypted instant messaging service Telegram. Based on the content of these documents, it is possible to make a lot of assumptions about its future, especially in regard to comparing TON with […]

FATF to Strengthen Control Over Crypto Exchanges to Prevent Money Laundering

June 21, 2019cashtechnews

Today’s Financial Action Task Force’s announcement focused on expanding regulation to keep digital currency out of laundering. Today’s Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) announcement focused on digital currency’s role in money laundering and heightened regulation, as Secretary Steven Mnuchin noted in his closing remarks. The FATF — an intergovernmental organization that focuses its efforts on […]

Oxfam Partners With Tech Firms to Test Dai’s Use in Disaster Aid

June 21, 2019cashtechnews

Oxfam has partnered with Australian tech startup Sempo and blockchain company ConsenSys to test stablecoin Dai’s ability to provide aid in regions struck by natural disasters. International charity organization Oxfam has partnered with Australian tech startup Sempo and blockchain company ConsenSys to test stablecoin Dai’s (DAI) suitability for aid in regions suffering from natural disasters, […]

As Brazil’s Economy Risks Recession, Regulators and Banks Implement Blockchain

June 21, 2019cashtechnews

The Brazilian government has made several moves surrounding blockchain and its regulation in the past two weeks. Brazil’s weak economic growth and inflationary pressure have led to more than 13 million Brazilians currently out of work. The unemployment rate currently stands at 12.5%. While the country runs the risk of recession, cryptocurrency’s low barrier for […]

Bitmain Shifting IPO Plans to the US on Growing Bitcoin Optimism

June 21, 2019cashtechnews

Bitmain is preparing for an initial public offering in the United States — three months after plans for a share sale in Hong Kong lapsed, according to a report. Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is revisiting plans for an initial public offering (IPO,) Bloomberg reported on June 21. The company had filed to list an IPO on […]

Ripple CEO: Bitcoin and XRP Aren’t Competitors — I’m Long BTC

June 21, 2019cashtechnews

Ripple CEO argues that there will not be one single crypto “rule them all,” stating that each one should prove its own use case. Bitcoin (BTC), and XRP, the third biggest coin by market cap, are not competitors, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse claimed in a Fortune interview on June 20. In the interview, Garlinghouse outlined […]

CNBC Host Joe ‘Squawk’ Becomes an Unlikely Hero for Bitcoin

June 21, 2019cashtechnews

CNBC host Joe Kernen has been praised by bitcoin advocates for claiming that libra isn’t a cryptocurrency because of how it is pegged to fiat currencies. CNBC’s Joe Kernen claims he is being treated “like a god” on Twitter following a June 19 interview on Squawk Box where he questioned whether Facebook’s libra is a cryptocurrency. In the […]

Tag: blockchain

Bitcoin Price Hits $11K Less Than 24 Hours After Breaking $10K Mark

Tracking Drugs on Blockchain: How Significant Is Walmart and IBM’s New Collaboration?

What to Expect From the Telegram Open Network: A Developer’s Perspective

FATF to Strengthen Control Over Crypto Exchanges to Prevent Money Laundering

Oxfam Partners With Tech Firms to Test Dai’s Use in Disaster Aid

As Brazil’s Economy Risks Recession, Regulators and Banks Implement Blockchain

Bitmain Shifting IPO Plans to the US on Growing Bitcoin Optimism

Ripple CEO: Bitcoin and XRP Aren’t Competitors — I’m Long BTC

CNBC Host Joe ‘Squawk’ Becomes an Unlikely Hero for Bitcoin

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