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Exclusive: Microsoft Registers Blockchain and AI Platform for Agriculture in Brazil

June 6, 2019cashtechnews

Microsoft’s technology, known as FarmBeats, uses blockchain, drones and AI to improve productivity and reduce water consumption on farms. Microsoft has registered a suite of applications in Brazil that are designed to improve efficiency in the agriculture sector, according to an exclusive report by Cointelegraph Brazil on June 6. The technology, known as FarmBeats, uses blockchain, drones, IoT, artificial intelligence […]

Reserve Bank of India Denies Knowledge, Involvement in Draft Bill to Ban Crypto Entirely

June 6, 2019cashtechnews

The bank says it has not received any communication from the government about a draft bill that would ban cryptocurrencies. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has denied having any knowledge or involvement in a draft government bill that would ban cryptocurrencies, an official document released on June 4 shows. Varun Sethi, a lawyer specializing in blockchain, filed a […]

Binance Hires Former NBA, Dell Exec to Head Global Strategy Initiatives

June 6, 2019cashtechnews

Binance has hired a new strategic officer, an executive who worked on business strategy at Dell and the NBA. Major cryptocurrency exchange and blockchain platform Binance has hired a former strategic executive at Dell and the National Basketball Association as Binance’s global strategy officer, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on June 5. […]

EU to Increase Access to High-Quality Data for Blockchain, AI Projects

June 6, 2019cashtechnews

The EU hopes the relaxed rules will boost the economy and give firms the data they need to innovate. The European Union is increasing the amount of data that can be reused as raw material for artificial intelligence and blockchain projects, the trading bloc announced in a news release on June 6. Officials hope the relaxed rules will “boost […]

Privacy-Centric Coin Grin Sets Mid-July Target Date for First-Ever Hard Fork

June 6, 2019cashtechnews

Privacy-centric cryptocurrency Grin is finalizing its timeline for its first-ever network hard fork. Privacy-centric cryptocurrency Grin is finalizing its timeline for its first-ever network hard fork, according to a proposed timeline uploaded by Grin core developer Quentin Le Sceller to Github dev community forum Gitter on June 5. Grin is a privacy coin that implements […]

Ethereum Has Already Scaled Quite Significantly: ConsenSys’ Joe Lubin

June 6, 2019cashtechnews

ConsenSys’ Joseph Lubin says Ethereum is already scaling and that Ethereum 2.0 is set to launch within two years. Joseph Lubin could arguably be seen as a star at any blockchain event these days, but at the Ethereal Summit last month — organized by Ethereum-focused development company ConsenSys, which he co-founded — he was especially […]

Barrels of Oil May Be Paid for Using Crypto One Day, Head of Russian Energy Giant Says

June 6, 2019cashtechnews

Igor Sechin, the head of Rosneft, believes that barrels of oil could one day be paid for using cryptocurrencies. The head of Russian oil company Rosneft has not ruled out the possibility of paying for oil using cryptocurrencies in the future, according to a report by Snob.ru on June 6. Igor Sechin said the industry’s acceptance […]

Japan’s LINE Pay and Visa Partner on New Blockchain, Digital Payments Solutions

June 6, 2019cashtechnews

LINE Pay Corp. is partnering with Visa on new blockchain and digital payments solutions. LINE Pay Corporation, the operator of fintech services on major Japanese messaging app LINE, is partnering with American payment services firm Visa on new blockchain and digital payments solutions. The news was revealed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on […]

Galaxy Digital Fund Leads Funding Round for Blockchain-Based Game Platform

June 5, 2019cashtechnews

A Galaxy Digital fund led a $1.8 million seed funding round for a blockchain-based gaming rewards program, which uses blockchain-based quizzes to engage players. A fund of cryptocurrency investment bank Galaxy Digital led a $1.8 million seed funding round for Azure’s blockchain-based gaming rewards platform, VentureBeat reports on June 5. Smart Challenge, Azure’s gaming rewards platform, […]

US SEC Adds Fraud to List of Charges Against ‘Crypto’ Firm Longfin

June 5, 2019cashtechnews

The U.S. SEC has filed a complaint against alleged cryptocurrency firm Longfin Corp. and CEO Venkata S. Meenavalli over new discoveries of alleged fraud. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against supposed cryptocurrency firm Longfin Corp. and its CEO Venkata S. Meenavalli, according to a press release on June […]

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Exclusive: Microsoft Registers Blockchain and AI Platform for Agriculture in Brazil

Reserve Bank of India Denies Knowledge, Involvement in Draft Bill to Ban Crypto Entirely

Binance Hires Former NBA, Dell Exec to Head Global Strategy Initiatives

EU to Increase Access to High-Quality Data for Blockchain, AI Projects

Privacy-Centric Coin Grin Sets Mid-July Target Date for First-Ever Hard Fork

Ethereum Has Already Scaled Quite Significantly: ConsenSys’ Joe Lubin

Barrels of Oil May Be Paid for Using Crypto One Day, Head of Russian Energy Giant Says

Japan’s LINE Pay and Visa Partner on New Blockchain, Digital Payments Solutions

Galaxy Digital Fund Leads Funding Round for Blockchain-Based Game Platform

US SEC Adds Fraud to List of Charges Against ‘Crypto’ Firm Longfin

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