The Russian Ministry of Transport is reportedly going to trial IBM and Maersk’s blockchain shipping solution in Russia’s second largest port. The Russian Ministry of Transport is reportedly planning to trial blockchain shipping solution TradeLens developed by IBM and Maersk, Russian financial media Kommersant reported on Tuesday, Feb. 26 Kommersant received a copy of an […]
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Curv, a digital asset startup from New York, has raised $6.5 million from several companies to launch an institutional crypto wallet without private keys. Curv, a digital asset startup headquartered in the United States, has raised $6.5 million to launch a cloud-based digital asset wallet for financial institutions that does not use private keys, a […]
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Bahraini crypto exchange Rain has reportedly graduated from the Central Bank of Bahrain’s Regulatory Sandbox and passed Shariah compliance. Bahrain-based Shariah compliant cryptocurrency exchange Rain has first completed the Central Bank of Bahrain’s (CBB) Regulatory Sandbox, the Saudi Gazette reported on Feb. 26. Rain, which was founded in 2016, has reportedly become the first digital […]
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The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in collaboration with TalentSpirit are launching a new program on fintech and blockchain for financial professionals. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta and training platform TalentSpirit are jointly offering an advanced programme in fintech and blockchain technology, local news outlet The Asian reported on Feb. 26. The new […]
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A survey conducted by Big Four audit company KPMG shows that almost half of high-profile executives believe blockchain will change the way their firms do business. A survey by Big Four audit company KPMG shows that 48 percent of C-level executives believe blockchain is likely to change the way they do business in the next […]
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Most of top 20 coins are in red today after a short recovery attempt on Monday. Tuesday, Feb. 26: after a brief recovery attempt yesterday, crypto markets have lost more than $2 billion in terms of total market capitalization today, with the top 20 cryptocurrencies seeing mixed signals. While the market is overall trading sideways, […]
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The new Galaxy S10 smartphone by South Korean tech giant Samsung will feature support for Ethereum and Bitcoin. The new Galaxy S10 series smartphones by South Korean tech giant Samsung will apparently have wallet functions for Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC) and two other tokens. A Samsung official spoke about the phone’s new features at the […]
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Vakt, a post-trade platform for oil, based on blockchain, now sees the participation of dealers covering two-thirds of the North Sea market. Vakt, a blockchain-based post-trade platform for oil, has signed up four new clients, according to a statement published on the platform’s website on Feb. 25. As per Etienne Amic, Vakt’s recently appointed CEO, […]
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Dubbed M1, Electroneum’s new smartphone is priced at $80 and enables crypto mining, even in offline mode. United Kingdom-based digital payments firm Electroneum has announced the launch of a smartphone that is capable of mining cryptocurrency, according to a press release published on Feb. 25. The new device by Electroneum, dubbed M1, incorporates the […]
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Ahead of its next trial in Mexico, MonetaGo’s CEO says Corda is the platform of choice for regulators. Software development company MonetaGo has switched over from Hyperledger Fabric to R3’s Corda as an enterprise blockchain platform, economics magazine Global Trade Review (GTR) reported on Feb. 26. MonetaGo, which previously had ties with both platforms, will […]
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