Visa is expanding the testing of its B2B payments technology, B2B Connect, into Thailand, according to reports. The Nation reported that B2B Connect is now being piloted by Thailand’s largest bank Kasikornbank. “Visa is proud that we have representation from a Thai financial institution in the pilot program,” said Visa Thailand Country Manager Suripong Tantiyanon in […]
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The US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has announced a new process for listing digital assets, opening the door for the listing of digital coins that are compliant with local laws of countries outside the US, but not necessarily the US itself. Coinbase is one of the most popular and well-known cryptocurrency exchanges in the world for […]
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Good news for traders across the world; global banks, along with international trading companies, have recently announced the first blockchain-based platform, called Komgo, that will allow financing for trading of commodities ranging from oil to wheat. The platform, which will be developed in partnership with blockchain technology company ConsenSys, will go live later in 2018, […]
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Tech giant Dell says it aims to remain a leader in the Indian server market by introducing blockchain products. Tech giant Dell EMC Technologies plans to remain a leader in the Indian server market by introducing products that have blockchain capabilities, local news outlet Economic Times India reports September 26. Dell has identified blockchain, artificial […]
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The biggest Bitcoin block to date has been mined! But although it is the biggest block, it had about 1,400 fewer transactions than the average block on the Bitcoin Network. From soft and hard forks to protocol upgrades, to the implementation of Segwit and to the future outlook of the Lightning Network (LN), the Bitcoin network […]
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The chairman of the Kenyan DLT and AI task force has proposed that the government tokenize the economy in order to fight the “increasing” rate of corruption. Kenyan Distributed Ledgers and Artificial Intelligence task force chairman Bitange Ndemo has said that the government should tokenize the economy, local news outlet The Star reported September 25. […]
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National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September, to focus on the importance of registering to vote. That places it on September 25, 2018, and this could be the last year when people use traditional methods to register to vote. Is it possible? In 2016, voters on all sides accused one […]
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The crypto market and blockchain sector in South Korea is thriving with the involvement of major banks and conglomerates. The crypto market and blockchain sector of South Korea, the third-largest digital asset exchange market in the world behind the United States and Japan, have some of the most robust systems and infrastructure in place to […]
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75 more banks have joined JPMorgan’s cross-border payment platform powered by its own blockchain. JPMorgan has expanded its blockchain payment platform to over 75 multinational banks. The goal of the participants’ combined efforts is to fight off competition from outside of the banking sector, Financial Times reports September 25. Speaking to the publication, analyst Jason […]
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Walmart and its membership-based unit Sam’s Club has announced that it will require suppliers of leafy greens to implement real-time, farm-to-store tracking using blockchain technology by next September. First reported by Reuters, the move is an effort to crack down of food-safety incidents which have gained prevalence in the United States in recent years. At […]
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