Source: Mark Jones, Blockchain Technology News Chinese blockchain-based gaming platform Cocos-BCX has announced $40m in new funding from investors including Binance, Neo Global Capital and 500 Startups. The platform was created by the founders of Cocos2D-x, behind global mobile games titles including Angry Birds, Clash of King and Badlands. According to a press release, the […]
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Source: Mark Jones, Blockchain Technology News The use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) could lead to a $1T boost in trade finance available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets. That’s owed to its potential to mitigate credit risk, lower fees and remove barriers to trade, according to research by the World Economic […]
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Harvard University is stepping up its curriculum on blockchain technology, cryptocurrency and investing. In partnership with Reflective Ventures, the Harvard Undergraduate Blockchain Group (HUBG) will offer courses designed to improve cryptocurrency investment literacy. HUBG will provide students with an opportunity to learn the basics of blockchain technology, while engaging organizations and open-source communities. According to […]
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E*Trade plans to upgrade its platform to include a focus on blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, while the firm’s IT strategies shift away from legacy data centers. In addition, E*Trade plans to adopt more cloud-based, and container-based technologies. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, E*Trade Financial Corp. Chief Information Officer, Lance Braunstein said, […]
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The international enterprise software developer, SAP has launched a cloud-based, Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform. This announcement comes just three weeks after Amazon and ConsenSys announced an enterprise blockchain solution. SAP SE (Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing) is a multinational software corporation, based in Germany. The company has over 335,000 customers in 80 countries, and […]
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Samsung appears to be investing heavily into blockchain technology. Earlier this year, the company released a new Bitcoin ASIC chip which was later utilized in Halong DragonMint T1 miners. Now the electronics powerhouse has taken another leap forward with its launch of the Nexfinance blockchain platform on June 4th, as the latest Samsung SDS project. […]
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Large institutions and multinational corporations are scrambling to acquire intellectual property, and Mastercard has submitted a new patent application for a new method of verifying coupon authenticity using blockchain technology. The application that was filed on November 29, 2016 is titled, “Method and System for Authentication of Coupons vis Blockchain” and was published on May […]
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American Express has partnered with digital retailer, Boxed to integrate Hyperledger blockchain technology into its rewards program. Using the functionality of Hyperledger, the company will enable its merchants to create custom Membership Rewards programs for AmEx cardholders. In this pilot program, members will be able to earn five times the normal amount of points when […]
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HTC announced that they will release a new Android phone, powered by the blockchain. The benefit to owning this mobile device, named Exodus, will be to provide a better user experience for cryptocurrency and DApp users. According to the announcement on TheNextWeb, the phone will come with a universal digital wallet, pre-installed, along with secure […]
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It’s no secret that blockchain technology is being adopted for a variety of use cases. Traditional databases are generally centralized and data may be added, deleted or updated. Blockchains are generally decentralized, and the data is immutable. Once a record has been added to a blockchain, it theoretically exists forever. If a public blockchain becomes […]
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