The head of the IMF suggests looking into central bank issued digital currencies, while a Swiss stablecoin gets Sharia certified. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more […]
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Both opposing camps in the so-called Bitcoin Cash “hash war” are mining at a hefty loss, according to estimates from BitMEX. In the aftermath from yesterday‘s Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork, both opposing camps in the so-called “hash war” are mining at a hefty loss, according to a tweet from the research arm of Hong […]
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Crypto market experienced a $27 billion drop in valuation overnight, experts explain factors and trends. On November 15, within a 24-hour span, the valuation of the crypto market fell from $210 billion to $183 billion, by more than $27 billion on a single day. Source: CoinMarketCap.com Fueled by the 18 percent drop in the price […]
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Oxfam wants to use smart contracts and blockchain to ensure better conditions for Cambodian rice producers. International charity Oxfam officially launched its BlocRice blockchain supply chain solution for Cambodian rice Nov. 15, Cambodian daily media outlet Khmer Times reports. BlocRice, which aims to use smart contracts to provide transparency and security between rice growers and […]
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U.S.-based tech giant Microsoft has launched a serverless blockchain-powered development kit for consortium environments. American software corporation Microsoft has released a serverless blockchain-powered Azure development kit, according to an announcement published Nov. 15. The new product dubbed the “Azure Blockchain Development Kit” purportedly improves the capabilities of Microsoft’s Azure Blockchain Workbench. It contains features like […]
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Major Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica is going to use the IBM Blockchain Platform to improve the management of international mobile phone call traffic. IBM and major Spanish telecommunications firm Telefónica have partnered to apply blockchain technology to managing international mobile phone call traffic, per a press release shred with Cointelegraph Nov. 14. Telefónica is the […]
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Sweetgreen, a renowned U.S. fast-casual salad chain, has announced another $200 million funding round, mentioning blockchain among its key development areas. U.S. fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen has announced a second funding round to raise $200 million, mentioning blockchain among its key development areas, according to a press release published Tuesday, Nov. 13. Throughout the first […]
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A survey recently conducted by Hermes shows that one third of German logistics managers believe that blockchain will improve cooperation in supply chains. More than a third of German logistics managers believe that blockchain technology has the potential to significantly improve cooperation in supply chains, according to a Hermes survey published Nov. 12. The survey […]
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The Russian branch of Raiffeisen Bank partners with major oil industry company, Gazprom Neft, and others to issue a bank guarantee via blockchain. The Russian subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International has partnered with local state-owned oil giant Gazprom Neft to issue a bank guarantee on blockchain, Russian business newspaper Kommersant reported Nov. 12. According to […]
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Will Bitcoin Cash split? An extended overview of convictions, mind games, and “cheat codes” used by Bitcoin ABC and Bitcoin SV to beat one another. Born out of the original Bitcoin blockchain on August 1, 2017, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has split the cryptocurrency community into warring factions with their own arguments, verbal skirmishes, leaders, convictions […]
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