Smucker will use a blockchain to trace Colombian coffee beans while letting consumers make donations to coffee farmers in Colombia. The J.M. Smucker Company, also known as Smucker’s, has announced that it will use blockchain technology to trace Colombian coffee beans directly back to their source while allowing consumers the opportunity to support coffee farmers. […]
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The Spanish authorities arrested several individuals related to ongoing investigations against crypto-driven child porn sites in the dark web. The Spanish Civil Guard has taken down a dark web child porn ring that used cryptocurrency transactions to pay for content. Multiple individuals across the country were ultimately arrested. According to the Spanish Civil Guard, the […]
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A new World Economic Forum study has revealed how blockchain technology can be used to prevent corruption in public procurement. Worldwide, governments devote an estimated $9.5 trillion each year to public procurement — an average of approximately 15% of national gross domestic product. This money goes to public goods and services such as the construction […]
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The World Economic Forum looks at blockchain as a solution against foul play in government processes. The World Economic Forum (WEF) hopes to make corrupt activity in the public sector more difficult using blockchain technology. “Corruption is a ‘high-potential’ space for blockchain because you really benefit from decentralization; records are very difficult to remove or […]
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KuCoin has launched credit card support for 17 new fiat currencies, with the exchange expanding its services to Latin American and Eastern European customers. Seychelles-based crypto asset exchange KuCoin has significantly expanded its fiat on-ramps, introducing support for 17 national currencies on June 12. KuCoin now supports credit card purchases denominated in over 50 fiat […]
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Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading in the United States has surged to post its strongest weekly volume on record, with almost $29 million trading on Localbitcoins and Paxful. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) trading activity in the United States surged to a new all-time high during the week of June 7, according to data published by UsefulTulips. Over the […]
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Meet Yasutaka Nakamoto: drug runner for Pablo Escobar, brother of Dorian Nakamoto, and possibly the real creator of Bitcoin. A new theory regarding the true identity of anonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has emerged from an extremely unlikely source. Enter the Escobar family and their story about Yasutaka Nakamoto. The story goes like this: Yasutaka […]
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Cryptocurrencies appear on the scene of massive protests in the U.S. in response to police killing George Floyd, with many industry leaders weighing in. The United States is witnessing its biggest protests in years following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis. Some compare it to those after […]
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Goldman Sachs attacks crypto, why Bitcoin may be wandering into a bull trap, and how Libra is going to make money. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you 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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The Ethereum Foundation has postponed Devcon VI until 2021 and will host it in Bogota, Colombia. The Ethereum Foundation says it will not hold blockchain’s largest international conference Devcon VI this year and has moved the event to Bogota, Colombia in 2021 — although a precise date is yet to be announced Colombia is one […]
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