The company behind CryptoKitties has secured a patent to create digital tokens in partnership with the National Basketball Association. Dapper Labs, the company behind the blockchain-based game CryptoKitties, has obtained a patent in Brazil enabling them to create collectible digital tokens in partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA). According to the March 24 edition […]
Continue ReadingCovantis, a blockchain agritech project run by agribusiness giants like Cargill, is officially established in Geneva and appoints CEO. Covantis, a blockchain agribusiness initiative backed by major industry company ConsenSys, has taken another step towards transforming global trade and supply chain operations. Backed by global agribusiness giants like Cargill and Bunge, Covantis has been officially […]
Continue ReadingHitachi Solutions announced they had partnered with ConsenSys to begin selling their PegaSys Plus product in Japan starting April 1. Hitachi Solutions will be the first company in Japan permitted to conduct sales of blockchain software technology company ConsenSys’ product PegaSys Plus starting on April 1. According to a March 30 press release, Tokyo-based Hitachi […]
Continue ReadingMajor investment bank Citigroup announced it has increased its equity stake in Ethereum-based trade finance platform Komgo. U.S.-headquartered bank Citi has upped its investment in the Ethereum-based decentralized trade financing startup Komgo. Kris van Broekhoven, the global head of commodity trade finance at Citigroup, revealed that the bank has “topped up” its equity in Komgo […]
Continue ReadingBig Four audit firm Ernst & Young’s Japanese branch is launching a blockchain for tracing the supply chain and authenticity of sake and fruit. EY Japan, the Japanese branch of global accountancy firm Ernst & Young, has announced plans to launch a blockchain system for tracking Japanese sake and fruit and preventing the sale of […]
Continue ReadingThe open-source Baseline Protocol allowing private systems to be built on the public Ethereum blockchain has been made publicly available on GitHub. The open-source Baseline Protocol code allowing private systems to be built on the Ethereum public blockchain has now been published to GitHub, as of March 19. This means that the EY, Microsoft and […]
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Waves has unveiled several upgrades to its enterprise platform, including a drastic increase in smart contract execution speed and licensing fees to operate on the network. Russian blockchain firm Waves has announced updates to its enterprise platform, including accelerated smart contract execution, licensing fees and inter-chain anchoring. On March 17, Waves wrote that the new […]
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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among attendees of the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris earlier this month has jumped to seven. The number of attendees of the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) conference in Paris to contract coronavirus has now increased to seven — highlighting the urgent need for attendees to get tested for COVID-19. […]
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Horizon Blockchain Games has raised $5 million in a fundraising round led by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s investment firm Initialized Capital. On March 7, Horizon Blockchain Games announced it has raised $5 million a fundraising round led by Initialized Capital — the investment firm co-founded by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The raise comes ahead of […]
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As the blockchain industry becomes mainstream, more women are getting involved in the market, making it no longer a men-only business. On Dec. 4, Bitcoin (BTC) fund operator Grayscale published the results of a study that showed 43% of respondents interested in BTC investments turned out to be women. Today, half of Binance’s employees are […]
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