Cryptocurrency adoption is inevitable, but without strengthening our approach to user education, the process will be slow. Only with increasing difficulty can one recall a time when the majority of the world was yet to adopt the internet. In 1995, user adoption of the internet had only reached 10% of American households, five years after […]
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Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra has launched a new blockchain-based digital contracts and rights platform for the media and entertainment industry. Tech Mahindra, the IT subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group, has launched a new blockchain-based digital contracts and rights platform for the media and entertainment industry. Developed using IBM’s blockchain platform, which leverages the […]
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Are traditional business enterprises ready to embrace a blockchain-based payments network? Maybe not, according to two research reports. The news that PayPal, the payments giant with 325 million active user accounts worldwide, was considering the direct sale of crypto assets — along with custodial services — had the crypto community buzzing last week, even if […]
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As interoperable blockchain solutions gain traction, many believe that the technology is still relatively nascent and needs more polishing. Cross-chain interoperability is a domain that has piqued the interest of many financial institutions over the years, as it stands to produce a technology that can potentially mitigate a whole host of their recurring operational issues […]
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The coronavirus pandemic has forced governments worldwide to focus on bringing blockchain tech to their financial services. Famed currency speculator George Soros, who in 1992 broke the Bank of England to emerge a billionaire overnight by forcing the pound out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, believes: “We will not go back to where we […]
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Major cryptocurrency firm Ripple released a set of recommendations for Indian lawmakers to legalize cryptocurrencies. American fintech firm Ripple has proposed a policy framework for regulating crypto in India amid local crypto uncertainty. In an effort to persuade Indian authorities to support fintech regulation and the growing crypto industry, Ripple issued a policy paper addressed […]
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According to Ripple Head of Global Banking Marjan Delatinne, the company’s On-Demand Liquidity may soon be available in Brazil. Brazil could be the next area for crypto firm Ripple to reach with a cross-border payments corridor, which could lead to its use in other Latin American nations. In an interview posted to the ‘Future of […]
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The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority has transferred funds to local banks using blockchain technology. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), the country’s central bank, announced that it used blockchain technology to deposit funds to local banks. An official statement published by SAMA said that the funds were a part of the bank’s initiative to enhance […]
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Various technologies are being deployed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, can blockchain play an important role in defeating it? Many financial and human resources are being deployed in the effort to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Technologies are also being used in this fight: artificial intelligence for research, 5G to increase information transmission speed and […]
Continue ReadingA recent Andreessen Horowitz report says crypto is in its growth stage, but critics say the industry is yet to create end-use value. The crypto space is well over a decade old with more than 5,500 different cryptocurrencies and a market capitalization north of $250 billion. Researchers at American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz say […]
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