WEF Head of Blockchain Sheila Warren explains the potential of blockchain technology and how it can change the world — but notes we are not there yet due to three things. Speaking at the Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona, the World Economic Forum’s head of blockchain and data policy, Sheila Warren, discussed blockchain’s […]
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Walmart joins Hyperledger to have a larger role in the open-source community, discusses further plans for the future. Speaking at the Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona on March 3, Walmart’s director of software engineering for blockchain platforms, Archana Sristy, briefly discussed why the company joined Hyperledger. During a panel entitled “Blockchain in Action: […]
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Major uranium producer Uranium One and DLT startup Insolar have teamed up to explore blockchain’s capabilities in uranium and energy trading. Major uranium producer Uranium One and distributed ledger technology (DLT) startup Insolar have teamed up to explore blockchain’s capabilities in uranium and energy trading. The partnership will focus on the improvement of the production […]
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Do blockchain and data security have a mutual relationship or is it not as secure to use blockchain when it comes to storing data? In November 2019, security firm Risk Based Security called last year the “worst year on record” for breaches, with almost 8 billion records affected. Third-party control over personal data makes privacy something […]
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Brazil’s PIX will cut out payment intermediaries, enabling peer-to-peer and business-to-business transactions in seconds. The Central Bank of Brazil made some waves last week with its new instant payment system. While not blockchain-based, the new system, dubbed PIX, nevertheless is imbued with some of blockchain’s core attributes. Money transfers have historically been slow, cumbersome and […]
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13,000 South Korean ATMs will soon facilitate fiat withdrawal and international remittance services using Litecoin. On Feb. 28, the Litecoin Foundation announced a partnership with MeconCash to roll-out Litecoin (LTC) to Korean won withdrawals and remittances from 13,000 ATMs in South Korea. The partnership will see LTC integrated onto MeconCash’s M.Pay payments platform. Litecoin will […]
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Kaspersky unveiled a prototype of a new machine which allows voters to check that their votes have been recorded. Blockchain voting is gaining more traction in the United States despite the abysmal failure of mobile voting at the Iowa Democratic Caucus earlier this month. Companies on the forefront of blockchain technology realize the potential of […]
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Switzerland’s stock exchange became a shareholder in crypto trading infrastructure provider Omniex ahead of digital asset exchange launch. Switzerland’s leading stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, has announced a partnership with Omniex – a San Francisco based firm that develops trading platforms designed for institutional investors targeting the crypto asset markets. According to a Feb. 25 […]
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The Malta Financial Services Authority has industry released feedback on the definition of security tokens and the challenges such assets face in Maltese markets. The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has released feedback on the definition of security tokens and challenges such assets face in Maltese markets. In a paper published on Feb. 25, the […]
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CULedger, a fintech firm coordinated by the Credit Union National Association, has commercially launched its blockchain identity platform. As the United States continues to actively embrace blockchain, more new blockchain-powered products supported by national organizations continue to mature. CULedger, a major fintech firm coordinated by an American national trade association, has commercially launched its blockchain […]
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