Amid a global employment crisis, it’s perhaps inevitable that the gig economy is making inroads into the blockchain space too. Blockchain developers can’t be accused of failing to keep up with the times. The unprecedented shake-up in the world’s labor markets during the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the underemployment trends of recent decades. Signs of a […]
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The IOTA blockchain finds a use case in industrial maintenance. The IOTA Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the IOTA blockchain, is collaborating with Japan’s government on a project targeting industrial infrastructure. The foundation has partnered on a project initiated by major Japanese maintenance companies, Best Materia and IMC, IOTA representatives announced on Oct. 27. The […]
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Another global bank believes that digital assets are the future of the global economy. DBS, Singapore’s largest retail and commercial bank, seems to be entering the cryptocurrency space with three new offerings. According to information seen by Cointelegrpah, DBS is launching cryptocurrency trading and custody as well as a platform for conducting security token offerings. […]
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The new venture will reportedly include 34 “physical branches and operations” in northern India. According to an Oct. 26 announcement from Cashaa, the fintech firm will be partnering with India’s United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society to build a crypto-friendly financial institution called UNICAS. This new venture will reportedly include 34 “physical branches and operations” in […]
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The current conservative international financial system doesn’t suit young people or young economies, says Ma. Jack Ma, the now-retired founder of Alibaba Group, recently spoke to a crowd of bankers and regulators at the Bund Summit in Shanghai about the role digital currencies will likely play in the future global financial system: “Digital currency could create […]
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Central bank digital currencies will fundamentally change our conceptions of money and its uses. An astonishing 80% of central banks are engaging in work around central bank digital currencies, from research to experimentation and pilot programs. A recent Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, chart demonstrates the growing interest in CBDCs by central banks, as […]
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A new trade management platform in Japan prevents data tampering using blockchain technology. According to an Oct. 26 report by Japanese news agency The Nikkei, seven Japanese companies are preparing to invest in a new trade data management system. Reportedly developed by NTT Data, the platform uses blockchain technology to prevent malicious third-parties from tampering […]
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Fed Chairman Powell sees no urgency to develop a CBDC, but eventually, the world’s top central bank must act, say experts. The Bahamas, an island nation in the West Indies, made digital currency history on Oct. 20 with the official launch of a new central bank digital currency, the so-called Sand Dollar. It became the […]
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Another bullish start to the week comes as macro markets falter and one analyst says price growth will go “vertical” in early 2021. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week still at $13,000 and wholly unfazed by problems in the global economy — what’s in store next? Cointelegraph takes a look at the potential issues at […]
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Mining with home rigs is back, so here’s what those interested need to know to put together their own rig at home. In a time of global crisis, a pandemic, and a generally unstable political and social environment, cryptocurrencies have shown remarkable stability. Moreover, the pandemic-induced economic downturn played into the hands of the industry […]
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