The fintech industry in Switzerland continues to grow dynamically, while traditional financial institutions are reporting a decline. A new study shows that the fintech sector in Switzerland continues to grow, while traditional financial institutions are stagnating. The report was published by SwissBanking on April 1. The report dubbed “IFZ FinTech Study 2019” was prepared by […]
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The three-day UAE event will cover applications of the technology throughout the industry, organizers say. Increasing blockchain presence in aviation will form the focus of a dedicated conference in Abu Dhabi from April 2 to 4, official news portal Emirates News Agency confirmed in a press release on March 31. Promising attendance by 800 people […]
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5G promises to boost development efforts in IoT and blockchain Analysts have been anticipating the implications of the Internet of Things (IoT) for several years. However, there have been two main impediments to its success: capacity and security. But now, the introduction of a new technology could change that. This year, major carriers like AT&T […]
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Huobi’s CEO met with senior Argentinian finance officials to discuss the role of blockchain and crypto in the country’s economy. Huobi Group CEO Leon Li met with senior Argentinian finance officials this week to discuss the role of blockchain and crypto in the country’s economy, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on March […]
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Nornickel is reportedly exploring tokenizing palladium in addition to constructing various digital platforms. Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin is planning to create cryptocurrency tokens backed by palladium, Bloomberg reported on March 27. Potanin — who is CEO of the Russian nickel and palladium mining and smelting company MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (Nornickel) — plans to deploy […]
Continue ReadingMost of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to moderate gains, as Bitcoin stays over $4,000. Thursday, March 28 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to moderate gains on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) stays over $4,000. Market Visualization Courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin is up nearly half […]
Continue ReadingDigital asset management firm Arrington XRP Capital has merged with cryptocurrency-focused private fund and research house ByteSize Capital. Digital asset management firm Arrington XRP Capital has merged with cryptocurrency-focused private fund and research house ByteSize Capital, according to an official announcement published on March 27. With the merger, ByteSize Capital’s co-founders Ninor Mansor and Ninos […]
Continue ReadingOver the last few weeks, the Lightning Network — Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling protocol — has made waves. Over the last few weeks, Bitcoin’s (BTC) second-layer scaling protocol, called the Lightning Network (LN), has gained a lot of traction, steadily proving to become a viable solution to BTC’s infamous scalability problem and even potential competitor to […]
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s central bank mentions CBDCs in its annual payment settlement report and announces a blockchain trial later in 2019. South Korea’s central bank has included a summary of research on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in its 2018 annual payment settlement report issued Tuesday, March 26. The development of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) and […]
Continue ReadingAccording to a new report from Research and Market platform, blockchain spending in the U.S. will be over $41 billion by 2025. Blockchain spending in the United States will increase from $3.12 billion to $41 billion by 2025, according to a new report published on March 25. A new report dubbed the “United States Blockchain […]
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