VMware, a Dell subsidiary that brought in $10B in revenue last year, has launched its enterprise-focused blockchain platform. Major cloud computing and virtual machine firm VMware has launched VMware Blockchain, an enterprise-ready blockchain platform. The billion-dollar company, owned by Dell, first teased the blockchain’s development in 2018, through its Project Concord, promising an enterprise-grade platform […]
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The outgoing SEC director first joined the agency in 2017. Bill Hinman, outgoing director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chose to focus one of his last speeches on the commission’s achievements in regulating crypto during his tenure. In remarks published on the Securities and Exchange Commission, or […]
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If you are in Bitcoin for the long haul, there is a reasonable path to $500,000 within the next decade. Back in June, I wrote that Wall Street remaining on the sidelines is not necessarily bad for our industry. While most traditional investors are still observing, Bitcoin’s (BTC) mainstream momentum has been building over the […]
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As access to crypto spreads across Africa, blockchain could be crucial in improving cross-border payments and settlement systems. As technological innovations continue to spread across Africa, the continent could provide some unique use cases for blockchain technology. African has been continually driving innovation in a number of spaces, with mobile payments a prime example of […]
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The Ukrainian government is making serious steps toward crypto to make the country a leader in Eastern Europe. Ukraine is ranked as the world’s leader in the Global Crypto Adoption Index 2020, according to a research published by Chainalysis earlier this fall. Despite this, cryptocurrencies still remain a gray area in the economy. Since 2014, […]
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Speaking before Congress, OCC head Brian Brooks describes the importance of digital asset innovation and the private sector. Amid a global race toward central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, the United States needs to focus on the private sector, says Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks. “We have built private stablecoins in this country […]
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Could Digital Currency Group be the first major crypto company to go public? What would an initial public offering for Digital Currency Group, or DCG, look like? Analysts at digital analytics firm Messari believe they have the answer. In a newly published report, researcher Jack Purdy lays out a theoretical initial public offering for DCG. […]
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Multiple United States congresspersons recently expressed their displeasure at the OCC’s focus on crypto this year. Brian Brooks, the former Coinbase executive turned leader of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, recently received a letter from multiple members of Congress expressing concerns over his crypto-heavy leadership. The letter, from Stephen […]
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China Construction Bank has used blockchain technology to issue the first tranche of a planned $3 billion worth of debt. China Construction Bank has partnered with a Hong Kong-based fintech to issue the first-ever blockchain-based digital security issued by a Chinese financial institution. One of the “Big Four” banks in the People’s Republic of China, […]
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A blockchain-based project aims to collect weather data generated in West Africa. Will the region be open to data sharing? West Africa is home to an estimated 381 million people and counting. Unfortunately, the region was also found to be a hotspot for climate change, which will likely impact crop yields and food production while causing […]
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