The threat of an XRP fork is looming over Ripple, the San Francisco-based startup behind the third-largest asset on the crypto market… The threat of an XRP fork is looming over Ripple, the San Francisco-headquartered startup behind the third-largest asset on the cryptocurrency market. Twitter user @Crypto_Bitlord, who has over 100,000 followers and claims to […]
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Blockchain technology is finding real-world utility across Africa via public-private partnership agreements in solving some of the continent’s burning issues. Blockchain adoption in Africa is on the rise. From transportation to the gaming and lottery industries, reports of companies utilizing decentralized ledger technology (DLT) across the continent are emerging. Several stakeholders in the African blockchain […]
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Privacy-focused blockchain software project Particl has announced a market management option that allows vendors to create and manage stores for specific audiences. Privacy-focused blockchain software project Particl has announced a market management option that allows vendors to create and manage stores for specific audiences. Particl revealed the development in a press release shared with Cointelegraph […]
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X5 Retail Group and Alfa-Bank jointly launched a Waves enterprise blockchain-based liquidity management service in Russia. Alfa-Bank and X5 Retail Group partnered to launch a blockchain liquidity management service in Russia. According to a press release published by the bank on Sept. 12, the service — dubbed Distributed Treasury and Cash Management (DTCM) — enables […]
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Major Spanish bank Banco Santander has issued what it claims is the first end-to-end blockchain bond. Major Spanish bank Banco Santander has issued what it claims is the first end-to-end blockchain bond. In a Sept. 12 news release, the bank revealed that it had issued a $20 million bond directly onto the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, […]
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BTCC exchange founder said constant requests from people to help store their Bitcoin led him to create Ballet, a credit card-style hardware wallet. The founder of China’s first Bitcoin exchange, Bobby Lee, has returned to the cryptocurrency spotlight with the launch of a new wallet. As confirmed on his social media profiles, Lee, who sold […]
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Thailand-based energy company PTT and blockchain energy nonprofit Energy Web Foundation are jointly building a blockchain-based renewables platform. Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT and blockchain energy nonprofit Energy Web Foundation (EWF) are jointly building a blockchain-based renewables platform. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 11, the parties are developing […]
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Hardware cryptocurrency wallets manufacturer SatoshiLabs releases a beta version of its Bitcoin-only firmware for Trezor One and Trezor Model T devices. SatoshiLabs, the Prague-based manufacturer of hardware cryptocurrency wallets Trezor, released a beta version of its new firmware that supports Bitcoin (BTC) exclusively. “Orange coin good!” According to the blog post published on Sept. 9, […]
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Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announces that it will soon list enterprise-focused decentralized network Hedera Hashgraph’s native token HBAR. Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced that it will soon list enterprise-focused decentralized network Hedera Hashgraph’s native token HBAR. As OKEx’s spokesperson told Cointelegraph, the platform will add HBAR to its spot market with HBAR/BTC, HBAR/USDT and HBAR/USDK on Sept. […]
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Amazon Web Services, Inc., an Amazon.com company, has announced that the Amazon quantum ledger database (QLDB) is now available. Amazon Web Services, Inc., an Amazon.com company, announced that the Amazon quantum ledger database (QLDB) was now available. Transparent and immutable transaction log According to a post on Sept. 10 from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the […]
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