Part two of Cointelegraph’s three-part series on the history of crypto regulations in China, as authorities redoubled their efforts to strike an elusively fatal blow to the industry. In the aftermath of September 2017’s historic ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs), and the banishment of domestic crypto trading platforms, a resourceful crypto community was […]
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The IOTA Foundation has announced the integration of its native IOTA tokens with Ledgers’ hardware cryptocurrency wallets. The Germany-based IOTA Foundation will integrate IOTA tokens with Ledger’s hardware cryptocurrency wallets, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 2. The IOTA Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports the development and standardization of distributed […]
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Ernst and Young has launched the prototype of a system that enables secure and private transactions to take place on the Ethereum public blockchain. “Big Four” auditor Ernst and Young has launched the prototype of a system that enables secure and private transactions to take place on the Ethereum (ETH) public network, according to a […]
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sponsored An American Blockchain startup aims for the mass adoption of cryptocurrency and blockchain with a chain of agnostic protocols to process business transactions. An American startup is building a blockchain agnostic protocol in a bid to provide small businesses with affordable access to new technology, and drive the mass adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. […]
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Air Canada has announced its intent to participate on a blockchain-based platform for distributing air travel products from blockchain startup Winding Tree. Canada’s largest airline Air Canada has announced its participation on a blockchain-based travel distribution platform developed by Swiss blockchain startup Winding Tree, according to a press release published Oct. 24. Air Canada was […]
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The CEO of Dash, Ryan Taylor, told Cointelegraph that he believes that central bank-issued cryptocurrencies are the “inevitable future.” The CEO of Dash Core Group, Ryan Taylor, told Cointelegraph in an interview Oct. 23 that central bank-issued cryptocurrencies are the “inevitable future,” but it will be people who “will decide what form of money they […]
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A Chinese consortium led by tech giants Huawei and Tencent claims that its new blockchain network can process over 1000 TPS. The Chinese Financial Blockchain Shenzhen Consortium (FISCO), led by multinational telecommunication company Huawei and tech giant Tencent, will soon present its coinless blockchain FISCO BCOS, as revealed in a press release Tuesday, Oct. 18. […]
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sponsored An open-source protocol is enabling users to transfer value from one blockchain to another, preventing isolation and removing barriers to trading. A new protocol is allowing users to complete cross-chain transactions – meaning value can be transferred between different blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The open-source technology is known as the Open Federated […]
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In the pre-mobile world, in the time before the Uberization of every conceivable service, the gig economy existed — just not in the highly organized and monetized fashion as it is today. In fact, Head Blockchain Engineer Stan James at decentralized blockchain marketplace provider Origin told PYMNTS in a recent conversation that the central locus of […]
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Port of Rotterdam partners with major Dutch bank and Samsung IT subsidiary to see how blockchain can improve shipping logistics from Asia to The Netherlands. The largest port in Europe, the Port of Rotterdam, has partnered with major Dutch bank ABN AMRO and the IT subsidiary of Samsung to test blockchain for shipping, a press-release […]
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