Blockchain technology could help the African gold industry boost the continent’s economic growth, even during the coronavirus pandemic. Western perception of precious African resources usually tends to focus on the diamond trade. However, amid an ongoing pandemic, gold usually surfaces as both one of the most in-demand and discussed assets in the world. Historically known […]
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US traders have one more place where they can place bets on the future price of BTC. It’s becoming a little more common for exchanges to have the government’s blessing to trade BTC derivatives. Bitnomial Exchange is the latest to join this mostly private party, having received a so-called “order of designation” from the Commodity […]
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Billion-dollar industries are using blockchain platforms powered by Hyperledger Fabric to bring trust to traditionally nontransparent markets. Located in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights neighborhood, the Linux Foundation’s office is nestled in a square of red-roofed buildings that resemble homes rather than technology work spaces. Inside the Linux Foundation’s office sits Brian Behlendorf, the executive director […]
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Arrano Capital, the blockchain arm of Venture Smart Asia, announced they had met the regulatory requirements in HK to launch a crypto fund. Venture Smart Asia has launched Hong Kong’s first approved cryptocurrency fund with a target of $100 million under management for its first year. According to an April 20 Bloomberg report, Arrano Capital, […]
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The blockchain gaming scene will see a number of new projects in 2020 claiming to change the gaming industry. Blockchain in the gaming industry is one of the space’s hot topics of 2019. This year is catching the interest of both young independent developers and large corporations. Conferences and hackathons are periodically held around the […]
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Most of the blockchain firms that closed in 2019 were cryptocurrency scams or had a lacking business model, according to recent research. Most of the blockchain firms that closed in 2019 were cryptocurrency scams or had deficient business models, according to recent research. Research sent to Cointelegraph by Chinese market research firm EqualOcean on March […]
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MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen talks Black Thursday and the foundation’s mysterious radio silence on the matter. As the dust begins to settle over MakerDAO’s Black Thursday incident, the team is now returning to a normal working pace. We took the opportunity to catch up with Rune Christensen, one of the original founders of the protocol, […]
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Genobank has partnered with Telos to develop an app facilitating private coronavirus testing. Genobank, a blockchain project seeking to offer consumers ownership and control over their DNA data, is preparing to launch an app on EOS-based blockchain platform Telos to assist people in accessing anonymous coronavirus testing. According to a recent announcement from the Telos […]
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Bitcoin flips bullish, but more trouble may be in store, Binance acquires CoinMarketCap in a rumored $400-million deal, and Trump hints at $9 oil. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and […]
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Smart cities have become one of the most discussed topics recently, but what do they really mean? And why do we call them “smart”? My journey into smart cities and their future development was a really big surprise, as the way I arrived there was not something that I had planned. I was working as […]
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