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Mercedes-Benz Manufacturer Daimler to Collect Data Using Blockchain

July 8, 2020cashtechnews

Mercedes-Benz’ parent company has partnered with Ocean Protocol to use blockchain technology to privately collect and package data for monetization. Ocean Protocol, a decentralized data exchange protocol focussed on data collation, sharing, and monetization, has announced a pilot project partnering with Mercedes-Benz’ manufacturer Daimler AG. Daimler’s South East Asia subsidiary will use blockchain-based solutions to […]

Future Bleak for Private Stablecoins, SFB Economist Says

July 7, 2020cashtechnews

SFB Technologies’ chief economist sees a future for central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, but not for privately issued stablecoins. Speaking on a Unitize digital conference panel, Peter Dittus, chief economist for SFB Technologies, said he does see a place for privately-issued stablecoins. “I don’t see a great future,” Dittus said of stablecoins on the […]

COVID-19 Could Accelerate Crypto Adoption

July 7, 2020cashtechnews

Coinbase’s former CTO believes over powered governments could lead to accelerated crypto adoption post COVID-19. During a Unitize panel on Monday, Balaji S. Srinivasan commented that COVID-19 has changed everything — and it could ultimately end up accelerating Blockchain adoption. Srinivasan is known for numerous roles in the crypto space. He’s an angel investor, an […]

SEC’s Cryptomom Peirce Believes US Capital Markets Can ‘Transform People’s Lives’

July 7, 2020cashtechnews

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants to see new crypto projects get a fair shake at U.S. capital markets. In a July 7 fireside chat courtesy of Unitize, Commissioner Hester Peirce of the Securities and Exchange Commission continued to advocate for regulatory clarity for crypto as a means of opening up capital markets to innovation. Innovation […]

Bitcoin Double-Spends an Inevitable Network Feature, Legitimate or Not

July 7, 2020cashtechnews

Reports of double-spending keep plaguing crypto firms and investors alike. Will this issue ever be resolved, or is it here to stay? Double-spending is an issue that has existed ever since Bitcoin’s (BTC) inception, and according to a recent report from ZenGo, it still persists across cryptocurrency wallets such as BRD, Ledger Live and Edge. […]

Bitmain Pulls Schrödinger’s Act as Power Struggle Reaches New Heights

July 7, 2020cashtechnews

Bitmain is having a Schrödinger moment as official accounts make contradictory statements on payment details. The power struggle between the two co-founders of Bitmain, Micree Zhan and Jihan Wu, seems to have reached new heights as Zhan appears to be re-routing its financial flows to entities fully controlled by him. This is part of a […]

Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits Record Average High Defying BTC Price Bears

July 7, 2020cashtechnews

Seven-day average hash rate passes 123.4 EH/s for the first time as network fundamentals defy bearish price action. An essential Bitcoin (BTC) metric has hit a new all-time high as miners pledge ever more computing power to securing the network. Data from various resources including Blockchain confirms that on July 6, Bitcoin’s seven-day average hash […]

How Bitcoin Is Becoming Both Resistance Money and a National Security Concern

July 6, 2020cashtechnews

Meltem Demirors and Andy Bromberg spoke at a Unitize panel on the future evolution of Bitcoin and how geopolitics is beginning to enter the ecosystem. In little more than 10 years, Bitcoin (BTC) grew from a small cypherpunk community to a matter of national security with vast implications for geopolitics. At the Unitize panel titled […]

Akon’s DLT Startup to Set up a Blockchain Hub in Kenya in Q4 2020

July 6, 2020cashtechnews

A joint initiative of Akon’s Akoin and Dutch Effect.AI, the Kenyan Opportunity Hub will promote blockchain education and new work opportunities. Akon, a famous Senegalese-American musician and a known blockchain supporter, is setting up a blockchain hub in Kenya. Dubbed the “Kenyan Opportunity Hub”, the new venture aims to promote blockchain and artificial intelligence, or […]

China Stocks Boom Bullish for Bitcoin? 5 Things to Watch This Week

July 6, 2020cashtechnews

A turbulent mixture of macro, coupled with expectations of a big move in Bitcoin, could spell an interesting week for traders and holders alike. Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new week testing increasingly weak $9,000 support, but what factors could make or break price performance? Cointelegraph Markets takes a look at the main things traders should […]

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Mercedes-Benz Manufacturer Daimler to Collect Data Using Blockchain

Future Bleak for Private Stablecoins, SFB Economist Says

COVID-19 Could Accelerate Crypto Adoption

SEC’s Cryptomom Peirce Believes US Capital Markets Can ‘Transform People’s Lives’

Bitmain Pulls Schrödinger’s Act as Power Struggle Reaches New Heights

Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits Record Average High Defying BTC Price Bears

How Bitcoin Is Becoming Both Resistance Money and a National Security Concern

Akon’s DLT Startup to Set up a Blockchain Hub in Kenya in Q4 2020

China Stocks Boom Bullish for Bitcoin? 5 Things to Watch This Week

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