A major Chinese steelmaker settled a blockchain-based $16.87 million iron ore trade with the world’s second-largest mining group, Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting Pty. Ltd. In its first-ever, the Chinese steelmaker Nanjing Iron and Steel Company said it has completed an iron ore trade on the blockchain. The steel company obtained a $16.87 million shipment […]
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Lithuania might become one of the first countries to issue a CBDC — but there’s a catch. The Bank of Lithuania, or BoL, will launch a pre-sale of its CBDC, dubbed LBCOIN, on July 9, a representative for the central bank told Cointelegraph. The coin itself will be issued and sold on July 23. While […]
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Multi-billion-dollar mining group BHP announced it has completed a $14 million iron ore trade using a blockchain platform. The world’s largest mining company BHP Group announced today that it completed a $14 million iron ore trade using a blockchain platform developed by the Canada-based technology company MineHub Technologies. The transaction was carried out between BHP […]
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The CEO of Wirecard, who resigned recently, was arrested by German police under accusations of conspiring to inflate assets and revenue to entice investors. The former chief executive officer of Wirecard, a German fintech company, has been detained by Munich police after being charged with misrepresenting the company’s balances. As reported by Reuters and many others, […]
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A new report on Japanese crypto regulation, an institutional crypto custody service, and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included research company Xangle releasing a report on Japanese crypto regulation, Binance supporting Japan’s language but not its residents, SBI Holdings turning gift certificates digital with blockchain, and Nomura […]
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User-friendly stock and crypto trading app Robinhood has reported downed services. Robinhood, a stock and crypto trading application known for its mainstream appeal and simplicity, recently reported significant platform outages. Robinhood annouced “experiencing a ‘major outage’ in equities and options trading, as well as ‘degraded performance’ in cryptocurrency trading” on June 18, a Reuters report […]
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Binance will launch a new digital asset trading platform in 2020 in the United Kingdom to serve its increasing institutional clientele. Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance will be expanding to the United Kingdom with a regulated crypto trading platform for both institutional and retail investors. With this platform, Binance aims to tap the institutional investment market […]
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A spiralling currency crisis in Lebanon sparked widespread protests targeting central banks an increasing embrace of digital assets. Protesters in Lebanon have set fire to the central bank in Tripoli in a show of anger with the country’s deepening economic crises and stagnant political orthodoxy. Joyce Karam of United Arab Emirates-based media outlet TheNational reported […]
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Tesla stock rallied to $1,027 and it’s market cap surged above Bitcoin’s to $188 billion. Today the value of Tesla stock set a new record high at $1,027, bringing the market capitalization to $188 billion, and also surpassing the total market cap of Bitcoin (BTC), which hovers at $181 billion. While the value of Tesla […]
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A 10-company oil and gas blockchain consortium saw promising results from its blockchain pilot test for oilfield water-handling. The OOC Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium has completed a blockchain pilot test to automate payments for oilfield water-handling. The process of oilfield water-handling requires the management of the huge amount of water extracted and injected during […]
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