Sony Computer Science Labs says it has various use cases for its smart card hardware wallet beyond transactions. The research arm of Japanese technology giant Sony announced it had created a contactless cryptocurrency hardware wallet in a press release Tuesday, Oct. 23. The as yet unnamed device utilizes IC smart card technology popular in Japan […]
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Japanese financial services giant SBI Group will develop a wallet following a partnership with Danish cryptography services firm Sepior ApS. Japan-based financial services firm SBI Group and Danish cryptography services company Sepior ApS have partnered to jointly develop a proprietary wallet, according to an announcement published Oct. 13. The wallet is set to ensure secure […]
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The Wall Street Journal creates, then gets rid of, its own cryptocurrency and the Petro may be ready for public sale in November. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, […]
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Overstock subsidiary Medici Ventures is investing in VinX , which is making a blockchain solution that monitors the ingredients of wine on their journey between the vineyard and the glass, according to reports. The idea is to enable wine futures to be sold and traded on a secure platform, with the goal of preventing fraud by […]
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Cryptocurrencies are today posting modest gains market-wide, with all of the large-market cap coins seeing green. Thursday, Oct. 4: cryptocurrencies are today posting modest gains market-wide. All of the top twenty coins by market cap are tipping into green, as data from Coin360 shows. Market visualization by Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is up by 1.2 percent […]
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‘MoneyTap,’ a consumer-focused blockchain payments app co-developed by Ripple and Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings, has now gone live. Ripple-powered payments app MoneyTap has now gone live, according to an official tweet October 3. The consumer-focused service was co-developed by Ripple and Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings. According to the product’s website, MoneyTap […]
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Crypto markets see another flush of green, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash grow significantly, and Bitcoin trades above $6,500. Wednesday, September 26: following a slight sell-off, crypto markets are seeing another flush of green with virtually all of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap in the green. Gains among the top 20 coins by market […]
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Japanese regulators have approved SBI Ripple Asia’s license to operate as an electronic payment service, the company has confirmed. Financial services company SBI Holdings announced it had secured a license from Japanese regulators for its joint money transfer operation with Ripple in a statement Wednesday, September 26. SBI Ripple Asia, a venture under development with […]
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The face of the digital currency marketplace changed completely when CME and Cboe launched their Bitcoin futures products and platforms. Since then, some experts speculated that they would have a stabilizing effect on Bitcoin and the rest of the market, while others have speculated that whales are benefiting from them when manipulating the market. While […]
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