Microsoft and Grab, the on-demand transportation, mobile payments, and online-to-offline services platform in Southeast Asia, announced Monday (October 9) a strategic partnership in which Grab will tap Microsoft’s machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities. In a press release, the companies said that in the first step of the partnership Grab will adopt Microsoft’s Azure as […]
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PwC will provide tech expertise to decentralized lending platform Cred in the launch of their USD-backed stablecoin. “Big four” audit giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has partnered with decentralized lending platform Cred to provide tech expertise in the launch of their USD-backed stablecoin, the company announced on Monday, October 8. In the announcement, the professional services firm […]
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CNBC’s Cryptotrader host Ran Neuner says it is “too obvious” that Bitcoin “is about to explode” soon, evidently due to the SEC’s much-anticipated ETF decision. Crypto analyst and host of CNBC’s show Cryptotrader Ran Neuner has claimed that the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is “about to explode” in a recent tweet October 7. Neuner expressed […]
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Facebook announced Monday (Oct. 8) the launch of the Portal and Portal+, its voice-activated communication devices for the home. In a press release, the social media giant said that artificial intelligence will make it easier to make calls and socialize. The Portal boasts a 10-inch 1280 x 800 display, while the Portal+ comes with a […]
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IBM officially launches blockchain-based Food Trust, announcing its partnership with French-based retail giant Carrefour. U.S. tech giant IBM has officially launched its blockchain-based food tracking network, Food Trust, after 18 months of testing, the company revealed in a press-release Monday, October 8. In the same announcement, the corporation revealed that another major food retailer Carrefour […]
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Big Four Auditors PwC, KPMG, EY, and Deloitte are building infrastructure to help conglomerates adopt blockchain technology. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG, better known as the “Big Four” auditors, all have established solid long-term blockchain roadmaps to remain relevant in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. The four professional services conglomerates, which […]
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Law enforcement agencies and the military could benefit from blockchain as much as financial institutions do. Blockchain-based systems’ decentralized nature makes for their formidable resiliency to the outsiders’ attempts to infiltrate or take down such networks. Governments, law enforcement agencies and even military leadership around the world seem to be embracing a more blockchain-friendly way […]
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Petro, the cryptocurrency touted as a way out of Venezuela’s financial crisis, will become the only payment method for passports starting Oct. 8. Venezuelans can only use the state-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro, to pay for passport fees starting next week, the country’s vice president Delcy Rodriguez said in a press conference Friday, Oct. 5. Ahead […]
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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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Crypto markets keep being stuck despite big news, including institutional investments in crypto, and the SEC’s establishment of a Bitcoin ETF review deadline. Saturday, Oct. 6: crypto markets keep remain fairly stable on the day, despite this week’s major news in the industry, including institutional investments and an update from the SEC on their highly-anticipated […]
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