Vending machines operated by major Asia Pacific soft drink bottler and distributor Coca-Cola Amatil will now be accepting payments in crypto. Vending machines operated by major Asia Pacific soft drink bottler and distributor Coca-Cola Amatil will now be accepting payments in crypto. The development follows a new deal with digital asset platform Centrapay, announced on […]
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Libra association member Bison Trails aims to offer users the opportunity to participate in the NEAR network. Blockchain infrastructure-as-a-service company Bison Trails has announced support for NEAR, which is designed to power Open Finance and the Open Web. According to the announcement, NEAR’s smart contract platform is focused on strengthening accessibility and usability to support […]
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Experts believe that a more holistic crypto ecosystem, especially one that is more AML-centric, is needed to help prevent the spread of crypto scams in 2020. Per a new report released by digital-asset intelligence firm CipherTrace on June 2, the value of ill-gotten funds siphoned through cryptocurrency crimes over the first five months of the […]
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Recent developments led by some smartphone manufacturers aim to use hardware to make the system more secure, but it won’t protect from all attacks, cautions Ledger’s CTO. Cointelegraph interviewed the CTO of Ledger, Charles Guillemet, to learn more about the best practices in securing cryptocurrencies for average users. Ledger is a major producer of hardware […]
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South Korean tech titan names Woong Ah-yoon as the head of their blockchain division. Although the company made no official announcement, South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung Electronics seems to have been appointed a new Vice President in its AI PM Group / Blockchain Dev Group. Woong Ah-yoon, a former chief architect of Blockchain Solutions for […]
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South Korea’s electronic giant exhibits interest in distributed ledger technology. LG Electronics has joined the governing council of Hedera Hashgraph, the enterprise-grade public distributed ledger platform. LG serves as the council’s fourteenth member, sitting alongside Boeing, Deutsche Telekom, Google, IBM, Tata Communications, and other leading organizations. Hedera Hashgraph CEO Mance Harmon told Cointelegraph that LG […]
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South Korean electronics corporation Samsung continues its commitment to crypto technology with its latest security chip. South Korean tech titan Samsung announced a standalone turnkey security solution that secures cryptocurrency transactions on smartphones and tablets, according to the press release issued earlier today. The solution consists of a Secure Element (SE) chip S3FV9RR and “enhanced” […]
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According to a new report, African nations have the highest rates of cryptocurrency adoption throughout the world. A new report published by Arcane Research shows that African countries have some of the highest cryptocurrency ownership rates worldwide. South Africa ranked third throughout the world with 13% of its internet users owning or using cryptocurrencies. Nigeria […]
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Advantages and challenges in the usage of blockchain in digital services provided by governments: Overview with a close look at Brazil. In a recent trend survey made by DMEXCO and presented at an event in Cologne, Germany, it was determined that although the world is currently suffering economically, the digital economy may greatly benefit after […]
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SK Telecom released the world’s first 5G phone with a blockchain-powered ID authentication service incorporated. Samsung and SK Telecom, a South Korean mobile carrier, unveiled the world’s first 5G smartphone equipped with blockchain-powered ID authentication. The phone, called “Galaxy A Quantum”, has a quantum random number generation chipset developed in partnership with Samsung Electronics. The […]
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