Thank My Farmer app uses blockchain to show consumers where coffee beans come from, while letting users make contributions to farmers. On Jan. 6 at The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, IBM and Farmer Connect – an organization committed to increasing transparency and sustainability in agriculture supply chains – demoed a blockchain-based app that […]
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong believes that a “privacy coin” go mainstream in the 20s. Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, said that he believes a “privacy coin” will go mainstream in the 20s. In a post published on Coinbase’s official blog on Jan. 3, Armstrong said that he believes in […]
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Bitcoin is showing signs of bottoming after its latest rebound above $7,000 as several key hurdles remain for the bulls five months before the halving. Bitcoin (BTC) made a sudden jump of 8% yesterday and is currently hovering at around $7,300. As the price bounced from $6,900, a higher low is presenting itself on the […]
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Electra project to beta-test ElectraPay, a cryptocurrency system for merchants that purports to be free of service providers, banks or credit card companies. Electra (ECA), the open-source Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain project focused on digital payments, will begin beta testing its flagship product this month. Known as “ElectraPay,” the product functions as a financial management system […]
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Blockchain funding has decreased substantially in 2019 when compared to 2018, even though adoption is increasing. Blockchain has become a buzzword in the startup ecosystem and multinationals alike. Numerous benefits provided by the technology has incentivized businesses and governments to adopt, explore or invest in it. However, a surprising turn of events took place in […]
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The basket of assets backing Facebook’s Libra stablecoin needs to change for the project to be accepted by regulators, according to Switzerland’s President. The basket of assets backing Facebook’s Libra stablecoin needs to change in order for the project to be accepted by regulators, according to Switzerland’s President. “Central banks will not accept the basket […]
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Permissioned blockchain platform Vajra developed by National Payment Corporation of India is set to change the local industry. While the Indian government is uncertain about the use of cryptocurrency, the National Payment Corporation of India, or NPCI, officially announced its permissioned blockchain-based platform, Varja, to make the payment process easier, faster and more transparent. After […]
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Binance’s crypto exchange for United States-based users, Binance.US, is now available for beta testing on Android devices. Binance’s crypto exchange for United States-based users, Binance.US, is now available for beta testing on Android devices. In a tweet published on Dec. 25, Binance.US urged the public to participate in the beta test of the crypto trading […]
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Torus lets users test their wallet by sending them ETH through their Reddit or Google email accounts. Just in time for the holidays, private key management firm Torus announced on Reddit today they will send Ethereum (ETH) to any Reddit username or google email account. According to a post on the r/ethereum community reddit thread, a […]
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Bitcoin has pulled back and has partially filled the CME futures “gap” at $7,230 as another dip below $7K is possible before the next big move up. Bitcoin (BTC) finally recovered from its sharp drop last week and is currently hovering around $7,300, a move of more than ten percent since the latest low of […]
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