The Aston Plaza in Dubai, a major bitcoin-related real estate project, is reportedly pausing its operations. The Aston Plaza in Dubai, a major bitcoin (BTC) real estate project, is reportedly pausing its operations, British daily news agency The Times reports on April 28. The $325 million project — developed by founder of the Ultimo lingerie […]
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Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said that blockchain technology could offer tremendous benefits across global aviation systems. The president of the United Nation’s specialized agency for aviation has said that blockchain technology could offer tremendous benefits across aviation systems globally, industry news source AirTrafficManagement.net reported on April 4. The president, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, made his […]
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The platform has received the seal of approval from Smart Dubai, the government organization in charge of transforming state-level services by 2021. The blockchain platform built by one of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) two telecoms operators has received an official endorsement from the government as part of the country’s blockchain integration, executives confirmed in […]
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The three-day UAE event will cover applications of the technology throughout the industry, organizers say. Increasing blockchain presence in aviation will form the focus of a dedicated conference in Abu Dhabi from April 2 to 4, official news portal Emirates News Agency confirmed in a press release on March 31. Promising attendance by 800 people […]
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Major private Indian bank, Federal Bank, has partnered with Ripple for its cross-border remittances network. India’s Federal Bank, a commercial private bank, has partnered with Ripple to use its network for cross-border remittances. The bank announced the development in a letter on March 28. The partnership with Ripple comes as part of a wider initiative […]
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Several more Japanese banks join MoneyTap app from Ripple and SBI to provide interbanking transfers to their users. Blockchain payment app MoneyTap, co-developed by Ripple and Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings, has received investments from 13 local banks, according to an SBI press release published on March 28. In the announcement, SBI Holdings informs […]
Continue Readingsponsored A crypto company is launching a tokenization platform that it hopes will pave the way for consumers to buy fractions of real-world assets such as art and property. A crypto company has launched a new product that focuses on the tokenization of real-world assets, such as property, art and commodities — a venture it […]
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As the Fourth Industrial Revolution approaches, blockchain and AI are starting to be used by companies together, rather than separately. Human imagination and the strive to turn science fiction into science fact goes back to ancient times, but has only truly begun to manifest itself in the last 50 years. Though mostly unseen by average […]
Continue ReadingThe United Arab Emirates Banks Federation and the Abu Dhabi Global Market hosted a joint forum on crypto assets and fintech. The United Arab Emirates Banks Federation (UBF) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) hosted a joint forum on crypto assets and fintech, the UAE’s official news outlet Emirates News Agency reported on March […]
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Dubai-based real estate giant Emaar will launch an ERC-20 token developed by Swiss blockchain startup Lykke. Dubai-based real estate giant Emaar has announced plans to launch a token and is considering holding an initial coin offering (ICO) in Europe, English-language local media Arabian Business reports on March 11. Per the article, the token will be […]
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