New ways to communicate through coded conversations and secret languages are being implemented on blockchains. There’s a novelty in finding new ways to communicate through coded conversations and secret languages. How is this being implemented for good — or otherwise — on blockchains? Since its beginnings, blockchain technology has led to many movements, including the […]
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Everything you need to know about municipal cryptocurrencies and where in the world they are being implemented. States, provinces and municipalities could use cryptocurrencies to fund projects and programs. Municipal cryptocurrencies — that is, cryptocurrencies launched by cities — could offer citizens a new way to invest in a certain location and even buy goods […]
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Researcher from RMIT explains why startups will fail to fulfil their promises to disrupt real estate with blockchain. Why have blockchain pilots in real estate abated somewhat? Those projects bump up against the fundamental inconsistency of blockchain and existing state system, and it seems they cannot confessed to this. First, there is no such thing […]
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In a new economic roadmap, the government of Turkey has included a blockchain-based central bank digital currency. The government of Turkey has included a central bank-issued digital currency in its 2019–2023 economic roadmap published on July 9. As per the 11th Development Plan from the Presidency of the Turkish Republic, “Blockchain-based digital central bank money […]
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Italy, Sweden and the Czech Republic to preside over the European Blockchain Partnership promoted by European Commission. Italy, Sweden and the Czech Republic will share the next one-year presidency of the European Blockchain Partnership, Cointelegraph Italy reported on July 9. Following a meeting of the European Blockchain Partnership today in Brussels, the three countries took […]
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Why IBM’s blockchain can’t be called a blockchain in the strict sense of the word. Stuart Popejoy has 15 years experience in building trading systems and exchange backbones for the financial industry. Prior to сo-founding Kadena in 2016 with Will Martino, Stuart worked at JPMorgan Chase in the new products division, where he led and […]
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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson sees emerging markets as huge reservoirs of future customers, but succeeding in them depends on relationships. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson claimed that emerging markets are where cryptocurrencies matter, and that Facebook’s announced virtual currency Libra is not going to find success in this area, according to a report by Finance Magnates […]
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Asset management firm Northern Trust gives blockchain solution to Broadridge for further development. Northern Trust has handed over its blockchain platform to fintech firm Broadridge Financial Solutions, according to a press release on June 26. The Chicago-based asset management firm Northern Trust has handed over its blockchain-based private equity (PE) management solution to Broadridge for […]
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The Canadian firm Graph Blockchain Inc has partnered with Seoul’s transportation ministry. Canadian tech firm Graph Blockchain Inc. has partnered with the Ministry of Transportation in Seoul, South Korea, to run a pilot program for blockchain-based traffic data storage, according to a news release on June 24. Graph Blockchain reportedly signed a contract for around […]
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SWIFT will enable blockchain-based platforms to use its global payments innovation platform. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) will allow distributed ledger technology (DLT) firms to use its global payments innovation (GPI) platform, according to a recently published report. In the report, SWIFT revealed that it will soon allow GPI payments on DLT-base […]
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