2020-12-15 21:32 |
Microsoft and Ernst & Young LLP announced plans to use a blockchain platform to allow Microsoft’s Xbox gaming partners, artists and content creators to track and manage their payments and royalty contracts. origin »
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Coinspeaker Ripple Joins SWIFT and Microsoft in FPC to Shape Future of Cross Border PaymentsRipple has joined the Faster Payments Consortium (FPC) that offers its members the possibility to work together and to get access to the latest research and data.
2020-5-24 23:14 | |
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Mastercard, a global payments processor established in December 1966, has joined the ID2020 Alliance, a global partnership made up of Microsoft, Accenture, Gavi, Rockefeller Foundation and others, with the primary goal of maximizing the potential of digital identity to improve lives, according to reports on May 22, 2020.
2020-5-23 00:00 | |
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Microsoft’s M12 and Pantera Capital are among investors in a $300 million Series B funding round for Bakkt. The fresh influx of capital comes as the company looks to launch its consumer payments app while announcing the option of Bakkt Cash payment for Starbucks coffee.
2020-3-17 14:00 | |
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With Bitcoin getting mainstream recognition, there has been a lot of institutional onboarding into digital assets. Giants like Facebook, J. P. Morgan, Amazon, Alibaba, Microsoft, and others from all industrial sectors have started to look towards these assets as something that could potentially help solve problems in existing systems, ranging from payments, transfer of value etc.
2019-7-10 17:30 | |
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When it was revealed that Bakkt was backed by the likes of Microsoft and Starbucks, it caused quite a… The post Buy Coffee with BTC! Starbucks Receives Equity in Bakkt in Exchange for Allowing Bitcoin Payments appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-3-5 16:00 | |
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Lightning is a second-layer solution for the Bitcoin blockchain that addresses the scaling issues surrounding it today. Similar to Bitcoin, Lightning is an open-source protocol in which anyone can contribute to.
2018-12-19 02:34 | |
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Independent Bitcoin advisor to institutional investors, Pierre Rochard recently claimed that he had developed a plugin for Microsoft Excel that could help users in making Bitcoin payments directly.
2018-10-30 16:29 | |
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The Lightning Network (LN), the ultimate scaling solution for Bitcoin (BTC), shows that it has an incredible potential. The founder of Bitcoin Advisory and software engineer, Pierre Rochard, developed a plugin for Microsoft Excel that would allow Bitcoin transactions to be processed through the LN using the popular spreadsheet. This new solution allows people that […]
2018-10-29 10:58 | |
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On September 24, 2018, MIT Connection Science and IBM issued a 41-page joint report on the results of three roundtable discussions on the role of Blockchain in government.
2018-9-27 22:12 | |
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Merchants can now use a Bitcoin full node to process their own payments via the BTCPay server for under $6 a month — with or without Lightning Network functionality. Removing Microsoft Azure Reliance A guide to the solution from creator and Bitcoin developer Nicolas Dorier published August 18 explains how merchants who want to accept payments without banking formalities can now do so entirely independently.
2018-8-19 22:00 | |
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This week has seen the announcement of Bakkt, a new crypto-venture which sees the involvement of a large number of popular, mainstream brands, including Microsoft and Starbucks. This of course had initiated rumours that Starbucks would use this as an opportunity to start accepting Bitcoin payments at some of their 27,000 + outlets, worldwide.
2018-8-8 12:30 | |
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According to a press release on August 3, 2018, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) parent organization and 22 other bourses (stock market in a non-English-speaking country), announced plans to launch a regulated marketplace for digital assets.
2018-8-4 16:00 | |
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This November, cryptocurrency users will be introduced to Bakkt, a new company designed to give millions of retail merchants the chance to buy, sell and trade digital currencies — and even buy a cup of coffee.
2018-8-4 00:38 | |
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Big corporate names, including Starbucks, Microsoft, and Intercontinental Exchange, are partnering up to launch an integrated platform that enables consumers and institutions to buy, sell, store, and spend digital assets on a seamless global network.
2018-8-4 23:00 | |
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Starbucks Partners with Microsoft to Allow Bitcoin Payments One of the most popular coffee chains in the country is making a big move when it comes to its payment system. The company is partnering with Microsoft to develop a digital platform that will allow customers to use bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a form of […]
2018-8-3 18:10 | |
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Calgary, AB, Canada: After 6 months of stealth mode, today Bidali announced the launch of Bidali Gift Cards, a quick and easy way to spend cryptocurrency at over 120 top brands like Uber, Apple, Walmart, Best Buy, Microsoft, Amazon and Nike from all over North America.
2018-8-3 00:18 | |
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Ernst & Young, a leading accounting firm, has introduced an enterprise contract management service that utilizes blockchain technology.
The creditors will receive a monetary equivalent of the value of their lost crypto assets as of April 15, 2019.
Tokenizing blood may help with supply chain efficiencies, creating a way to trace blood from the donor to the hospital.
A temporary nuisance for crypto debit card holders, the Wirecard debacle reminds the public of the problems blockchain technology was designed to fix.
Ernst & Young’s Global Innovation Leader for blockchain said that 83% of DApps on the Ethereum network are “not in the most productive uses”
According to a recent report, the U.S. leads the world in blockchain-related job vacancies