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The Seoul Metropolitan Government has committed over $1 billion to invest in innovative startups by 2022, including blockchain firms. origin »
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A company is offering cash loans with crypto as collateral. In addition to consumers, the platform says miners, traders and blockchain firms could benefit #SPONSORED
2019-2-19 16:10 | |
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Remitly CEO Expresses Interest In XRP And May Integrate Their Blockchain For Financial Transaction Services Cryptocurrency has extremely high volatility, which is why many major financial institutions and similar firms do not gravitate towards it.
2019-2-18 21:31 | |
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Diversity is a term that’s thrown about often, and sometimes rather vacuously, but the fact of the matter is that the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency industries need more of it. According to Statista, female employees make up between 26 percent (Microsoft) and 43 percent (Netflix) of the workforce at major technology firms – unsurprisingly the numbers drop further when it comes to jobs where technology is a core function.
2019-2-18 14:31 | |
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Initium Group, a future corporate banking group, focused on providing high-quality traditional banking services to firms in the crypto and blockchain space, has officially announced its official launch and upcoming token sale.
2019-2-15 22:02 | |
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If there’s any sector of the crypto community that has felt the effects of the bitcoin price crash, it is the mining industry, which saw many prominent firms close down and those that have survived thus far have been forced to undergo major operations changes. One of such firms is Argo, a British crypto mining […]
2019-2-15 20:23 | |
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A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation.
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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JP Morgan will be launching the JPM coin, a dollar-backed token to be used for international transfers, securities transactions and the replacement of dollars for large firms, CNBC reported on February 14, 2019.
2019-2-14 21:00 | |
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The ALS Association is getting some help from the blockchain community as TRON has announced on February 11, 2019, that they will be taking part in the Association’s new campaign by donating funds and the use of their platform.
2019-2-13 16:00 | |
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One of the latest trends in the blockchain world is former government workers taking up positions in blockchain firms after their public service careers come to an end, reported by Barron’s on February 11, 2019.
2019-2-13 14:00 | |
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It was reported by The Information on February 6, 2019, that Facebook is interested in acquiring more blockchain firms following their recent acquisition of Chainspace. First Step On February 5, 2019, it came to light that Facebook had made its first blockchain acquisition by purchasing ChainSpace.
2019-2-8 22:00 | |
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If there is any country that has benefited from the blockchain industry, it’s Malta, popularly called the Blockchain island. Due to its favorable regulations and welcoming attitude, dozens of blockchain-related firms have moved their base to Malta over the years and its economy has benefited as a result. Now, it seems another Island nation wants […]
2019-2-8 21:44 | |
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Facebook’s crypto ambitions are reportedly not limited to its acquisition of blockchain startup Chainspace, according to The Information. Facebook Has Met with at Least Three More Crypto Startups Citing unnamed sources, the publication said Facebook has been eyeing several blockchain startups with a view of making acquisitions.
2019-2-7 23:40 | |
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New Report Claims U. S. Firms Have More “Core Blockchain-Tech” Patents Than China As per a new study released by Cintelliq, the total number of American blockchain patent filers severely outnumber those from other big-name countries such as China.
2019-2-7 20:26 | |
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In the midst of the crypto winter there are several traditional trading firms working on their own blockchain powered trading platforms. One such firm is the Swiss Based SIX exchange that has announced that it plans on rolling out its initial services on the SIX Digital Exchange in the second half of 2019.
2019-2-7 14:29 | |
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AdvisorShares and Sabretooth Advisors are launching a new ETF focused on companies that implement innovative and fast-growing technologies like cloud computing
2019-2-7 04:00 | |
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Litecoin will be one of the sponsors of the Mammoth Film Festival held in California, this February, as announced by the Litecoin Foundation, February 5, 2019. Drawing a Mammoth Crowd Many Blockchain and crypto firms have made an effort to become more embedded in the public consciousness.
2019-2-6 16:00 | |
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News reaching Ethereum World News from Cheddar indicate that facebook has made its first acquisition of a blockchain startup company. The team at the social media giant has quietly acqui-hired the team behind Chainspace: a smart contracts platform.
2019-2-5 16:46 | |
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Cryptocurrency and blockchain have seen significant acceptance in the first decade of their existence and have been used by world governments, global firms and millions around the world. Despite this, many feel that there is still work that should be done and that acceptance isn’t quite at the level that it should be. Most times, […]
2019-2-4 13:35 | |
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Hyperledger has scored yet another coup as Post Italiane, the postal service of Italy, has joined their blockchain consortium according to a January 29, 2019 press release. An Italian Job One of the biggest commercial sectors that has embraced the use of blockchain is shipping and logistics.
2019-2-4 03:00 | |
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ITOCHU Corporation, one of Japan's largest trading domestic trading firms, has started a proof-of-concept (PoC) which will enable it to develop a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based solution for tracing the entire raw materials supply chain, according to a press release on February 1, 2019.
2019-2-2 14:36 | |
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An open source blockchain-based travel distribution platform, Winding Tree has announced a productive collaboration with Airport Hotel Basel. The recent partnership between the two firms follows the recently confirmed collaboration of the firm with some of the biggest players in the aviation and hospitality industry.
2019-1-31 22:49 | |
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Several firms including Deloitte, Omega Software, and others have submitted proposals to authorities in the city of Zagreb to enable them to develop distributed ledger technology (DLT) based solutions that would handle the day-to-day processes of the region, reported local news source Vecernji on January 29, 2019.
2019-1-30 06:00 | |
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Since Bitcoin garnered traction in 2016/2016, the crypto & blockchain industry has been overtly lauded as a catalyst behind a “brain drain” on Wall Street, Main Street, and even Silicon Valley.
2019-1-29 14:03 | |
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THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENT DEDICATED TO CRYPTOCURRENCIES & BLOCKCHAIN January 31st & February 1st 2019 All crypto sphere arrived in Paris! Paris Blockchain Summit will gather international key players of the industry well-known influencers, investors, government representatives, professional investors, blockchain developers, law firms and service providers.
2019-1-28 16:11 | |
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Mastercard filed the most global blockchain patents out of all US firms in 2017, a new report has found. The news comes in the same week that EU regulators fined the card provider $650M for restricting competition.
2019-1-26 20:57 | |
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Nasdaq Ventures has led a series B round of funding for the market-leading smart contracts platform of Symbiont. Other firms that participated in the funding include additional new investors such as Galaxy Digital, Citi, Raptor Group, and others.
2019-1-25 19:54 | |
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Bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz’s crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital is raising at least $250 million to offer loans in USD to crypto firms looking for cash, reported Business Insider on Jan. 25. According to people familiar with the matter, borrowers will get loans by using cryptocurrencies, buildings, and even cryptocurrency mining hardware as collateral.
2019-1-25 16:49 | |
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Speaking to CNBC during a panel discussion in Davos, Phil Chen, decentralized chief officer at HTC suggested that blockchain technology could potentially take some power away from large tech firms.
2019-1-25 15:59 | |
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A Bloomberg report published on January 23, 2019, states the VC arms of Nasdaq Inc. and Citigroup Inc. are among a group of firms that has invested $20 million in Symbiont. io Inc. The company is a blockchain-powered startup which aims to leverage the technology for the benefit of capital markets.
2019-1-25 10:00 | |
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The number of crypto firms in Switzerland and Liechtenstein has continued to grow despite the “crypto winter,” per a recent report
2019-1-25 02:10 | |
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Some of the world’s largest institutional investors believe that public companies will soon have to declare their intentions for blockchain technology, and that DLT executives may even find seats in the company boardroom.
2019-1-24 19:43 | |
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The Kadena private blockchain platform is live on the AWS Marketplace. The project was completed after receiving $12 million from venture capital firms. Besides privacy, the Kadena blockchain protocol emphasizes data security and effective scaling.
2019-1-24 19:27 | |
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Mythical Games has teamed up with EOS Lynx and Scatter on the dGoods standard to set a virtual items benchmark on the EOS Blockchain. Mythical Games announced today that it is leading an industry-wide collaboration with key blockchain firms such as EOS Lynx and Scatter to develop a robust standard for the “fast-growing global marketplace of digital […] Mythical Games, EOS Lynx & Scatter launch ‘dGoods standard’ to set a benchmark for virtual items on the EOS Blockchain was originally found on Cryptocurrency News | Blockchain News | Bitcoin News | blokt.com.
2019-1-24 13:59 | |
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Citigroup, Nasdaq, and Galaxy Digital are among several firms to invest $20 million in New York-based blockchain firm Symbiont
2019-1-24 03:49 | |
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On January 21, 2019, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has granted two bitcoin-linked firms, Coinquista and BitClude, licenses. Two Polish Crypto Exchanges Get Lucky Per sources close to the matter Coinquista and BitClude, two Polish firms offering clients cryptoassets exchange services, a functional wallet, and more, have been granted a license by the state’s financial watchdog, the KNF.
2019-1-24 02:00 | |
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On January 22, 2019, Livio Weng Xiaoqi, the chief executive of Huobi Global, insisted that the company is still profitable despite the bear run and event layoffs, as new projects are launched. Beating the Bear Run Within the last year, there have been significant changes in the global cryptocurrency market and not all of them good.
2019-1-23 17:00 | |
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Securitize, a compliance platform that handles the issuance and lifecycle management of digitized securities on the blockchain has joined the IBM blockchain technology accelerator program in a bid to revolutionize the $82 trillion corporate debt industry, reported Forbes on January 21, 2019.
2019-1-23 18:00 | |
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One of the earliest cryptocurrency venture capital firms in the world, 1confirmation, is looking to raise as much as $60 million for a new fund, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal published on January 17, 2019.
2019-1-20 17:00 | |
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Blockchain developer Spring Labs expands partner program to fintech firms before going public with protocol
2019-1-19 19:06 | |
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During the crypto winter of 2018, many cryptocurrencies crashed by over 90 percent, but it hasn’t been all bad for firms building infrastructure in this field. A new report from Bloomberg suggests that the bear market was a very productive time for some in the industry.
2019-1-18 16:29 | |
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Enterprise Ethereum firm ConsenSys recently highlighted a recent report by Deloitte, which showed that 95% of surveyed firms are investing in distributed ledger technology. “Breaking Blockchain Open” the 2018 global blockchain report surveyed over 1,000 executives from a variety of industries and professions who are savvy in blockchain tech.
2019-1-18 15:29 | |
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Two firms, the recognized bank Barclays and the U. K. -based startup Clearmatics are calling coders to connect Ethereum with enterprise-blockchains, including Hyperledger Fabric. Although blockchain technology has expanded all over the world, there are still some operability issues that must be solved and enhanced in the future.
2019-1-18 22:59 | |
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GoChain To Build Pharma, Alcohol, And Cannabis Vending Machines In Partnership With PopCom GoChain, a blockchain application network has joined hands with PopCom, which specializes in automated retail technology.
2019-1-17 19:59 | |
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Wilshire Phoenix, a New York-based Asset management firm, has filed for an ETF which will store bitcoin, treasury bills and the US Dollar, January 15, 2019. Coveting the ETF The journey to finally getting a Cryptocurrency ETF has been a long and elusive one.
2019-1-17 02:00 | |
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According to a recent survey published by Janco Associates blockchain developers have encountered a salary increase for their work and services rendered to companies and technology firms. As the blockchain industry grows and there are more companies in the space, the demand for blockchain developers increased. In the last six months, the annual pay for […]
2019-1-16 19:45 | |
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VP Capital and Larnabel Ventures, two information technology-focused venture firms in crypto-friendly Belarus have launched a platform that makes it possible for users to buy tokenized traditional assets such as gold, oil, shares of companies and more, using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, reported Reuters on January 15, 2019.
2019-1-16 16:00 | |
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VP Capital and Larnabel Ventures, two information technology-focused venture firms in crypto-friendly Belarus have launched a platform that makes it possible for users to buy tokenized traditional assets such as gold, oil, shares of companies and more, using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, reported Reuters on January 15, 2019.
2019-1-17 16:00 | |
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CoinSpeaker IoT Firms Massively Tap Into Blockchain Doubling Tech Adoption in 2018, Gemalto Reveals According to the survey conducted by Gemalto, blockchain is positively welcomed in the IoT but there is a lot to do to ensure its mass adoption.
2019-1-16 11:54 | |
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India, home to over 1.2 billion people and titleholder of the world’s fastest growing economy, has seen a plethora… The post Top Firms in India Exploring the Use of Blockchain Despite Unclear Regulations in the Country appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-1-16 11:08 | |
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South Korea’s rising interest in nascent tech could prompt other nations to take up the idea of metaverse more seriously.
Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum, to deliver keynote address at Asia’s largest blockchain weekly event, ‘Korea Blockchain Week 2019’, at the end of September From co-founding Ethereum with Vitalik Buterin, to leading the global blockchain community, Gavin Wood has played an immense role in the field of blockchain. On September 27th, Wood is set to […]
Korea Blockchain Week 2019, Asia’s largest blockchain weekly event to take place on September 27th to October 4th. Nick Szabo, who invented the phrase and concept of “smart contracts” in 1994, along with Dr.
Seoul, has taken this love for crypto a step further. The city is launching an S-coin based reward system for citizens using public services.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will establish its first blockchain-based administrative services in November.
Police have reportedly used AI to spot a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme in South Korea that cheated investors out of $18.5 million.
Seoul’s government plans to help fintech and blockchain startups via the “Seoul Innovation Growth Fund,” with an allocated $1 billion in funding by 2022