All posts tagged "adoption"
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21BLOCKCHAINVisa Works on Blockchain System for Joint Computation of Large-Scale Private Data
International payment network Visa is working on a blockchain-based system for joint policy-compliant computation of large-scale private data. Visa Research — the...
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30BITCOINConsenSys CSO Seeks to Raise $50M for New Blockchain Investment Fund
An executive at the Ethereum blockchain firm ConsenSys is launching a new blockchain-oriented investment firm, Aligned Capital. Sam Cassatt, the chief strategy...
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25BLOCKCHAINBlockchain Firm Partners With Cannabis Data App to Create Research Project
A blockchain-based data marketplace, Measure Protocol, and a cannabis-oriented survey rewards app, Broccoli, will jointly establish a research community for cannabis users....
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26BLOCKCHAINPower Ledger Completes Peer-to-Peer Solar Energy Trading Trial in India
Australian blockchain energy firm Power Ledger and Indian electricity distribution company BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) have completed a peer-to-peer (P2P) solar...
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29BLOCKCHAINPresident Erdogan: Turkey to Finish Testing Digital Lira in 2020
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directed that the government should finish testing the national central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2020. The...
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32BLOCKCHAINWEF’s Mining Blockchain Initiative Aims for ‘Industry-Wide Trust’
Last week, the World Economic Forum teamed up with seven major mining and metals firms to develop responsible sourcing and sustainability practices...
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193BLOCKCHAINStablecoin Adoption: DAI in a Visa Card, Tether Sees Use in E-Commerce
Ethereum-based decentralized stablecoin DAI is now spendable where VISA cards are accepted and leading stablecoin Tether (USDT) is seeing increasing use by...
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226AMLCrypto and Blockchain News From German-Speaking World: Oct. 20-26
The German-speaking world has seen an array of crypto and blockchain-related developments over the past week, with the Federal Ministry of Finance...
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178BLOCKCHAINCrypto Lending Platform Nexo Lowers Rates on Instant Credit Lines
Nexo, a crypto lending institution, announced that it has lowered the interest rates on its instant crypto credit lines. Lowest rates in...
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233BLOCKCHAINCrypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Oct. 14–20 in Review
The Spanish-speaking world has seen another week of major cryptocurrency and blockchain developments with the Mexican government announcing a new alliance to...
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190BLOCKCHAINBroadway’s Biggest Ticket Operator to Use IBM Blockchain Against Scams
Broadway’s largest ticket operator, the Shubert Organization, is integrating a blockchain solution into its business in a forthcoming pilot targeted at combating...
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177BLOCKCHAINRipple Partners With World’s Third-Largest Fintech Firm Finastra
London-based Finastra — the third-largest financial services technology firm in the world — has partnered with Ripple to grant its customers access...
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211BLOCKCHAINGrayscale: Q3 Saw Record High Inflows, Growing Institutional Interest
Digital asset management giant Grayscale registered over $254 million in total investment into its products in the third quarter of 2019. In...
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175BLOCKCHAINLiquidApps Releases Horizontal Blockchain Scaling Solution
Blockchain development firm LiquidApps has introduced a new blockchain scalability solution for decentralized application (DApps) developers. The new service called vCPU aims...
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172BLOCKCHAINMalaysian Finance Ministry: Cryptocurrency Adoption Remains Low
Malaysia’s finance ministry says both domestic and global adoption rates of cryptocurrencies are low, notwithstanding the significant attention the disruptive sector has...
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189BLOCKCHAINPewDiePie-Partnered Streaming Platform DLive Teams Up With Theta Network
Theta Labs has announced that its blockchain video infrastructure protocol Theta Network will soon be incorporated into decentralized streaming platform DLive. According...
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214BITCOINLiechtenstein Adopts Token Act to Attract Crypto Business
One of Europe’s smallest but richest nations, Liechtenstein, has made a significant step towards clarifying the regulatory environment in its already crypto-friendly...
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228BLOCKCHAINConsenSys and WWF Roll Out Platform for Transparency in Philanthropy
ConsenSys, a blockchain startup founded by Ethereum’s (ETH) co-founder Joseph Lubin, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have jointly launched the Impactio...
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214BLOCKCHAINInsurance Broker Marsh Pilots Blockchain-Based Digital Placement Platform
Leading insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh has piloted a blockchain-based digital placement platform. Per a Sept. 24 press release, the...
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204BLOCKCHAINTwo Firms to Build Blockchain-Based Solution for European Shipping
Vakt, a blockchain-based post-trade platform for commodities, has signed a memorandum of understanding with essDOCS, a firm that develops paperless trade solutions,...