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Aisshwarya Tiwari
Aisshwarya is currently working as SAP finance consultant for an IT consultancy. He likes to read about tech (fintech in particular) and history during his free time. He also likes to make 8-bit music.
BTCMANAGER recently spoke to Terrence Wang, co-founder of IOST, an ultra-fast, decentralized blockchain network based on the next-generation consensus algorithm, Proof of Believability (PoB). Wang summarized IOST’s key milestones & achievements for the year of 2019 & discussed the company’s focus in 2020. Mainnet Launch The IOST mainnet was officially...
In a press release issued on November 28, 2019, Canadian fund management firm 3iQ announced that it had filed and been receipted on its preliminary prospectus for The Bitcoin Fund. Bitcoin Fund IPO on the Cusp The governmental and regulatory acceptance of digital currencies seems to be witnessing a steady...
In a blog post published on November 28, 2019, German non-profit IOTA (MIOTA) announced that it had committed to the development of the Unified Identity Protocol (UIP) – a digital identity implementation powered by IOTA’s Tangle. Looking for a Collaborative Effort Berlin-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) non-profit IOTA is looking...
Wall Street titan Fidelity Investments is poised to reward its employees in cryptocurrencies, per a report by Finance Magnets, November 27, 2019. Making Crypto an Everyday Phenomenon One of the largest financial institutions in the world by reported assets under management (AuM) - Fidelity Investments – is reportedly rewarding its...
According to a report by The Economic Times published on November 27, 2019, the Indian Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) - Sanjay Dhotre – has stressed the importance of blockchain technology in streamlining operations in various domains such as governance, banking and finance, and cybersecurity. A...
Anyone with a finger on the pulse of the crypto-sphere would know about The Block’s explosive report that came out earlier this week. In it, the news outlet claimed that “Binance's Shanghai office shut down following police raid.” Separating Fact from Fiction The reactions which followed the accusations were instant...
An increasing number of authors in China are turning to blockchain technology for intellectual property (IP) protection, reports media outlet Khaosod English, November 27, 2019. Tackling the IP Problem Thanks to the immense, multi-faceted benefits of blockchain technology, it has become an ideal fit for various industries across the globe,...
Twitter handle @cnLedger on November 25, 2019, quoted the People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) newly released China Financial Stability Report 2019, where the apex bank stated that the Chinese regulators had clamped down on 173 cryptocurrency trading and token issuing platforms in the country. China Chokes the Crypto Ecosystem China’s...
According to a Tweet by IOTA developer Marlon Morales on November 25, IOTA’s native digital currency – MIOTA – can potentially work as a medium of payment for all Unity supported platform games or applications. A Big Breakthrough for MIOTA IOTA, a Germany-based non-profit organization that is looking to foster...
U.S.-based crypto asset management company Grayscale Investments on November 22, 2019, announced that it will soon be launching its diversified cryptocurrency investment product for public trading. According to the firm’s Medium post, the said digital asset product will be available for trade on the OTC share trading platform OTCQX Best...
