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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.
According to a report by Finance Magnets published April 20, 2020, high-speed blockchain network AVA has launched two of its testnets which aim to compete with payment giants including Visa and Mastercard. AVA Making Speedy Progress Blockchain project Ava Labs Inc., launched by Cornell University computer science professor Emin Gun...
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu has inked a partnership with Kadokawa Ascii research to leverage blockchain technology to make it easier for content creators to get their work recognized on popular social media platforms. This, according to a report by Nikkei, April 20, 2020. Using Blockchain for Content Recognition Dentsu, a...
April 20, 2020 – Binance, the global blockchain company behind the world’s largest digital asset exchange by trading volume and users, issued ONT-33D, a crypto asset pegged to Ontology (ONT) tokens, on the Binance Chain and proposed to list it on Binance DEX, the decentralized exchange feature developed on top of the...
On April 20, 2020, KuCoin announced that it has completed strategic cooperation with Onchain Custodian, Singapore's crypto-asset custody platform. Onchain Custodian will offer custody service for the safekeeping of KuCoin crypto assets. The custodial funds will be backed by Lockton, the world's largest private insurance brokerage company. KuCoin and Onchain...
According to a Bloomberg report published on April 19, 2020, Hong Kong-based Venture Smart Asia Ltd. Has launched the country’s first approved cryptocurrency fund that targets a first-year size of $100 million. The fund gives an official opportunity to institutional investors to add some Bitcoin (BTC) exposure to their portfolios....
In the latest edition of the IOTA (MIOTA) Argentina Community Cluster Meetup, the distributed ledger technology (DLT) project’s research team shared several insights regarding the current state of progress in the IOTA ecosystem. IOTA Working to Eliminate the Coordinator Calling the Coordinator “Good Guy Coordinator,” the virtual meetup kicked-off with...
According to a report by Silicon Angle published April 18, 2020, AirAsia Group’s logistics arm, Teleport has launched Freightchain – a digital network that leverages blockchain technology to enable transparent and rapid confirmation and tracking of air cargo. AirAsia Taps Blockchain Technology AirAsia is using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to...
In a report published on April 17, 2020, titled “The Zcash Foundation’s 2020 Q1 Report,” the privacy-centric cryptocurrency project shared several updates on its developments, including the progress on Zebra, cross-chain integration, and privacy-enhancement research and development, among others. Zcash Foundation Provides Key Updates Sharing details on the progress made...
Trading behemoth eToro recently published its latest quarterly report for cryptocurrencies titled “The State of Digital Assets Q1 2020.” Interestingly, data from the report suggests that XRP is the most popular cryptocurrency among the platform’s user base as more than half of them hold Ripple Inc.’s digital token. eToro Users...
Blockchain, the technology that undergirds the world’s premier cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC), is regularly touted as one of the most significant milestones of technological advancements in recent times. The emerging technology’s potential for creating a positive socio-economic impact is often compared to the Internet, which, today, has become an inseparable part...
