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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.
Lloyd’s Register, a U.K.-based maritime classification society, iterated its support of blockchain technology after it announced the development of a prototype DLT platform to enable efficient and hassle-free registration of ships. Per a press release published on September 4, 2018, the British company announced a demo of the tool at...
In what can only be dubbed a fabricated turn of events, Goldman Sachs CFO, Martin Chavez downplayed a recent report stating that the Wall Street giant has abandoned its plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk, calling it “fake news.” According to a report published by Techcrunch on September 6,...
Lately, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have been a matter of much debate. A number of tech companies have sprung up in recent times with an aesthetically pleasing white paper, casting a favorable light on the service or product being offered, and a brief introduction about the talented individuals behind the...
Respite came knocking for ENS users amidst the current crypto market downtrend, as the Ethereum Name Service announced on September 5, 2018, that users will now be able to claim their own .xyz domain name on the ENS platform. According to a Medium post, the feature was successfully tested on...
Bittrex, one of the premier crypto exchanges in the U.S. has joined forces with Cryptofacil, a South American digital asset trading platform in a bid to provide an efficient and secure crypto ecosystem in South America (LATAM) and the Caribbean. According to a press release published on September 5, 2018,...
Hong Kong-based blockchain start-up named Crypto.com is set to launch Asia’s first cryptocurrency enabled Visa debit card. Per a report on South China Morning Post on September 5, 2018, the firm's partner bank has plans to issue 100,000 cards globally over the next two months, starting with Singapore. The debit...
People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) research arm, The Digital Currency Research Lab, is set to further its operations beyond the Chinese capital of Beijing. Per a report on September 4, 2018, by the local finance news daily CNStock, the research group is expanding outside Beijing in a bid to accentuate...
Per a report by The Sydney Morning Herald, on September 4, 2018, the Great Keppel Island in Queensland, Australia, is set to get “tokenized” to revamp the island’s economy which has seen better days in the past. Crypto Paradise Down Under Leisure islands and cryptocurrencies seem to meet at every...
Ruden Holdings, a Japanese real estate firm has come up with positive results concerning its “virtual currency real estate settlement platform.” Per a post on its official website, the results of the ongoing trials were revealed on September 4, 2018, with several benefits noticed compared to traditional methods of transacting...
Recent years saw ICOs take the cryptocurrency world by storm as the go-to method to raise funds through crowdfunding. If you have the slightest degree of confusion regarding Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), here’s a comprehensive write-up by BTCManager on ICOs. Rampant ICO exit scams have marred the cryptosphere and bred...
