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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.
Digital currencies are being adopted at an increasing rate by several countries. While superpowers, save China, are slow to progress with the digitalization wave, some smaller nations are moving ahead with pilot projects. Mauritians Look to Digital Currency The latest to confirm the development of a Central Bank Digital Currency...
According to an announcement made on May 12, 2020, the ICON Foundation (ICX) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Liechtenstein Blockchain Innovator LCX for a long-term strategic partnership to develop new standards for tokenized assets and exchange knowledge and insights on security token infrastructure, compliance solutions, and regulation...
According to a press release issued on May 12, 2020, cloud-based smart contract as a service (ScaaS) platform SIMBA Chain has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a single, blockchain-powered proof-of-concept to secure sensitive R&D data. SIMBA Chain to Provide Secure Cloud-Based Data...
Enterprise blockchain solution Dragonchain is moving into the blockchain-based healthcare technology space. The Seattle-based firm partnered with Florida’s Medek Health, a telehealth provider. Dragonchain’s Blockchain Push Announced on May 12 via Eternal, a trustless Dragonchain-based social platform, the partnership bolsters Medek’s insurance and “shared doctor” consultation business. Medek provides a...
The Zcash Foundation is giving leading blockchain developers the tools to its security protocol, aiming for collaborative work on the sub-cultures of cryptography and digital privacy. A “Valuable” Public Good Announced on May 12 via a press release shared with Coindesk, the foundation has launched the Zcash Developers Alliance (ZDA),...
Berlin, Germany — May 12, 2020 — LUKSO is a Blockchain network dedicated to the new digital lifestyle, where the worlds of fashion, gaming, design, and social media intersect. LUKSO will make an exclusive pre-sale on the KuCoin Spotlight program on May 20, shortly before the first Reversible ICO takes...
Flare Networks, a blockchain project that claims to be the first-ever Turing Complete Federated Byzantine Agreement (FBA) protocol, is set to achieve a major milestone in its aim to launch smart contracts on the XRP ledger. Per sources close to the matter, the startup has rolled out a public testnet...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance is set to assemble a research group to study and propose regulations and guidelines to manage cryptocurrencies and digital assets in the country, Vietnam+ reports May 11, 2020. Vietnam Mulls Establishing Crypto Regulations Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance is poised to introduce regulations for digital currencies...
Singapore-based DBS bank has joined blockchain-powered trade finance network Contour for increased digitization of global trade processes including the creation, exchange, approval, and issuance of letters of credit (LCs). This, according to a report by The Business Times, May 11, 2020. DBS Bank Leverages R3’s Corda Blockchain Blockchain’s utility and...
In a significant development for the global cryptocurrency space, the Croatian financial regulator Hanfa has approved a Bitcoin (BTC) investment fund for the public to invest in. The fund is Croatia’s first regulated, crypto alternative asset fund. Croats Gain Access to Regulated Bitcoin Fund Just days before the highly-anticipated Bitcoin...
