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Cardano’s (ADA) Emurgo Launches Blockchain Academy in India to Train 2,500 People

February 22, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, News

Emurgo, the commercial arm of the Cardano project, which claims to develop, support and incubate commercial startups, has launched a blockchain academy in India to train 2,500 blockchain developers, according to an Economic Times report on February 21, 2019. Emurgo Poised to Raise 2,500 Blockchain Developers Per sources close to the...

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Japan’s Marubeni Corporation Ally with LO3 to Launch Blockchain-Based Energy Solution

February 22, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Development, News

Marubeni Corporation, the fifth largest Japanese sogo shosha trading in a vast array of products and materials, has joined forces with LO3 Energy, a United States-based firm that claims to develop distributed ledger technology (DLT) powered energy solutions. The collaboration will launch a pilot project aimed at creating a commercially available...

Bahrain Looking to Regulate its Cryptospace and Attract Blockchain Startups

February 21, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation

At a time when the cryptocurrency ecosystem is struggling to free itself from the grips of a lengthy bear market, oil-rich Bahrain is making plans to put in place amenable laws that would attract bitcoin-related firms to the region. For starters, SprinkleXchange, a blockchain-powered multinational asset exchange is set to launch...

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Binance Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange Now Live in Testnet

February 21, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Exchange, News

The world’s number one cryptoassets exchange by 24-hour trading volume, Binance, has successfully launched its highly anticipated decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, Binance DEX in testnet, in a bid to transform the peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading industry, according to a press release from Binance on February 20, 2019. Testnet for Binance DEX Successfully...

Learning Passports: The EC’s Bold Plan To Mix Blockchain And Education Credentials

Andorra Joins the DLT Movement, Degree Certificates to Be Recorded on the Blockchain

February 21, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Development, News

Andorra will be using blockchain technology to store certificates of education issued by higher institutions to create a more secure registry, reports Europapress on February 21, 2019. A Nation’s Plan to Adopt Blockchain Per the report, a government official in Andorra has revealed that all degree certificates issued by higher...

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Indonesian Student Nabbed for Illegal Bitcoin Mining with School Computers

February 19, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Mining, News

Despite the gloomy cryptocurrency market outlook, bad actors are still interested in illegally amassing bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptoassets. In the latest development, a 22-year-old student has been arrested by the Indonesian police for illegally setting up a virtual currency mining operation with college computers, reported The Jakarta Post on...

Argo Blockchain PLC Announces Business Refocus Amid Bear Market Conditions

February 18, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Business, News

Argo Blockchain plc, a UK-based global data centre management firm that allows people to mine a vast array of digital currencies via its platform, has announced plans to refocus its business strategy, citing “severe price pressure and volatility” of the crypto markets, reported Investigate on February 15, 2019. Argo no...

Canadian Exchange Coinsquare Acquires StellarX Decentralized Exchange (DEX)

February 17, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Business, Exchange, News

StellarX, a user-friendly decentralized cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer marketplace, has been acquired by Coinsquare, a leading Canadian digital currency trading venue, to develop the former into a world-class DEX, according to a Medium blog post on February 14, 2019. StellarX Gets a New Home Per a Medium blog post by...

Australia: Regulators Slap AUD 33k Fine on Byte Power Cryptocurrency Exchange for Irregularities

February 16, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Exchange, News

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the region’s securities regulator, has issued an infringement notice to Byte Power Group Limited, a digital assets exchange, alleging that the crypto trading venue failed to comply with its continuous disclosure duties and the regulated exchange has now paid a penalty of AUD 33,000...

Baidu Launches Blockchain Engine for dApp Developers

February 15, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Development, News, Tech

China's search engine giant, Baidu, has launched the Baidu Blockchain Engine (BBE), an operating system based on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Cloud Computing, which will enable developers to design decentralized mobile applications in an easier and faster way, according to a press release published February 14, 2019. Developer-Friendly Per the...