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Samsung Blockchain Wallet Add Support for Origin Marketplace App

February 6, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Origin Protocol (OGN), a sharing economy organization launched in 2017, is now live on the Samsung Blockchain Wallet. Samsung users will now be able to transact on the Origin Marketplace right from their mobile devices, according to a blog post on February 6, 2020. Origin Live on Samsung In another...

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Chiliz (CHZ) and Enjin (ENJ) Launch New Blockchain-Based Collectibles

February 6, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

Chiliz (CHZ), a blockchain-based fan engagement platform is collaborating with the Enjin (ENJ) distributed ledger technology (DLT) project to use the latter's blockchain development platform to create Ethereum-powered branded collectibles for the sports and entertainment industry, according to a blog post on February 6, 2020. Chiliz and Enjin Collaborate Per...

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Lightning Labs to Simplify Bitcoin Payments with Fresh $10M Funding

February 6, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Lightning Labs, a Bitcoin payments startup has raised $10 million in Series A funding to promote the development of the Lightning payments technology and scale its developer ecosystem. The startup has also launched its first paid product, Lightning Loop to facilitate a more efficient transfer of payments on the Lightning...

TradingView Lists Gemini Crypto Exchange as Trading Partner

February 5, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Business

TradingView, a financial platform for self-directed traders and private investors, has integrated Gemini, a New York-based cryptocurrency exchange and custodian as a trading partner on its platform, to enable users of the platform to easily trade or invest in Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins directly from TradingView's interface, according to a...

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Ethereum-Powered ConsenSys Acquires Heritage Financial Systems

February 5, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Ethereum

In a bid to encourage retail investment in small municipal bonds, ConsenSys Digital Securities LLC (CDS), the in-house broker-dealer of Ethereum venture ConsenSys has acquired Heritage Financial Systems Inc. The acquisition will enable CDS to use Codefi in the tokenization of smaller municipal bonds to reduce its high costs of...

Bitcoin Firm Paxos to Offer Post-Trade Confirmation Service for Gold Industry

Australia: Perth Mint Taps SMX Blockchain Technology for Gold Traceability

February 5, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

Perth Mint, Australia’s official gold bullion mint established in 1899, is collaborating with Security Matters (SMX), an information technology firm listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), to launch a blockchain-based gold supply chain traceability project, reports ZDNet on February 5, 2020. Real Gold on the Blockchain Having joined forces...

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IOTA Releases Version 0.1.0 of Its Coordicide Alphanet

February 4, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Blockchain non-profit IOTA (MIOTA) has released the version 0.1.0 of its Coordicide Alphanet ahead of its planned launch in Q2, on IOTA’s Rust-based node (Bee). The early release of this version is part of the company’s plan to move the network to a coordinator-free IOTA mainnet, according to a blog...

OpenSea to List Wine-Backed Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

February 4, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

OpenSea, a marketplace for blockchain-based digital collectibles will soon support non-fungible tokens (NFTs) pegged to fine wine, to allow traders of the platform to speculate on wine and wine futures, according to a Sludgefeed report on February 3, 2020. OpenSea to Support ERC-721 NFTs Pegged to Physical Wine Bottles Per...

Galatasaray Fan Token Offering Now Live on Socios.com

February 4, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Galatasaray Spor Kulubu, a top tier Turkish football club established in October 1905, has now officially launched its Fan Token Offering on Socios.com. Fans of the multiple award-winning soccer club will now be able to acquire voting rights, earn unique rewards and engage more with Galatasaray via the Socios.com Android...

Blockchain Consortium Hyperledger Releases Hyperledger Fabric 2.0

January 31, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

Hyperledger, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) consortium created by a host of highly reputed companies including Linux and IBM, has announced the release of the version 2.0 of Hyperledger Fabric, an enterprise-grade blockchain platform, according to a blog post on January 30, 2020. Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 Now Live After nearly...