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Leading Chinese Tea Producer Adopts VeChain (VET) for Supply Chain Management

Indian Firm Taps Blockchain Technology for Tea Leaves Tracking

October 24, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

Assam Company India Limited (ACIL), an Indian corporation engaged in tea plantation, has put up a plan to integrate new technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data into its processes and reward tea farmers for their hard work. The idea is aimed at helping to maximize tea...

NYDFS Looking to Review the “Elusive” BitLicense

October 24, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), the state’s financial watchdog, is hatching plans to review the highly controversial BitLicense regulation and possibly “relax” it a bit to lower the high barrier for entry. The agency says it's looking to collaborate with cryptocurrency market participants in the region, to...

ING Bank Fixes Security and Privacy Loophole in Corda Blockchain

October 24, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

ING Bank, a Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation that has been exploring the potential of distributed ledger technology (DLT), has patched the security and privacy loopholes present in R3’s Corda blockchain platform by applying zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to Corda’s notary service, according to reports on October 23, 2019....

Voyager Digital to pay Users Interest on Bitcoin (BTC) Holdings

October 23, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Voyager Digital (Canada) Ltd., a leading cryptocurrency broker listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE: VYGR), has announced the launch of the Voyager Interest Program (VIP), enabling its clients to earn up to three percent interest per annum on their bitcoin (BTC) holdings and five percent on Ethos (ETHOS) token...

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Algorand Foundation Secures Sharia Compliance License

October 22, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

Algorand Foundation, the organization in charge of the Algorand (ALGO) distributed ledger technology (DLT) project has been certified Sharia-compliant by the Shariya Review Bureau (SRB). With the Shariah certification, Islamic institutions will now be able to adopt Algorand (ALGO), reports Zawya on October 21, 2019. Algorand Bags Shariah Certification Algorand...

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ConsenSys Space Unveils Ethereum-Based Satellite Tracker

October 22, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Ethereum

ConsenSys Space, an arm of Ethereum venture studio ConsenSys that claims to be dedicated to building an open-source citizen-led space sustainability system, has joined forces with the Secure World Foundation, the Society of Women in Space Exploration, and others, to launch the TruSat satellite tracking app powered by the Ethereum...

Opera Browser Officially Integrates TRON (TRX) Wallet

October 22, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Opera Browser, a leading web browser with a massive 350 million users across the globe, has fully integrated TRON (TRX) into its browser. TRON (TRX) users will now be able to easily send and receive TRX or access their favorite decentralized applications (dApps) right from the built-in dApps store, according...

Zcash (ZEC) Warn Users Against Fake Wallet on GitHub

October 21, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

Zcash (ZEC), one of the established privacy-protecting altcoins, has warned users against a fake version of its native ZEC Wallet on GitHub. The team says the fake wallet has an entirely different URL from the official ZEC Wallet repository on GitHub and may contain potentially harmful malware, according to a...

VeChain (VET) Unveils New Block Explorer and Ledger Wallet Interface

October 21, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

VeChain (VET), a distributed ledger technology (DLT) project that claims to be focused on revolutionizing the supply chain ecosystem and improving business processes, has announced the launch of its new official VeChain Block Explorer and VeChain Sync Ledger Wallet Interface. The move is due to the sudden discontinuation of the...

Bitmain Launches 50MW Bitcoin Mining Farm in Rockdale, Texas

October 21, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Bitcoin mining behemoth and ASIC chip manufacturer, Bitmain, has announced the launch of its 50-megawatt capacity mining farm in Rockdale, Texas. The firm says the project is part of its global expansion plans, according to a blog post on October 21, 2019. Bitmain Live in Texas Leading bitcoin mining equipment...