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Pawn Shops in Ukraine Set to Start Accepting Cryptocurrencies as Loan Security

Ukrainian Authorities Set to Implement State Laws Aimed at Legalizing Cryptocurrencies and ICOs

October 29, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Regulation

The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine is making serious plans to put in place a state policy aimed at legalizing all things cryptocurrency, including initial coin offerings (ICOs), bitcoin mining, among other activities, according to a local news source Ukrinform on October 26, 2018. Ukraine on the Verge...

Bitcoin Remains Firmly at its $6,500 “Stablecoin” Mark: BTCManager’s Week in Review

October 29, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News, Platform, Tech

The price of bitcoin barely moved in the past seven days - ranging from $6,450 to $6,550, to close the week effectively unchanged around the $6,500 mark. This week’s headlines have been driven by more adoption-positive news such as Visa saying that it will consider adopting cryptocurrencies if that will...

J.P. Morgan Banks on Quorum Blockchain to Offer Lucrative Trading Products

October 29, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

Global investment banking firm JP Morgan is building Quorum, an enterprise blockchain platform built on the Ethereum Platform. According to the Financial Review’s article published on October 29, 2018, JP Morgan believes that the Quorum platform can open up new trading opportunities in the next decade as it will help...

Oracle Announces a Blockchain-Based Product Focused on Supply Chain Efficiency

October 29, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

On October 23, 2018, Oracle Corp reported it was developing a new blockchain-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) application designed to streamline and improve the supply chain efficiency. This week Oracle announced the new blockchain-based product was already available. Oracle's Blockchain Push Oracle is one of the most popular and reliable vendors in the...

Australian Bank Completes Blockchain-Based Logistics Trial to Send Almond Shipment to Germany

Australia Securities Exchange Deputy CEO on Blockchain: “Not a Radically Different Approach”

October 26, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Adoption, Blockchain, Finance, News

While the blockchain technology, albeit slowly and steadily, continues to reshape the traditional mechanisms in the financial industry, the deputy CEO of Australia’s leading stock exchange ASX Ltd. doesn’t view the technology as a game-changer, per a report by Bloomberg published on October 24, 2018. Not a Radically Different Approach...

Islamic Bonds Look to Tap Into Blockchain Technology

October 26, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News

The world of Islamic finance has traditionally been a relatively small one, hampered by its geographic spread and its fundamental incongruity with conventional finance, which is based on credit. An October 24, 2018, a Reuters report, however, paints a picture of a world of possibility opened up by blockchain technology...

Dutch Financial Giants Partner to Test Blockchain Solutions for Securities Settlements

October 26, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse recently announced they were joining forces to test blockchain-based solutions for securities settlement based on blockchain technology, as noted on a press release on October 25, 2018. Dutch Banks Join Forces The two banks are going on trial to test the blockchain’s technical feasibility to...

Bitcoin, Scams, and Everything in between: In Conversation with Peter Todd

October 26, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commentary, Cryptocyclopedia, Ethereum, Finance, Interviews

Peter Todd has been one of the most vocal developers in the Bitcoin space and for good reason. The 33-year-old Canadian software engineer has been fiddling with the pioneer cryptocurrency for some time now, and when perusing his blog, much of this work has also shaped much of the crypto...

China’s First Blockchain Security Testing Center is Coming to Changsha

October 26, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

China is ready to establish its first blockchain security testing center - courtesy of an agreement signed between The National Computer Network Emergency Coordination Center and the economic development zone of Changsha, China News Service reported on October 24, 2018. Security Testing Center to Be Launched in Changsha As per...

Canada Urges Caution as no Cryptocurrency Exchange Guarantees User Security

Air Canada and Winding Tree to Participate in DLT-Based Travel Distribution Project

October 26, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, News

Air Canada, the largest domestic and international airline in Canada, has partnered Winding Tree, a decentralized, open source travel distribution platform, to enable it to participate in the latter’s blockchain solution aimed at revolutionizing the existing travel distribution landscape, according to a press release on October 24, 2018. Air Canada...

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