#Blockchain

Standard Chartered and Siemens Are Trialing Blockchain-Based “Smart” Bank Guarantees

September 3, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

On August 29, 2018, Standard Chartered Bank announced a trial program, in a partnership with Siemens Financial Services and blockchain startup TradeIX, to create an end-to-end blockchain-based bank guarantees solution to facilitate the trade finance process. The trial’s goal is to create “smart bank guarantees” that can replace the existing...

Kenya’s Institute for Economic Affairs Hosts a Public Forum

September 3, 2018 by Eric Czuleger at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Tech

On September 6, 2018, Kenya’s Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is hosting a public forum to examine the current regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies operating in Kenya. At the moment the Central Bank of Kenya does not approve of digital currencies in spite of great regional interest. Applications in the Public and...

Collapse of ETH is Inevitable? Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Disagrees

September 3, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, News, Platform, Tech, wallet

Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, replied to a September 3, 2018, report from Techcrunch that claims that the collapse of ETH is inevitable. No Future for ‘Gas’ According to a report from TechCrunch, the collapse of ETH is inevitable, and we should expect that ETH — the asset, not...

Cryptocurrency Exchange Bittrex Invests in Maltese Blockchain Startup Palladium

September 3, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News

Bittrex, the world's 20th largest digital assets exchange by daily traded volume, has bought a 10 percent stake in Palladium, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) project focused on eliminating the challenges hodlers face while trying to make payments with cryptoassets, buy digital assets from their bank accounts and more, as...

Japan Introduces its First Blockchain Voting System

September 3, 2018 by Eric Czuleger at Blockchain, News, Platform, Tech

On September 2, 2018, Tsukuba, a city in the Japanese Prefecture of Ibaraki, introduced a municipal voting system built on blockchain technology. This makes Tsukuba the first city in Japan to begin using a blockchain based voting system. The city is known for its technological university and wide adoption of new...

China: People's Daily Gives Blockchain Project Vechain (Vet) a Mention

People’s Insurance Company of China Partners with VeChain for Implementing Thor Blockchain

September 3, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation, Tech

The People’s Insurance Company of China (PICC), regarded as one of the largest insurers in the world, with over $126 billion in assets has recently partnered with DNV GL and VeChain to bring blockchain technology to the insurance industry. According to the announcement on September 1, 2018, PICC believes that...

Outsourcing Platform Zoom Using Blockchain to Match Freelancers with Businesses

September 2, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Business, Finance, Investment, News, Platform

The intelligence services, management, and outsourcing platform Zoom is turning to blockchain tech for solutions, VentureBeat reported on August 31, 2018. The Market Is Ready for a Blockchain-Powered Service Project management and outsourcing platform Zoom is reportedly looking into blockchain technology to enable business relationships, project planning, and secure payments...

Cardano’s ADA-Earning Testnet Is Coming Out in November, IOHK Confirms

What is Cardano’s Ouroboros Protocol?

September 2, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Blockchain, Development, Ethereum, News, Platform

Cardano is one of the most interesting blockchain platforms on the market today. Founded by a co-founder of Ethereum Charles Hoskinson, the blockchain platform was born out of the desire to standardize the development of new cryptocurrencies. The Cardano Protocol Put more simply, Cardano is attempting to revolutionize the way...

Mozilla to Roll out New Features in a Bid to Tackle Illicit Cryptomining and Third-Party Trackers

September 2, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Blockchain, News, Platform, Regulation, Tech

According to a press release published on August 30th, Mozilla Firefox revealed it will making some forward-thinking changes over the course of next three months, including blocking unconsented crypto mining activities, countering data breaches and preventing threat actors from performing conducting nefarious activities. Blocking Cryptojacking Scripts In recent months, there have...

Line Corporation Unveils Cryptocurrency and Blockchain to Support Its Messaging App

September 2, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Development, Finance, News, Tech

Line is a messaging platform developed by Line Corporation. The messaging app has now launched its cryptocurrency and blockchain to complement its messaging service. The token called Link, and its Link-Chain was entirely developed independently by the company. Line's Blockchain Push With this move, Line Corporation joins the small group...

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