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Health Consortium Teams with IBM to Use Blockchain in Medical Data Management

January 26, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, News

According to a Fortune report published on January 24, 2019, a consortium comprising of companies like Anthem, Aetna, and PNC Bank, has inked a partnership with IBM to utilize the latter’s expertise in blockchain technology to streamline the process of organizing medical data records. Aim to Streamline Redundant Data Processes...

Italy Joins the Crypto World with First Blockchain Regulation

January 26, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Adoption, Blockchain, News, Regulation

A January 23, 2019 approval by the Italian Senate Committee has seen Mediterranean country approve its first piece of blockchain legislation which defined various blockchain terms and states that the technology can be used for authenticating the time stamp of documents. A Timestamp in Crypto History On January 23,...

Ether December 2018 On-Chain Volume Falls Short of DAO Hack Figures

January 25, 2019 by Liam J Kelly at Altcoins, Blockchain, Commentary, Ethereum, News

On January 21, 2019, Diar, a crypto-focused research group, reported the unlikely rise of ether's on-chain transaction value on the Ethereum blockchain. Despite the market crash in 2018, the number two blockchain recorded a total movement of 115 million ETH in December last year. December Value Transfer Tops Network’s Charts...

Overstock’s tZERO Announces Live Trading of Security Token

January 25, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, News, Tech

tZERO, a firm that claims to be a global leader in blockchain technology innovation for the capital markets, has announced that its security token has begun live trading and as such, investors can trade the tokens with other accredited investors by opening a digital securities brokerage account at Dinosaur Financial...

Sapphire Launches New 16gb Blockchain Graphics Card Specifically Tailored to Mine Cryptocurrencies

January 25, 2019 by Nuno Menezes at Adoption, Blockchain, Mining, News

Sapphire Launches Specialized 16gb Crypto-Mining Graphics Card Sapphire Technologies announced on January 22, 2019, that it was launching a new 16gb graphics card that is specially designed to support GRIN coin and other cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrency Focus Sapphire Technologies is one of the leading manufacturers as well as a global supplier...

Dapper Labs Launches NFT License 2.0, Defines Digital Arts Ownership Rights

January 25, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, News, Tech

Dapper Labs, the U.S.-based blockchain firm that created the popular CryptoKitties video game, has announced the launch of a new version of the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) License which will allow more use cases for digital arts and define what owners of these works can do with them, according to a...

Despite Pessimistic Market, VC Giants Continue to Fund Blockchain Startups

January 25, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain, Business, Development, Finance, Investment, News

A Bloomberg report published on January 23, 2019, states the VC arms of Nasdaq Inc. and Citigroup Inc. are among a group of firms that has invested $20 million in Symbiont.io Inc. The company is a blockchain-powered startup which aims to leverage the technology for the benefit of capital markets....

Unphased By the Bear Market, Bitcoin Use Soars On the Darknet

January 25, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Adoption, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crime, Exchange, News, Platform

A January 18, 2019, report from Chainalysis has revealed that the amount of bitcoin spent daily on the darknet doubled in 2018 despite the crash in crypto markets. The Crypto Dealings of the Darknet Many internet users are familiar with or have at least heard of the darknet. The darknet...

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Mythical Games Join Forces with EOS to Create a Digital Goods Standard for Blockchain Developers

January 24, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, Entertainment, News, Platform

Mythical Games, a next-generation game technology studio, EOS Lynx, Scatter and several highly-reputed distributed ledger technology (DLT) projects are set to launch an industry-wide initiative aimed at formalizing the fast-growing digital assets marketplace via the Distributed/Digital Goods standard (dGoods standard). The Need for a Robust Digital Goods Ecosystem The group...

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Bitfury Unveil Tools to Promote Bitcoin Lightning Network Adoption

January 24, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, News, Tech

Bitfury’s Lightning Peach team has launched a series of products including an open-source Lightning Network-powered bitcoin wallet, a hardware terminal, a suite of developer tools and more, aimed at promoting the adoption of the Bitcoin Lightning network, according to a Medium Blog post on January 23, 2019. Package Production In...

Ethereum to Further Decentralize All Core Devs Governance with “Cat Herders” Initiative

January 24, 2019 by Nuno Menezes at Blockchain, Development, Ethereum, News

On January 21, 2018, independent Ethereum developer Lane Rettig announced that the open source project is looking to improve decentralization in its management and governance mechanism. The Ethereum team takes decentralization very seriously and as such it has turned this into one of its main goals for 2019. The team...

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IDRBT to Leverage Blockchain Technology in the Indian Banking Industry

January 24, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Adoption, Blockchain, Development, Finance, News, Regulation

The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled a blueprint for the implementation of blockchain technology in the Indian banking sector, reports Financial Express on January 23, 2019. Blockchain Technology to Change Indian Banking The IDRBT was established by the RBI...

Researchers Find Flaws with Proof of Stake (POS) Cryptocurrency Projects

January 24, 2019 by Neil at Altcoins, Blockchain, News

Researchers have found vulnerabilities with a surprising number of cryptocurrencies after noticing security flaws several months ago. The findings were summarized in a blog post on Medium, on January 22, 2019. A more in-depth report will be presented soon at a conference revolving around “financial cryptography.” Report Findings The four...

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Hyperledger Launches Framework to Help Developers Deliver Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Solutions

January 24, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Business, Development, News, Platform

Hyperledger, a collaborative project focused on advancing cross-industry blockchain technologies, has announced the creation of Grid, a framework aimed at enhancing the development and delivery of distributed ledger technology (DLT) powered solutions for the supply chain ecosystem, according to a press release on January 22, 2019. Hyperledger Grid Framework Goes...

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Coinquista and BitClude Secure Cryptocurrency License from Polish Regulator

January 23, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Business, Development, Exchange, News, Regulation

On January 21, 2019, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has granted two bitcoin-linked firms, Coinquista and BitClude, licenses. Two Polish Crypto Exchanges Get Lucky Per sources close to the matter Coinquista and BitClude, two Polish firms offering clients cryptoassets exchange services, a functional wallet, and more, have been granted...

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