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Global Maritime Industry Firms Launch Blockchain Platform for Certification of Seafarers

December 14, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Platform

Lloyd's Register Foundation, a U.K.-based charity organization, has funded a blockchain solution that will enable firms in the maritime industry, including Maersk Line, Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL), and others to carry out a host of operations via distributed ledger technology (DLT), including verification of safety documentation and seafarers certificate depository...

Ethereum-Based Opera Browser Hopes to On-Board Web 3.0 Users

December 13, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, News, Platform, Regulation, Tech

On December 13, 2018, Opera finally announced the launch of their blockchain-based web browser at Hard Fork Decentralized in London. At the conference, the team described the technical features included in the release as well as how it fits in with a broader vision for a Web 3.0. Built-In Wallet...

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Blockchain Startup Algorand Gets a Dedicated $100 Million Venture Fund

December 13, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Algo Capital, a blockchain venture capital group, is launching a $100 million fund to invest and manage significant capital in emerging companies building on the Algorand decentralized platform, the company announced in a press release on December 11, 2018. Algo Capital Plans On Supporting New Companies One of the largest...

Winklevoss Twins’ Crypto Trading Platform Gemini to Add Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin

Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange Launches Mobile App for iOS and Android OS

December 13, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, Exchange, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

According to a Medium post published by Gemini CEO and co-founder Tyler Winklevoss, on December 11, 2018, the cryptocurrency exchange has released the Gemini Mobile App for the iOS and Android OS. A Slew of Features The Gemini Mobile App is equipped with a myriad of features to simplify the...

Itaú Unibanco and Standard Chartered Launch Latin America’s First Blockchain Platform for Loans

December 13, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Brazil's Itaú Unibanco Holding bank and Standard Chartered have successfully concluded the development and testing of Latin America's first blockchain-based proof of concept for loans, ZDNet reported on December 11, 2018. Latin America Gets Its First Blockchain-Based Loan Platform It seems that the bear market that has persisted in the...

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South Korean Blockchain Platform Klatyn Announces Partnership with Numerous Blockchain Firms

December 13, 2018 by Nigel Dollentas at Blockchain, Business, Development, News, Platform, Tech

Klatyn, the blockchain platform of South Korea’s Messenger Kakao, announced partnerships with several blockchain-based applications and projects on December 10th, 2018. Bringing Blockchain to the People These projects were selected due to the criteria of also being “large user pool-based service providers.” KakaoTalk, Kakao’s number one app has a 93 percent...

U.S. CFTC Seeks Public Feedback to Gain Better Understanding of the Ethereum Network

December 12, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Regulation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is looking to the public for further feedback and understanding concerning the cryptocurrency industry, especially regarding ether and its uses on the Ethereum network. According to the press release published on December 11, 2018, the CFTC is confident that the comments and information...

Brotopia: Gender Bias Is Blockchain’s Favorite Meme, but is the Wrong Metric

December 12, 2018 by Liam J Kelly at Blockchain, Business, News

On December 11, 2018, LongHash reported details on the lopsided gender stats in the blockchain space. The analysis iterates one of the most common injustices in the space, but what’s more important is the fact that these figures haven’t changed much since initial reports on the same subject. Hashing out...

West Virginia’s Blockchain-Based Military Mobile Voting App Attracts Negative Attention

Samsung Files for Three Blockchain-Related Applications in the European Union

December 12, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Platform, Tech

Electronics giant Samsung has filed for three blockchain-related trademark applications in the European Union on December 10, 2018. Some tech websites suggest these applications are related to the company’s plan to offer a cryptocurrency cold wallet on its phones. Details on the Trademark Applications The trademark applications are named "Blockchain KeyStore,"...

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Proof of Keys Celebration Encourages Individuals to Take Control of Their Digital Assets

December 12, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Exchange, Finance, News

The Proof Of Keys Celebration hosted on January 3 is encouraging members from the Bitcoin community to demand and take possession of their bitcoins currently held by trusted third parties. According to the Proof of Keys video uploaded on December 9, 2018, Trace Mayer, the host of the Bitcoin Knowledge...

Ethereum Community Band Together To Create Crypto Job Board During Hard Times

December 12, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

During the bearish cryptocurrency winter, many blockchain and cryptocurrency-related companies laid off large numbers of staff, from ConsenSys trimming down 13 percent of the team to Steemit laying off 70 percent of their staff. Maria Paula Fernandez’s, the organizer of ETHBerlin, has on December 7, 2018, leveraged Twitter and Github...

Ford, GM, BMW and Others are Jointly Developing Blockchain-Powered Vehicle History PoC

State Farm Catches Blockchain Fever, Trials DLT for Auto Claims Subrogation

December 12, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, News, Platform, Tech

State Farm, a large group of United States-based insurance and financial services firms offering automobile insurance products, loans and more, has announced on December 10, 2018, that it’s testing a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based solution that could help speed up the subrogation process for auto claims. Blockchain for Faster...

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1.3 Million Bitmain S9 Bitcoin Miners Go Offline as Crypto Price Crash Continues

December 12, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commentary, Finance, Mining, News

The total hash rate of the Bitcoin network has fallen by 31 percent since November, representing around 1.3 million Bitmain S9 miners that have been turned off as they struggled to stay profitable in the bear market, BitMex revealed in a report on December 10, 2018. Bitcoin Miners Suffer the...

Blockchain Ecosystem ARK Joins Hands with Crowdsourced Security System Bugcrowd

December 11, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, News

ARK, a blockchain ecosystem, announced that it has sought out security and penetration testing services from world's leading crowdsourced security platform Bugcrowd on December 11, 2018. The move makes up a part of a precautionary measure to find out vulnerabilities on the ARK ecosystem. Exposing Vulnerabilities with the World’s Best...

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South Korea’s Second Largest City to Develop Blockchain-Enabled Virtual Power Plant

December 11, 2018 by Eddie Mitchell at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation

The South Korean government will be spending four billion Korean won (KRW) ($3.500.000) to create and deploy a “virtual power plant” based on blockchain technology reports local media outlet Yonhap News on December 10, 2018. According to the report, the city administration of Busan, the second most populated city in...

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