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National Bank of Egypt Joins 200 Financial Institutions in the ‘R3 Blockchain Alliance’

April 29, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

In a bid to encourage cryptocurrency and blockchain adoption in Egypt, the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) announced that it has joined the R3 Blockchain Consortium on April 22, 2018. R3 is a software enterprise firm that is working closely with over 200 financial institutions to develop its blockchain platform...

Litecoin Update: WikiLeaks, Lee Joins DMG Blockchain and Collaboration With TokenPay

April 28, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Business, News

Since its creation in 2011, Litecoin has consistently been among the top cryptocurrencies regarding market capitalization as well as user adoption. In recent months, the Litecoin foundation, headed by its outspoken Litecoin creator Charlie Lee, has been working to boost merchant adoption of the popular digital currency. WikiLeaks and Wirex...

IBM and Twiga Foods Use Blockchain Technology to Offer Loans to Retailers in Kenya

April 28, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Tech giant IBM has been at the forefront of the blockchain revolution for ages past, developing and deploying decentralized solutions for large corporations and retail shops alike. Now, Big Blue has taken the gospel of distributed ledger technology to Africa where its enabling retail fruit sellers access to microloans thanks...

Helen Disney, Founder of Unblocked, Interview with Pradeep Goel, CEO and Founder, Solve.Care.

April 28, 2018 by Helen Disney at Blockchain, Business, Interviews, News, Tech

In this feature interview between Helen Disney of Unblocked and Pradeep Goel, CEO of Solve.Care, the two thought leaders explore the convergence of healthcare and blockchain technology. In a field based so heavily on trust as well as affording critical care in the correct area, there are already a myriad...

Stanford University Physicists Uncover Correlation between Bitcoin Transactions and Laws of Nature

April 27, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Bitcoin, Commentary, News, Tech

Bitcoin ushered in a new class of asset in 2009, but nowadays, the novel financial instrument has reached somewhat of a peak with its popularity skyrocketing as never before. This growing interest increasing acceptance has also paved the way for several research studies on the subject. On April 23, 2018,...

Ripple Announces Five New Partners for xVia API, But Will They Ever Really Use XRP?

April 27, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Tech

For Ripple, there's no slowing down on its partnership spree. On April 26, 2018, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency (by market cap) announced the addition of five new clients - from Europe and Asia - for its corporate payment solution, xVia. Global Collaboration According to a press release, the five companies...

Snoop Dogg to Get Blockchain High at Ripple Convention

April 26, 2018 by Kieran Smith at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Finance, News

Ripple announced on April 24, 2018, that they would be hosting a VIP gathering featuring Snoop Dogg, and will be giving away ten tickets on Twitter. Ripple's Party Giveaway: Meme's and XRP The company announced via their blog, which explained how the “XRP community night” has been devised to celebrate...

Power Ledger Hits Japan with Blockchain-Enabled Energy Trading

April 25, 2018 by Kieran Smith at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

On April 24, 2018, Power Ledger announced a pivotal partnership with Japanese electricity firm Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO). Green Innovation The Australia-based startup is on a mission to disrupt the energy sector with blockchain technology. The platform provides peer-to-peer renewable energy trading — giving residential and commercial businesses a...

Cryptocurrency Market ‘Will Be Much Bigger than it Is Today’ Says JPMorgan Alum

April 24, 2018 by Samantha Chang at Bitcoin, Business, Commentary, Finance, News

Daniel Masters, JPMorgan alumni who’s now the CEO of digital investment bank CoinShares, is a longtime bitcoin bull who predicts the cryptocurrency market will soar to new heights. ‘Trench Warfare’ Between Big Banks and Crypto Upstarts Masters told Bloomberg that even if only five percent of the “total financial ecosystem...

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IBM Trials Blockchain Powered Trade Finance Platform with International Banks

April 23, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Blockchain, Business, Commentary, Finance, News, Tech

IBM announced that its blockchain technology-based trade finance platform, Batavia, has successfully passed its first set of live transactions on the network on April 19, 2018. The purpose of the platform is to be able to “track and trace key events in the supply chain” as well as use IoT...

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