Tag: blockchain technology

MJAC announces initial details for the MJAC & CryptoCompare London Blockchain Summit on November 30, 2018, with representatives from Coinfloor, Coinbase, Ripple, Circle, eToro, London Stock Exchange Group, CoinShares and Cumberland included in the line-up.  Line Up Announced  The one-day conference will appeal to both an institutional and retail audience. It will include discussion panels on how crypto has evolved…

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The Great Lakes Science Center, a famous American Museum which focuses on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) located in Cleveland, has recently accepted cryptocurrency as a form of payment. According to Crain’s Cleveland article published on November 9, 2018, the Great Lakes Science Center joins two other American Museums that also accept cryptocurrencies. American Museums Open Up To Cryptocurrencies…

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On November 8, 2018, Global cybersecurity firm NRI Secure Technologies (NRI ST) in collaboration with Ethereum-focused development studio ConsenSys has launched a new product dubbed Blockchain Security Monitoring Service.  The infant service will monitor and track vulnerabilities present in information systems and services that use blockchain technology. ConsenSys’ Role in This Venture To begin with, the product will be used…

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Kaleido, a startup that helps enterprises implement blockchain technology, has launched a new full-stack Ethereum marketplace platform in collaboration with ConsenSys and Amazon Web Services, the company announced in a press release on November 8, 2018. Kaleido Blockchain Marketplace with Plug-and-Play Services and Partnership Program Kaleido has announced the launch of the first full-stack platform with a marketplace of plug-and-play…

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Blockchain-based payments startup Travacoin is seeking $1.7 million via traditional funding methods to reimburse airline customers in the event of travel disruption, reported Irish Times on November 8, 2018. Airline Passengers to Receive Crypto Flight delays and cancellations are an incredibly common occurrence. As per data from FlightStats, over 470,000 flights were delayed, and 27,000 were canceled in October 2018….

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At a time when the bears have the upper hand in the cryptocurrency markets, the recent victories for blockchain and crypto loving political candidates in the recently concluded 2018 midterm elections within California and Colorado could be the much-needed catalyst for another bullish rally soon, reported ETF Trends, on November 7, 2018. Bitcoin Moon Again? Per sources close to the matter,…

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Salesforce, a U.S. customer relationship management (CRM) software company, won a patent to use blockchain technology to detect and prevent spam from entering people’s inboxes. According to the Patent filing published on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on November 6, 2018, Salesforce believes that this protocol can more efficiently filter spam than existing approaches. Fighting Spam with Technology…

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Blockstream, a company focusing on the development of Bitcoin technologies announced on November 6, 2018, that its Liquid Bitcoin sidechain was made available. Blockstream’s Bitcoin Push Blockstream launched the Liquid Network on October 10, 2018, as the world’s first production Bitcoin sidechain. Now Blockstream has announced its Liquid full node binary and source code was ready and made available to all…

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The Governor of the Bank of Israel, in November 2017, appointed a team of research analysts to explore the possibility of introducing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). According to the report, published on November 6, 2018, the team raised many concerns and did not recommend the Bank of Israel to progress forward with a digital currency in the near future….

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The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) recently issued a thought paper detailing the infrastructure required for crypto assets, distributed ledger environments, and financial markets. According to a post published by the ADX on November 6, 2018, the paper serves as a reliable reference to help financial institutions transition from conventional assets to crypto assets. ADX Issues Thought Paper on Crypto…

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