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Commercial blockchain services has a new player as Intel announced on February 12, 2019, the launch of the Intel Select solution for blockchain which allows businesses to build their own blockchain based on the Hyperledger fabric. Intel Joins the Blockchain Businesses that wish to launch their own blockchains now have...
February 13, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at
Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, Finance, News, Platform
Back in 2017, the Aragon Association, a Swiss non-profit, launched Aragon, an Ethereum-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) project that claims to make it easier for users to build and manage decentralized organizations. In the following, BTCManager dig deeper into what makes this project so appealing. Introducing Aragon: Unstoppable Companies (Source:...
LC Lite and Incomlend are teaming up to take on the global trade industry by creating a blockchain-based platform that streamlines the letter of credit process, reported on February 11, 2019. Where Credit Is Due The issuing and use of letters of credit are about to get a whole lot...
On February 7, the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) published a report wherein it makes an analysis of the millions of dollars lost related to fraud during 2018. The report reveals that the majority of the losses far beyond the cryptocurrency sector. Fraud and Millions lost During 2018 The 2018 Enforcement...
February 11, 2019 by Georgi Hristov at
Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Cryptocurrency Market Outlook, Finance, Price Analysis
The XRP token sits at $0.308 at the time of writing on February 11, 2019, two percent lower since yesterday, but still well above the $0.30 support line and December 2018 low of $0.29. The total crypto market cap is up by $9.5 billion since February 8, now at $121...
JP Morgan will be launching the JPM coin, a dollar-backed token to be used for international transfers, securities transactions and the replacement of dollars for large firms, CNBC reported on February 14, 2019. History-Making Moves Cryptocurrencies aren’t reserved for crypto firms and individuals anymore and haven’t been for a while. Countries such...
Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the fifth largest bank in the world with more than $2 trillion in assets, is collaborating with Akamai Technologies Inc., to launch a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based payments system called Global Open Network, according to a press release on February 13, 2019. MUFG...
Finablr, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based fintech, and foreign exchange platform has announced that its network brands, UAE Exchange and Unimoni, have joined the blockchain technology bandwagon via Ripple’s RippleNet DLT network for cross-border payments, according to a press release on February 10, 2019. RippleNet Adoption for Cross-Border Payments In...
Fresh Humiliation for QuadrigaCX: Over $400,000 in Bitcoin “Inadvertently Sent” to Dead CEO’s Wallet
The conspiracy theory surrounding QuadrigaCX began with the December 9, 2018, death of the exchange’s CEO. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gerald Cotton, took the only private keys to the grave, depriving users of $190 million in frozen funds. Since then, an additional $468,675 in bitcoin was accidentally transferred to the...
Shurat HaDin Israel Law Center, an Israeli civil rights NGO, believes that Hamas, the militant Islamic Palestinian nationalist movement, is using Coinbase to raise cryptocurrency funds, The Jerusalem Post reported on February 13, 2019. Analytics Links Hamas to Coinbase Accounts Hamas, a controversial Palestinian military-political group, recognized as a terrorist...
Thanks to a new partnership with Chimpion, respected lampholder wholesaler H&M Distributors will accept major cryptocurrencies, and hopes to pass on these savings to its network of retailers. The announcement was made on February 8, 2019. Bullish in the Face of the Bear One of the ways that cryptocurrency investors...
Chainanalysis has gathered $30 million to open a new and research lab in London to spread its presence in the United Kingdom. Chainalysis unveiled real-time Anti-money laundering software Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) last year and is now expanding towards cryptocurrencies and Stablecoins according to a February 12, 2019 blog post....
Oracle, the leading global software and hardware producer, announced on February 12, 2019, it would be introducing new and innovative capabilities to its blockchain platform. Easing the use of the platform Oracle's suite of developer-facing tools will allow blockchain builders to construct their own applications. The new features will essentially turn Oracle’s...
February 13, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Development, Finance, News, Platform
Back in 2017, the Aragon Association, a Swiss non-profit, launched Aragon, an Ethereum-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) project that claims to make it easier for users to build and manage decentralized organizations. In the following, BTCManager dig deeper into what makes this project so appealing. Introducing Aragon: Unstoppable Companies (Source:...
Diar, a crypto firm focusing on data resource analyzing digital currency and assets, reported in its February 11, 2019, issue that Bitcoin fees depend heavily on the time zones in which users are living. Timezone Caveat According to Diar’s latest issue, the startup took a look into data analyzed in January...