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The number of downloads of the mobile application of the Japanese stock exchange Coincheck since the renewal of registration of new accounts in October 2018 reached 1.73 million. This is evidenced by the report of the online broker Monex Group, which owns the site, Bitcoin.com writes. At the end of December, more than 900,000 new users confirmed their identity. Monex Group notes that the resumption of activity allowed the exchange to halve losses […]

On the eve of the Chinese New Year celebration, the technology giant IBM delivered 28 tons of oranges and tangerines from China to Singapore. When issuing a bill of lading confirming the contract of shipment, the blockchain technology was used, reports CoinDesk. IBM specialists note that the electronic bill of lading (e-BL) has accelerated administrative processes “to one second”, which, in turn, reduced the storage costs […]

A new ERC-20 standard token called Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has been launched on the Ethereum blockchain. This is a steyblecoin, which, it is claimed, is fully endowed with bitcoin. At the launch of the project, companies like Kyber Network, Republic Protocol and BitGo accepted. In total, WBTC has 26 partners and 15 decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO). #WrappedBitcoin has been launched on the Ethereum blockchain! With […]