A Singapore-sponsored blockchain accelerator Tribe has partnered with BMW Group Asia, Intel and Nielsen. It is reported by CoinDesk. In the framework of cooperation, companies will share their experience with startups developing solutions in the field of DLT technologies. Thus, the BMW Group Asia will hold a series of master classes on the use of the blockchain under conditions of widespread demand. Intel Corporation will advise development start-ups […]
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The company Lightning Labs announced the alpha release of Lightning Loop – a new solution whose main task will be to simplify the process of receiving bitcoins in the second level of the Lightning Network. Announcing the Alpha release of the Lightning Loop, a non-custodial service. With Loop, users can get inbound capacity and withdraw […]
The æternity project, which is developing a blockchain protocol for open source smart contracts, announced the purchase of a share in the SatoshiPay micropayments service. This is stated in the press release of the project. The deal was concluded in the next round of financing SatoshiPay. In addition to æternity, Börsenmedien AG, AERGO, as well as Daniel Masters from CoinShares and CEO SatoshiPay Meinhard Benn took part in it. SatoshiPay will use […]
The world's leading developer of blockchain solutions, Digital Asset Holdings, has acquired a new CEO represented by Yuval Ruz, who previously held the post of Operations Director. Reported by The Block. Note that over the past two months, the company has left the head of the European division of Gavin Wells and CTO, James Powell. “I and the board of directors are convinced that strategic dexterity, business acumen and focus on […]
The retail giant Overstock, which is behind the development of a platform for trading tZero security tokens, has no plans to sell its traditional business for investments in the development of the blockchain direction. It is reported by CoinDesk, with reference to the head of the company Patrick Byrne. “It's like making a soufflé, you see The souffle is ready when it is ready, ”Byrne said during a conference call on the results of the fourth quarter. It is remarkable, […]
The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of imposing sanctions that will actually force Visa and Mastercard systems, as well as other financial companies, to suspend payment services in Venezuela. It is reported by Bloomberg. According to officials, such a move would put significant pressure on the government of Nicolas Maduro, who is not recognized by the president in Washington. It also means a ban for American […]
IBM’s blockchain director Jess Lund, in a conversation with Cheddar, hinted that the future-oriented development of the technology giant could be a banking sector-oriented steakcoin. According to Lund, the “stable coin” will be used for cross-border and interbank payments. The motive for its creation was the "market demand", especially from financial institutions. He also noted that detailed information about the new […]
Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex announced the listing of the ATOM token from the Cosmos project. Prepare for launch! Poloniex welcomes @Cosmos @ ICOS Atoms. # Cosmoslaunch https://t.co/ueZQEPLU7q – Poloniex Exchange (@Poloniex) March 14, 2019 So far, users can only view balances. To do this, you must enter the seed-phrase from the corresponding wallet […]
Bittrex International Cryptocurrency Exchange announced the cancellation of the first IEO on its platform. The official reason was the gap between the strategic partnership between the RAID project and the OP.GG company. Representatives of the trading platform felt that in such a situation holding a tokensail contradicts the interests of investors. Bittrex International has canceled the initial exchange offer of the RAID token. We apologize for the inconvenience, but […]
The Singapore International Court of Commerce has found Quoine Bitcoin guilty of canceling B2C2 liquidity provider transactions in the amount of 3,085 BTC. It is reported by The Business Times. According to the court, having canceled the transactions concluded by B2C2 on the “uncharacteristic” rate in April 2017, Quoine “violated the terms of the contract and did not comply with its obligations”. Recall, then B2C2 created seven orders […]