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The second largest publication in the United States, the New York Times (NYT), has opened a vacancy for a developer of the concept of blockchain application for publishing purposes. Thus, the publication is looking for a specialist who is ready to conduct a blockchain experiment for 12 months as part of the research department. At the same time, NYT intends to share its vision with other media as well as form a kind of consortium […]

In the new issue of the blockchain for corporations rubric, the practical application center of the blockchain-technology Orbita specifically for ForkLog has made an overview of recent initiatives to introduce distributed registry technology in the public and commercial sectors. Main news: IDC: global spending on the blockchain in 2019 will increase by almost 2 times – to $ 2.9 billion, and by 2022 it will reach the mark of […]

One of the alleged organizers of the notorious OneCoin financial pyramid, Konstantin Ignatov, was arrested on March 6 at Los Angeles International Airport on charges brought against him by the prosecutor's office of the Southern District of New York (SDNY). This is stated in the press release of the department. In addition to Konstantin Ignatov, allegations of fraud using electronic means of communication, securities fraud and money laundering […]

By the end of 2019, the well-known Starbucks chain of coffee houses plans to allow visitors to pay for their orders with cryptocurrency, which through the Bakkt platform will instantly be converted into Fiat. About this writes The Block referring to sources familiar with the situation. It is assumed that initially the opportunity to pay with Bitcoins will be available only to customers in the United States. At the same time, digital assets in Starbucks reporting […]

Wallet and mobile applications (iOS and Android) from leading American cryptocurrency company Coinbase now support XRP token from startup Ripple. XRP is launching at https://t.co/bCG11KveHS and Android apps within the next 15 minutes. You can need to sell or convert XRP. We will update when […]

According to The New York Times, Facebook has negotiated with various cryptobirds about listing its own “stable coin”. According to informed sources, the staff of the world's largest social network told the representatives of the stock exchanges that the launch of steyblcoin was planned in the first half of this year. At the same time, a new asset will be tied “not just to the dollar, but to a basket of various […]