Russian Sberbank made its first deal with Singapore-based company Trafigura using blockchain technology. This was announced by the First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Alexander Vedyakhin in the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum. “We made the first transaction through the blockchain with Trafigura, the leader of the international commodity market, and we plan to develop this technology in the future,” Vedyakhin said in a conversation with […]
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The Vostok project is developing an international logistics blockchain platform for the efficient transportation of goods, for the development of which a consortium of key players in the logistics market will be created. The company representative told CNews about this. It is expected that the new Vostok Trade platform will automate workflow, ensure verification and immutability of data, increase the level of traceability of goods and the reliability of data on delivery conditions. In addition, the creation of […]
There is no limit to the ingenuity of online scammers. So, a study of ZenGo cryptocurrency wallet developers showed that four out of five results in a Google search for “bitcoin qr generator” lead to sites created by scammers, Cointelegraph writes. The company came to the appropriate conclusions in the process of finding a solution that would allow it to implement support for QR codes in its wallet. “These sites generate a QR code that […]
The leading US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and Ripple are no longer in the top 10 US startups according to the LinkedIn service, an updated list of which was published on the website of this social network. So, now Coinbase and Ripple occupy the 29th and 28th places of the rating, respectively. Last year, bitcoin exchange was third on the list, and the issuer of digital currency XRP – […]
Apple Pay Vice President Jennifer Bailey told CNN in an interview about Apple's attitude to cryptocurrencies and their future. “We are watching cryptocurrencies. We think this is interesting and they have a long-term potential, ”said Bailey. She also spoke about the development of the payment industry. In particular, Bailey noted that today society, in particular – American, with […]
Tokenomica has launched a financial platform for issuing and trading tokenized assets. With the launch of the full version, Tokenomica aims to simplify a number of processes familiar to the investment market. So, for issuers Tokenomica offers an automated solution for raising capital using a new type of instrument. Investors gain access to the marketplace, where all past and current campaigns launched on the platform are presented. According to […]
The creator of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin is confident in the prospects of launching the zero phase of the transition of the Ethereum ecosystem to stage 2.0 and said that this will happen next year. He talked about this, as well as about his doubts about the community’s acceptance of the transition to the Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism in the 80,000 hours podcast. We spoke to @VitalikButerin, child prodigy and creator of […]
Twitter head Jack Dorsey said the company will not launch its own digital currency. He is still convinced that only Bitcoin will become the native currency of the Internet, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. “I think open Internet standards serve everyone better than those controlled or run by companies,” said Dorsey. He emphasized that his digital currencies will not […]
Thailand's leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Co. Ltd. (BX.in.th) announced that it will cease all operations on September 30th. Users must withdraw all funds by November 1. We will be halting all trading on September 30th 2019, please read the details here: https://t.co/R2PzRoHxeD – Bitcoin Co. Ltd. (@BitcoinThai) September 1, 2019 So, the exchange is not going to renew the license […]
In an attempt to protect consumers, central banks and financial regulators should not legally oppress innovative technologies, in particular, cryptocurrencies. This was stated by IMF head Christine Lagarde at a meeting with the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, writes Cointelegraph. In her view, regulators responsible for financial stability should act for the good of society. “With regard to new technologies, […]