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An Australian bank intends to integrate bonds on a blockchain-powered protocol. The world's first "Blockchain Bond" will be developed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The bond, recognized as a bond-i or "Blockchain Offered New Debt Instrument", will become the first of its kind to be operated using blockchain technology. Representatives of the Commonwealth Bank [...]
According to an IT Brief report, Australia could soon see the world’s first solar-powered Bitcoin mining center. The ultra-modern facility is situated in the coal-mining town of Collie, about 200 km south of Perth, and it’s being developed by data center operator DC Two and subsidiary D Coin. The hardware for the renewable energy-powered farm [...]
Logistics firm AP Moller-Maersk and tech giant IBM announced that they are signing up users for their new and innovative blockchain-based cross-border supply chain program powered by TradeLens. IBM and Maersk have announced a joint venture earlier this year, but they have since then tweaked their partnership, and will now work on the TradeLens platform [...]
After the whole fiasco involving various banks shutting down the accounts of Orionx, Crypto MKT, and Buda, and the Chilean court ruling their decisions as illegal, Chile seems to be back on track with its crypto revolution. Crypto MKT, one of the biggest Chilean cryptocurrency exchanges, has recently announced that Chilean citizens can now buy [...]
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by 24-hour traded volume Binance is excited to announce its release of decentralized exchange (DEX) demo version dubbed "Binance Chain". Yes, you have read correctly, Binance is preparing to launch its decentralized exchange that will let users operate with crypto transactions without centralized monitoring. As explained by Binance CEO Changpeng [...]
Blockchain technology continues to draw the attention of investors. A Chinese subsidiary of the insurance provider ZhongAn Insurance tracks data of 760,000 diamonds using a blockchain-powered system. Founded in 2016, ZhongAn Technology is an "independently-developed blockchain platform" registered under the supervision of parent firm ZhongAn Insurance. The company announced on August 7 the release of [...]
A Ukrainian official is exploring the way blockchain technology could be integrated into the election system. Oleksandr Stelmakh, a member of the Ukraine Central Election Commission, commented on August 7 via his Facebook page about the current blockchain-powered trial. The project began in July after Stelmakh inspired several friends to take part in a "test [...]
The local authority in Hyderabad state, India, is working with IT giant Tech Mahindra to launch a blockchain-based district aimed to support startups. The Hyderabad-based government is set to create a blockchain-powered district in order to support startups. The state institution has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tech Mahindra to work together on [...]
Ethereum is set to buy a high ranked domain name after partnering with domain services operator Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX). Ethereum Name Service (ENS) will soon provide access to a top-level domain name. This will be possible through collaboration with the end-to-end domain service provider Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX). According to [...]
A new service promises to offer customers the possibility to buy anywhere online using cryptocurrency. Zwoop is an Artificial Intelligence-based platform that wants to change the ideology on e-commerce. The target of the project is to offer customers the ability to purchase on any website with cryptocurrencies. Furthermore, the platform will compare the online prices [...]
After the never-ending fluctuations of the market, the crypto community may be in for some more bad news. According to an investigation performed by the independent security researcher James Quinn, a new crypto mining malware is currently on the prowl. Dubbed ZombieBoy, the malware was gathering an average of $1000-worth of cryptocurrencies per month before [...]
In a recent interview with Business Insider, Jimmy Wales, the American Internet entrepreneur and the co-founder of Wikipedia, spoke his mind in regards to raising funds through an ICO. The Wikipedia co-founder bluntly stated that “We are absolutely never going to do that. Zero interest.” Even though Wikipedia does accept Bitcoin as donations from its [...]