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Not that long ago, cryptocurrencies were deemed unworthy of attention and even laughable by most governments and institutions. Recently, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs concluded that cryptocurrencies will not pose any threat for the economic power of central banks, as reported by Coindesk. Almost a month later, the European Parliament issued [...]
Google seems to be done with light experimentation and is finally ready to get serious when it comes to blockchain technology. The Mountain View-based tech giant has recently announced on its blog a new partnership with two exciting blockchain startups, namely Digital Asset and BlockApps. The announcement comes just ahead of the Google Cloud Next [...]
Korean giant Samsung denied the collaboration with Lithuanian blockchain-based startup CopPay on accepting cryptocurrency payments. As reported on 20 July by TheCCpress, "Lithuanian company CopPay announced [today] that citizens based in Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, and Kaunas will soon be able to acquire Samsung products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, TVs, and others with crypto assets". It seems [...]
Crypto-friendly Malta got its first two-way Bitcoin ATM. The automatic teller machine was installed at the real estate agency Quicklets office located on the Sliema seafront. The launch event consisted of presenting the device functions, having as guests both financial and crypto experts as well as blockchain enthusiasts. Times of Malta reported on 22 July [...]
China takes one more step towards integrating blockchain tech with its real-world economy. The government of the Jiangbei area in Nanjing city announced a plan to launch a $1,4 billion blockchain fund, as reported by the Xinhua News Agency. “The conference invited China Electronics Chamber of Commerce, China Internet Association, China Small and Medium Enterprises [...]
BitTorrent has officially announced on its Twitter channel and its official blog that it is now part of the TRON ecosystem. The two companies are to join forces to build the future of the decentralized Internet. The company’s team stated that it is excited to announce that TRON has officially closed the acquisition. The blog [...]
The City Council of Liverpool has teamed up with the Poseidon Foundation to explore the potential use cases for blockchain technology, according to an official announcement. The team will be focusing on using blockchain tech to reduce the carbon emissions in the city. To be more precise, the goal is to reduce the emissions by [...]
The giant company Samsung is allegedly supporting cryptocurrency payments in several Baltic countries. The process is possible due to CopPay platform. Lithuanian company CopPay announced today that citizens based in Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, and Kaunas will soon be able to acquire Samsung products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, TVs, and others with crypto assets. Accepted cryptocurrencies: The [...]
Change Wallet is the new platform aimed at boosting the adoption of Bitcoin and altcoins as well as no-commission transactions. Change is a company developed in cooperation with a Singaporean business but headquartered in Estonia. The blockchain-based platform has recently thrilled its users with a new service - Change Wallet. Using this wallet, users are [...]
The US-based multinational corporation American Express seeks to use blockchain technology for a proof-of-payment system. This is not the first time when American Express, a financial services company based in New York, has shown interest in advanced technologies such as blockchain. The latest company's patent was submitted on 12 July and is entitled "Systems and [...]
A blockchain-based startup has won a $ 1 million grant for a project aimed to streamline the creation of a decentralized energy network. The Colorado-based Grid7 is one of 95 grants sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), as announced on 16 July. The businesses are now at the second grant rate within the [...]
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is set to release a live blockchain-based financial trading platform in September. Speaking to CoinDesk, the HKMA explained that: "The Trade Finance Platform is a blockchain project initiated by 7 banks in Hong Kong. The project has been facilitated by the HKMA and is targeted for launch by September [...]