Atari’s new partnership sets the stage for builders to incorporate the gaming powerhouse’s token. Atari has partnered with blockchain-as-a-service, or BaaS, company Arkane Network, allowing digital asset integration into gaming. A key aspect of the announcement sees developers able to build Atari’s Token into aspects of the gaming sphere, said a May 14 statement provided to…
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Major cross-border payments company MoneyGram has reported a “quiet quarter” with regards to its partnership with Ripple. During an earnings call for Q1 2020, MoneyGram chairman and chief executive, Alexander Holmes, revealed that it was a “quiet quarter” regarding the firm’s partnership with blockchain payments company Ripple (XRP). Ripple first announced its “strategic partnership” with…
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New DeFi consortium backed by veteran crypto investor, Polychain Capital, hits 51 members to bolster cross-chain DeFi solutions. After decentralized finance, or DeFi, markets collapsed in late March 2020, a number of industry players joined forces to support emerging fintech. Today, the Ren Alliance, a new DeFi consortium backed by veteran crypto investor, Polychain Capital,…
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Tron partners with gaming platform, Refereum, paving the way for TRX and BTT rewards. Refereum, a blockchain-based platform that rewards users for video game engagement and streaming, has partnered with Tron. The collaboration allows Refereum to pay out its video game streaming users in Tron’s TRX coin, and BitTorrent’s BTT token, said an April 2…
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In partnership with Chainlink, blockchain platform Solana is building a price oracle that updates in less than half a second. Blockchain platform Solana has joined up with decentralized oracle solution Chainlink to construct an oracle that updates incredibly quickly. “We recently saw market failures due to congestion on Ethereum, including oracle failures,” Solana CEO and…
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China Everbright Bank, one of the world’s largest public firms, debuted a blockchain-based supply chain finance solution by Ant Financial. China Everbright Bank (CEB), a major commercial bank in China and one of the world’s largest public companies, is debuting a blockchain-based supply chain finance solution by Ant Financial. Ant Financial, the financial arm of…
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After revealing its planned digital currency back in 2018, the Marshall Islands chose blockchain firm Algorand as technology partner for the project. The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has selected blockchain firm Algorand as technology partner for its national digital currency. After first revealing its planned digital currency — the Marshallese Sovereign (SOV) —…
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CipherTrace announced partnership with ATII to combat human trafficking by tracing crypto back to its source. Cryptocurrency could be a game-changer for combating crime, a notion illustrated by CipherTrace’s newly formed partnership with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII). CipherTrace, a leader in blockchain security, has announced that it will join forces with ATII to…
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Alibaba partnered with Bitcoin rewards shopping app Lolli, enabling its shoppers in the U.S. to earn 5% back in Bitcoin. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has partnered with Bitcoin (BTC) rewards shopping app Lolli, enabling its shoppers to earn 5% back in Bitcoin. Alibaba customers can now get Satoshis (sats), the smallest unit of Bitcoin currency,…
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