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Cardano Partners With South African Blockchain Alliance To Boost Adoption

April 9, 2020

The Cardano Foundation looks forward to strengthening South Africa’s blockchain awareness. The Cardano Foundation announced a partnership with the South African National Blockchain Alliance (SANBA) on April 7. The partnership endeavors to explore further ways to strengthen technology’s adoption throughout South Africa. According to the official announcement, Cardano will use blockchain technology to boost socio-economic…
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Canada-Based Blockchain Company To Deploy a COVID-19 Electronic Screening

April 8, 2020

The DOCit app will be used as a screening tool in a Canadian region to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Canadian technology company, VitalHub Corp, announced on April 8 the first deployment of a blockchain-based coronavirus screening tool. The tool will be used by a Region of Waterloo-owned long-term care facility called Sunny Side Home. According…
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Blockchain Traceability Overtakes Payments Among Major Corporations

April 8, 2020

Multi-billion dollar companies are more likely to use blockchain for traceability than for payments, according to a new analysis. Multi-billion dollar companies are more likely to use blockchain for traceability and provenance than for payments and settlement, according to a new analysis of the Forbes Blockchain 50. The now annual Blockchain 50 list was published…
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Why Crypto Liquidations Protect Us All

April 7, 2020

The lack of institutionalization within the crypto space is the main obstacle for its further development and mass adoption. If the current COVID-19 pandemic has exemplified one thing, it is that our individual actions have consequences for all of us. Unfortunately, human nature propels the majority of humankind to put its individual interests first, and…
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Tezos Co-Founder Hints That Her Trading Card Game Will Use Alternative Blockchain

April 7, 2020

Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman suggested in a Reddit post the possibility of not using Tezos’ blockchain for her new trading card game. Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman has left open the possibility that her trading card game Emergents may not be built on the company’s blockchain, according to statements made on April 5. According to the…
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Researchers Design Blockchain-Based Digital Court In Japan

April 6, 2020

Professors in Japan unveiled a blockchain system to settle legal disputes through a “digital court.” A group of researchers has devised a blockchain-based mechanism to perform legal functions in a so-called “digital court,” according to an April 6 announcement. Professors Hitoshi Matsushima from the University of Tokyo, and Shunya Noda from the University of British…
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Africa Using Blockchain to Drive Change, Part Two: Southern Solutions

April 5, 2020

Health care, identity management and renewable energy are some of the non-financial blockchain use-cases gaining popularity in Africa. With pundits like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey predicting that Africa “will define” the future of Bitcoin (BTC), cryptocurrency and blockchain technology continue to attract interest from both public and private establishments across the continent. Many of these adoption cases…
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Traditional Traders Show Growing Interest in Crypto

April 5, 2020

A report made by Acuit shows that Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives are a growing interest within institutional firms. A survey published on March 31 revealed that senior trading executives believe that large companies in the business would be interested in taking advantage of the recent crypto plunge, particularly Bitcoin (BTC). According to the Adoption of…
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Binance Shelters Against Job Losses During Global Pandemic

April 4, 2020

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has announced 100 new hires despite the ongoing economic downturn. While global unemployment continues hitting new highs amid the coronavirus pandemic, the cryptocurrency industry is stepping in to shelter job losses, with some of the biggest companies in the space announcing their intention to hire new employees. Binance, the…
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UnionBank Head Foresees the End of Physical Cash

April 3, 2020

UnionBank head forecasts that the coronavirus will drive banks to shift towards digital currencies, leaving physical cash behind. Edwin Bautista, president and chief executive of UnionBank of the Philippines, has forecast that the coronavirus outbreak will drive banks to shift towards digital currencies, leaving physical cash behind. As Euromoney reported on April 3, Bautista noted…
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