Brian Amstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, has patented a system that allows users to transact Bitcoin directly using email. Brian Amstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, has patented a system that allows users to transact Bitcoin (BTC) directly using email. First filed in March 2015 and awarded by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)…
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SBI will invest an undisclosed amount in Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange and Boerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures to drive crypto adoption. Japanese financial services giant SBI has partnered with Germany’s second-largest stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart Group to promote the adoption of digital assets. Specifically, SBI will invest an undisclosed amount in two digital asset-focused subsidiaries of…
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Ripple, the major blockchain payments firm behind XRP, the third biggest altcoin by market cap, has raised $200 million in Series C led by Tetragon. Ripple, the blockchain payments firm behind XRP, the third biggest altcoin by market cap, has raised $200 million in a new funding round. Led by closed-ended investment company Tetragon, the…
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IOVLabs is one of the most relevant companies in the blockchain world and we we have interviewed its CEO, Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar. Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar is the CEO of IOVLabs and co-founder of the NGO Bitcoin Argentina. During Labitconf 2019, he gave a presentation entitled “How Bitcoin, RSK and RIF are shaping the internet of…
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The Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium successfully piloted a blockchain-based system for Authorization for Expenditure. A group of 10 major global oil and gas firms including heavy-hitters like Chevron and Shell has successfully digitized industry balloting using blockchain. The Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium (OOC) successfully piloted a blockchain-based system for Authorization for Expenditure (AFE)…
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Short-video sharing app TikTok recorded the first viral Bitcoin video after the firm’s owner reportedly launched a blockchain venture. Short-video sharing app TikTok has recorded its first viral Bitcoin (BTC)-related video as the firm’s owner reportedly launched a blockchain venture. Posted by TikTok personality The Wolf of Bitcoins, the video depicts a room in a…
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The Marco Polo Network, a trade finance network co-developed by major blockchain firm R3, has completed its largest finance trial to date. The Marco Polo Network, a trade finance network co-developed by major enterprise blockchain firm R3, has completed its largest finance trial. Built on R3’s open-source blockchain platform Corda, Marco Polo has hosted the…
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China’s smart internet courts have reportedly applied blockchain and artificial intelligence to decide on millions of legal actions. China’s smart courts are reportedly applying a variety of innovative technologies including blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to decide on millions of legal cases. On Dec. 5, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported that more than 3.1…
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Russian tech startup Waves announced it has been testing a blockchain solution for payments in the retail electricity sector. Earlier this week, Russian tech startup Waves announced it has been testing a blockchain solution for payments in the retail electricity sector. The pilot program was initiated by Rosseti, Russia’s national energy grid operator, which is…
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Blockchain-based money transfer startup SendFriend utilizes Ripple’s technology to save up to 80% in remittance fees. Blockchain-based money transfer startup SendFriend utilizes Ripple’s technology to save up to 80% in remittance fees, according to a blog post published on Dec. 12. SendFriend uses Ripple’s xRapid product for cross-border payments, converting between the United States dollar,…
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