A company that creates 3D images for online retailers won the Elev8CON 2019 startup showcase, demonstrating how blockchain and augmented reality can disrupt e-commerce. Eight companies gathered on stage at Elev8CON in Las Vegas on Dec. 10 to demonstrate how they are applying blockchain technology to solve real-world problems and improve financial industries. The startup…
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Russian blockchain platform Waves is launching Gravity Hub, a blockchain-agnostic protocol resolving the interoperability issue. Open-source blockchain platform Waves is launching Gravity Hub, a blockchain-agnostic protocol resolving the interoperability issue. It will also operate as a data oracle, feeding data from the outside world to the blockchain. Sasha Ivanov, founder of Waves platform and Waves…
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CA State Assembly Majority Leader pushes for legal certainty of blockchain in California, shares plans for moving forward at Elev8CON. Speaking at Elev8CON in Las Vegas on Dec. 10, Majority Leader of the California State Assembly Ian Calderon discussed plans to bring greater legal certainty for blockchain technology to the State of California. California is…
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ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin has reportedly informed teams in India and the Philippines that their offices would be closing down. Consensys founder Joseph Lubin has informed teams in India and the Philippines that their offices will be closing down. Consensys confirmed to Cointelegraph that local offices in India and the Philippines would indeed be shut…
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Arthur Hayes. Major crypto exchange BitMEX and its co-founder and CEO Arthur Hayes just got into another problem. The company and its CEO are now being sued for USD 300 million by Frank Amato, a former JPMorgan Chase commodity derivatives trader, and RGB Coin Ltd., who claim to have been the first seed investor of…
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Central Asia following the sweeping global crypto and blockchain trend, with concrete adoption and utilization cases across the region. Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology continues to be a global phenomenon, with adoption and utilization cases emerging in almost every corner of the globe. Digital technology has become so popular that it is now a major talking…
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Payments company Circle lays off another ten employees, saying the move is not related to the CEO’s recent transition out of his role. Payments company Circle has reportedly laid off another ten employees, following the news that its CEO Sean Neville quit his position — events that the firm says are unlinked. On Dec. 11,…
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Bitcoin price continues to yield to bears and could collapse to $6.5K or below if $7,080 and $6,800 fail to hold as support. For the past few days, Bitcoin price (BTC) has ranged between $7,400 to $7,100 and it seems bears are keen to push the price back below $7,000 before this week closes. Earlier…
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Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has shared a list of instructors for its free, seven-week crypto startup school, scheduled to launch in February 2020. Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has shared a list of instructors for its free, seven-week crypto startup school, scheduled to launch in February 2020. On Dec. 11, the venture capital…
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Berlin-based fintech company solarisBank has established a subsidiary, solaris Digital Assets GmbH, to provide a custody solution for digital assets. Berlin-based fintech company solarisBank has established a subsidiary to provide a custody solution for digital assets. Per a Dec. 11 announcement, solarisBank’s newly established subsidiary, solaris Digital Assets GmbH, will provide clients with an application…
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