The lessons: Make it relevant. Prioritize user experience over perfection. For most blockchain-enabled products and services, achieving mainstream adoption has been a nearly impossible goal. Even the most celebrated projects in the crypto ecosystem struggle to expand their community beyond blockchain-savvy users. Augur, the famous betting protocol whose REP token peaked with a market cap…
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Coca Cola’s bottlers are implementing a blockchain solution from German software firm SAP to manage their cross-party transactions. Coca Cola’s bottlers are implementing blockchain technology to manage their cross-party transactions. A Business Insider report on Nov. 5 revealed that Coke One North America (CONA) — the tech firm that manages IT operations for the soda giant’s…
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XLM prices are skyrocketing after a group named the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) burned a whopping 55 billion tokens – effectively destroying over half of the Stellar Lumens tokens in existence. The SDF made its announcement in a blog post, leading to a 24-hour price surge of over 20%. At pixel time (06:10 UTC), XLM…
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After a failed downside attempt, bitcoin price started a decent upward move above the USD 9,250 resistance area. BTC/USD even surpassed the USD 9,400 level, but it struggled to gain strength above the USD 9,500. The price is currently (09:00 UTC) correcting lower and it is approaching the USD 9,200 support area. Similar moves were…
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The largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin forms a clear lead over other options for a ten-year investment, with gold in second place and fiat firmly losing. Almost 60% of 70,000 people would take Bitcoin (BTC) over fiat currency as a long-term investment. That was according to a new survey on Nov. 4 by Ron Paul, the ex-Texas…
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Bitcoin futures are the latest market to see sudden volatility, with traders voicing concerns about manipulation across the BTC and crypto markets. Bitcoin (BTC) trading is coming under the spotlight this week after another flash crash sparked concerns that traders are manipulating markets. As various social media users noted, including statistician Willy Woo on Nov.…
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Roger Ver. Roger Ver, the main proponent of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) says he is giving what one day he finds will be worth USD 5,000 in BCH – 99,900% more than its current worth. On November 4th, Ver came to his Facebook friends with a proposal. Wanting to spread the adoption of BCH, Ver says,…
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Business-to-business cross-border payments carried out on a blockchain will exceed $4.4 trillion by 2024, after reaching $171 billion this year, says Juniper Research. The value of Business-to-Business (B2B) cross-border payments carried out on a blockchain will exceed $4.4 trillion by 2024, after reaching $171 billion this year. According to a press release published by Juniper…
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One year after launching a trailblazing licensing scheme for cryptocurrency fund managers, Hong Kong’s securities regulator has issued few and far between. One year after launching a trailblazing licensing scheme for cryptocurrency fund managers, Hong Kong’s securities regulator has issued few and far between. According to a Reuters report on Nov. 5, the licenses introduced…
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The United States Federal Reserve is hiring a manager for its Retail Payments section to contribute to the research of digital currencies and stablecoins. The United States Federal Reserve is hiring a manager for its Retail Payments section in Washington, D.C. On Nov. 3, the U.S central bank posted a new job opening to its…
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