Emerging technology could aid survival after a natural disaster. Here’s the case with Australian farmers after the bushfires. Australian farmers are all too familiar with dry and erratic weather conditions affecting day-to-day business. Reports over the last 20 years demonstrate that these conditions will only worsen — with an increased climate estimated to have reduced…
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Thai fintech DeeMoney has deepened its integration with blockchain-based financial services network RippleNet, further consolidating Ripple’s presence in Asia. Thai fintech DeeMoney has deepened its integration with blockchain-based financial services network RippleNet, further consolidating Ripple’s presence in Asia. As the first non-bank institution in Thailand to sign on to RippleNet, DeeMoney already processes inbound transfers…
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BitMEX Research suggests that the issuance of the CBDC will lead to inflation as cash will be banned. A March 18th post by BitMEX Research discusses the two approaches governments can take with regards to the issuance of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the ramifications for the economy. Money supply In the modern…
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Rapper and entrepreneur Akon discusses his new cryptocurrency with Cointelegraph. Rapper and entrepreneur, Akon, shares his vision for his forthcoming Akoin cryptocurrency in this exclusive video interview with Cointelegraph. The crypto platform will enable the tokenized trading of mobile phone credits, a popular alternative to many volatile fiat currencies on the continent of Africa. In…
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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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DApps are facing numerous barriers to adoption, but its key benefit lies in decentralized networks with trustless protocols, so attractive for the users. We’re certainly in the early days of the decentralized Web 3.0, but many parallels exist to what we went through in the 1990s during Web 1.0 and during the mobile boom of…
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The MakerDAO governance has added the stablecoin USDC as its third collateral type in an attempt to improve liquidity and Dai price stability. The MakerDAO governance has approved the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin as the third collateral type accepted in the Maker Protocol, according to a community post on March 17. The decision was put…
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CEO Zac Prince cites the recent crypto crash as one reason the firm will be changing their interest rates on Bitcoin and Ether. Clients of one crypto lending company may soon notice some changes in response to the recent drops in the market. Starting on April 1, BlockFi will be raising the interest account rates…
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A crypto project crosses the half-billion threshold. Today stablecoin network PegNet cleared $500 million dollars in conversions, according to data from PegNetMarketCap.com. This means a half-billion dollars in value has moved over the platform’s rails since it launched in August 2019. PegNet is a decentralized non-custodial network of tokens that are pegged to different world…
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A new FDA study shows that blockchain technology can save the pharmaceutical industry $180 million in labor costs by tracking and tracing prescription drugs. UCLA Health and LedgerDomain, a blockchain development platform, announced a new study revealing that blockchain technology would save the United States pharmaceutical industry over $180 million each year. The study was…
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