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‘The Sandbox’ Game on Ethereum Announces Third LAND Presale

The mobile creation game with more than 40 million downloads announced on March 12 they would be holding a third LAND presale. Ethereum users will soon be able to take advantage of another blockchain-based game with nonfungible token technology. The Sandbox (TSB), a mobile creation game with more than 40 million downloads, announced on March…
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Investment Platform Republic Aims for Asset Creation on Algorand Chain

Investment platform Republic plans to build its own digital asset on Algorand’s blockchain, allowing financial exposure to company. Republic, a platform letting users invest in early-stage companies, announced plans to launch its own digital asset on Algorand’s blockchain.  “We are excited to be using their cutting edge blockchain technology to enable the creation of a…
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Akon’s Crypto Project Adds Financial Infrastructure Outfit Delchain As Partner

Leading up to its token generation, Akon’s crypto project Akoin has garnered added expertise, partnering with Delchain. Akoin, a cryptocurrency project from famous singer Akon, has joined up with blockchain financial infrastructure company Delchain.  “Bahamas-based digital asset management leader Delchain, an affiliate of Deltec, has provided strategic advisory services and expertise in connection with Akoin’s…
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Alibaba Imports E-Commerce Platform Adopts Blockchain Traceability System

Alibaba’s import e-commerce platform embraces ant blockchain traceability system to make consumer goods transparent and trackable. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced its import e-commerce platform Koala has updated its products to include a full-link traceability blockchain system on March 16, according to a Sina Finance report from March 17.  Blockchain increases logistic transparency  The report…
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Redefining ‘Safe Haven’: Predicting the 2020 Future by Learning From the 2012 Past

The upcoming Bitcoin halving remains a major topic within the industry. What can we learn from past experience to be ready for it? There appears to be increasing anxiety in cryptocurrency markets after the prices of Bitcoin (BTC) failed to maintain above the psychological $10,000 level in February. The disappointment came less than three months…
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European Financial Institutions to Launch Blockchain Investment Platform

Major European financial institutions have jointly launched a blockchain-based platform for the investment fund industry. Major European financial institutions are jointly launching a blockchain-based platform for the investment fund industry. The system was initially incubated by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and its affiliate Fundsquare, which, alongside Clearstream, Credit Suisse Asset Management and Natixis Investment Managers,…
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US Takes Regulatory Steps for Blockchain Technology Adoption

After some regulatory uncertainty, the U.S. has started its journey to the regulated space for blockchain and DLT industry. The United States’ concerns about the rise of cryptocurrency use in illegal activities have only been growing as developments in the space continue to push the envelope. There is a global race to launch stablecoins that…
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Binance and Indian Exchange WazirX Announce $50M Blockchain for India Fund

Major crypto exchange Binance and its Indian trading platform WazirX announced a fund aimed at sustaining blockchain development in India. Major crypto exchange Binance and WazirX — the Indian competitor it acquired in November 2019 — have announced a fund aimed at sustaining blockchain development in India. The “Blockchain for India” initiative was announced on…
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Argentinean Gov’t Blockchain Hacked to Spread Fake News on Coronavirus

False information on the coronavirus pandemic spread across Argentina’s official noticeboard due to a breach in their blockchain-based system. In the midst of the global emergency caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, the Argentine government confirmed on March 14 that they suffered a hack on the website of their official gazette (Boletin Official) based on blockchain…
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Bakkt Announces New Direct Payment Integration with Starbucks

Starbucks mobile app users will soon be able to pay for their coffee and snacks using Bakkt Cash. A major digital asset platform is making it even easier to order that double espresso with an extra shot. Starbucks mobile app users will soon be given the option to pay for their drinks with “Bakkt Cash.”…
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