Thailand, one of the most-visited countries in the world, will soon apply blockchain to its Electronic Visa On Arrival. Thailand, one of the most-visited countries in the world, will soon apply blockchain to its Electronic Visa On Arrival (eVOA). Thailand’s new blockchain-powered eVOA system intends to speed up and protect the digital visa application process…
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Iran’s President proposes creating a Muslim cryptocurrency as one of measures to confront the economic dominance of the United States. Iran’s President has proposed to create a Muslim cryptocurrency as one of a number of means to confront the economic dominance of the United States. Speaking at an Islamic conference in Malaysia on Dec. 19,…
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South Korea’s second-largest city Busan announces it is launching a blockchain-based digital currency in collaboration with telecom giant KT. South Korea’s biggest telecom company, KT, just announced the launch of a local blockchain-based currency for one of the country’s largest cities, which will reportedly go live on Dec. 30. Local news outlet dongA reported on…
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Blockchain has a great future in the ticketing industry, according to experts. However, integration will not be an easy process. Ticketmaster, one of the largest event ticket distributors in the world, announced in October 2018 that it had acquired Upgraded, a blockchain technology company specializing in live event ticketing. By applying blockchain technology, Ticketmaster set…
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Auditing giant EY released a new iteration of its zero-knowledge proof blockchain, intending to cut transaction costs by 90%. British auditing giant EY has released a new iteration of its zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) blockchain, intending to cut transaction costs by 90%. A ZKP is a digital protocol that enables data to be distributed between the…
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Research shows Bitcoin is improving its wealth distribution versus 2018, but among other cryptocurrencies big and small, the problem is getting worse. Bitcoin (BTC) whales may have made headlines this month, but its wealth is more evenly distributed in 2019 — the opposite of major altcoins. That was among the findings of research by Clovr,…
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Binance’s cryptocurrency trading platform for United States-based users, Binance.US, is asking its community to beta test the upcoming Binance.US iOS app. Binance’s cryptocurrency trading platform for United States-based users, Binance.US, is asking its customers to beta test the upcoming Binance.US iOS app. On Dec. 18, Binance.US took to Twitter to announce that the iOS app…
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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 U.S. SEC on proposed expansion of qualifications for “accredited investors,” with major implications for crypto ICOs. The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it is looking for ways to expand the classification of “accredited investor,” with potentially major implications for capital formation of firms hesitant to meet full public reporting requirements.…
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Even though Maker has refused to explicitly acknowledge the vulnerability claims put forth by Zoltu, experts see their validity. At the start of December, the Maker Foundation hosted a number of governance polls on its website to ease rising concerns following allegations put forth by developer Micah Zoltu in regards to how hackers with enough…
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