Blockchain takes to the skies as aerospace companies begin to make use of blockchain and 3D printing to streamline their supply chains. Blockchain, like many other emerging technologies, is enthusiastically touted as a solution to many of the world’s problems. Perhaps because of its relation to cryptocurrency or the narrative prophecies that surround them both,…
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Space-as-a-service-focused blockchain startup SpaceChain has sent its hardware wallet technology to the International Space Station. Space-as-a-service-focused blockchain startup SpaceChain has sent its hardware wallet technology to the International Space Station (ISS). As part of the CRS-19 commercial resupply service mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is delivering SpaceChain’s hardware wallet technology to the ISS, according…
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General manager at the BIS Agustin Carstens seems to have changed his negative stance towards CBDCs, now saying that such currencies could open up new possibilities. General manager at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Agustin Carstens seems to have changed his negative stance towards central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), now stating that such currencies…
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Sean Neville is preparing to work on the company’s board of directors from the end of December, according to a media report amid the sale of Poloniex exchange. Payments company Circle will install a new CEO at the start of 2020 after one of its original co-founders steps down from the position. According to cryptocurrency…
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Brave’s daily active users have tripled in 2019 to reach 3.3 million, while the number of verified publishers recorded a 12x increase. Privacy-oriented blockchain web browser Brave has seen its monthly active users (MAU) almost double from 5.5 million in 2018 to 10.4 million in 2019. At the same time, Brave’s daily active users (DAU)…
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CryptoBridge DEX went out with a bang, citing market conditions and increased regulations. Should others be worried? Earlier this week, decentralized cryptocurrency exchange CryptoBridge abruptly announced that it was shutting shop, leaving just two weeks for its customers to retrieve their funds. Around the same time, the Waves DEX also shut down to resume operations…
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San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is adding support for its latest fiat asset, the Swiss franc. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is adding support for its latest fiat asset, the Swiss franc (CHF). According to a blog post on Dec. 5, Kraken said that in collaboration with Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick, the Swiss franc will join the…
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By 2030, the demand for alternative currencies will rise, with digital currencies eventually replacing cash, according to recent research from Deutsche Bank. By 2030, the demand for alternative currencies will rise, with digital currencies eventually replacing cash, according to recent research from Deutsche Bank. In the “Imagine 2030” report, Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid raised…
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BitFlyer introduces Instant Buy on its European exchange platform, allowing users to buy crypto using a credit card, debit card or local instant transfer. Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer announced the launch of ‘Instant Buy’ on its European exchange platform. BitFlyer launched its latest feature Instant Buy on Dec. 5 to provide its European users with…
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Known crypto-hater U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman is elected to serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets. The anti-crypto United States Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) has been elected to serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets. On Dec. 5, Chairwoman of the House Financial…
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