A group of students from an Indian university has created a blockchain-based voting system that enables the electorate to vote online. A group of students from an Indian university has created a blockchain-based voting system that enables voters to cast their ballots online. The voting system was developed by three students from Malla Reddy Engineering…
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Heritage Foundation economist Stephen Moore is planning to release a stablecoin that relies on a fractional reserve. A former campaign adviser to United States President Donald Trump is planning to release a stablecoin based on a fractional reserve. As Fortune reported on Oct. 21, Stephen Moore announced plans to launch a stablecoin dubbed Frax, which…
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Mexico announces a new alliance to support blockchain development in Cointelegraph’s weekly digest of news from the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish-speaking world has seen another week of major cryptocurrency and blockchain developments with the Mexican government announcing a new alliance to support the development of blockchain initiatives. Here is the past week of crypto and…
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Cointelegraph Japan presents a weekly digest of selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news. The cryptocurrency- and blockchain-friendly country of Japan has seen a number of significant developments for the industries this past week. A self-regulatory organization has introduced guidance for cryptocurrency custodians, while a subsidiary of major financial services firm SBI Holdings will conduct compliance policies…
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A new partnership for cross-border payments and remittances will use the National Bank of Cambodia’s blockchain-based payment system. Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on cross-border payments and remittances. On Oct. 16, Malaysian business news outlet The Edge Markets reported that the largest…
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Samsung SDS announced a joint initiative to launch a new blockchain traceability solution based on Nexledger. Samsung SDS, the IT subsidiary of global tech giant Samsung, has announced a joint initiative to launch a new blockchain-based traceability product. To develop the new project, Samsung SDS partnered with American software firm Pega and Tech Mahindra, a…
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Cointelegraph Brasil presents a weekly digest of selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news. Brazil has seen another tumultuous week in the cryptocurrency industry as the president of investment scheme Unick Forex said it will only pay customers who have kept their receipts, the 18th million Bitcoin (BTC) was mined, and the alleged pyramid scheme Atlas Quantum…
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Let’s take a closer look at the core concepts underlying vertical and horizontal scaling. What are some of the key points to remember about scalability? It is all about centralization vs. decentralization. For blockchain platforms, the scalability of a given chain often boils down to the level of decentralization possessed by the network. Highly decentralized…
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Former IBM and Google Russia executive Jennifer Trelewicz joins blockchain platform Credits as its new chief business officer. Former Google Russia chief technology officer Jennifer Trelewicz has joined blockchain platform Credits (CS) as its new chief business officer (CBO). According to an official announcement published on Oct. 11, Trelewicz’s first experience working with blockchain was…
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The HTC’s new Exodus 1s smartphone launches in Europe, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE and can run a full mobile BTC node. Taiwanese electronics giant HTC has launched its new smartphone Exodus 1s, enabling users to run a full Bitcoin (BTC) node on mobile. First smartphone to support full Bitcoin node In line with…
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