Version 3.0 of Loyyal’s Industry-Leading Blockchain Platform Unveils New Administrative Console
Loyyal, the industry leader in applying blockchain technologies to enhance today’s loyalty and incentive programs, is proud to unveil version 3.0 of the Loyyal Product Suite, achieving yet another milestone in the platform’s performance, security, and features. Already the industry leader, Loyyal’s continued enhancement of transaction security, scalability, and ease of deployment delivers greater benefits […]
Bitmain fulfills commitment to Rockdale, Texas, with launch of cryptocurrency mining farm to construct 50MW facility
Bitmain, the industry-leading fabless manufacturer of computing chips, has launched its 50MW mining farm in Rockdale, Texas, as announced today alongside the Rockdale Municipal Development District (MDD) and DMG. “We are excited to launch this facility, which is significant to Bitmain’s global expansion plans. The stable and efficient energy resources in Texas are fundamental to […]
How to Create Your First Affiliate Campaign and Join the Best Program
Affiliate marketing is the best way for young, hardworking people to build sustainable passive income streams. It’s the best combination of a freelancer and entrepreneur lifestyles. Affiliate marketer’s lifestyle makes for a highly effective low-risk high-reward early retirement strategy. In this article, I will show you how to start executing it. If you’d like to […]
Wall Street Still Throwing Billions At Bitcoin, But There’s Still A Ways To Go
Since Bitcoin volumes began to dissipate in late-2018, which came alongside price plunges, the crypto’s curious investors have sought to determine where the money has fled. For the longest time, it was assumed that over-the-counter (OTC) desks picked up where spot exchanges, namely Bitfinex and Coinbase, were slacking. Yet, a recent company update from Circle has touted […]
Facebook Blockchain Arm Booms, Even Amid Crypto Bear Market
Just months ago, David Marcus, the former president of fintech giant Paypal, was appointed as the inaugural head of Facebook Blockchain, the social media giant’s first stab at so-called “internet 3.0” innovation. But since Marcus’ appointment, many have been puzzled, as Facebook’s blockchain division has seemingly disappeared off the face of Planet Earth. In a testament […]
South Korea to Develop Blockchain Voting System
South Korea plans to develop a blockchain voting system, with trials starting next month in the private sector. The Ministry of Science and ICT, and the National Election Commission (NEC) said they will develop a blockchain-based online voting system by December. The NEC ran an online voting system, dubbed K-voting, back in 2013, which has […]
The Bahrain IBF Launches the Blockchain Academy
The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) announced the launch of its “Blockchain Academy” that offers the Kingdom’s first Blockchain Professional Qualification Programme, in addition to a series of Masterclasses and Workshops. With the professional qualification programme launching on January 6, 2019, the BIBF in collaboration with the Dubai-based training provider, myLearning Key will […]
VNX Exchange Unveils Security Partnership with Luxembourg University
Luxembourg-based VNX Exchange has announced a partnership with the University of Luxembourg in a bid to improve the security of digital assets. VNX Exchange claims to be developing the world’s first secondary market for venture capital (VC) investments – using blockchain technology. “In creating a secure and regulatory compliant marketplace for the transparent trading of […]
BP and Shell Launch New Blockchain Platform
A BP, Shell and Equinor-backed project to modernize physical energy post-trade processes using blockchain technology is set to go live by the end of the year, platform consortium Vakt said Monday at S&P Global Platts Digital Commodities Summit in London. The platform aims to help companies move away from traditional and cumbersome paper-based trading contracts […]
EY Launches the World’s First Secure Private Transactions Over the Ethereum Public Blockchain
EY announced the launch of EY Ops Chain Public Edition (PE) prototype, the world’s first implementation of zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology on the public Ethereum blockchain. This technology is a first that will allow companies to privately and securely create and sell product and service tokens on a public blockchain with private access to their […]
Diamond Miner Alrosa Joins De Beers Blockchain Traceability Pilot
Russian diamond miner Alrosa has joined the Tracr diamond industry blockchain traceability platform that fellow miner De Beers is developing. Alrosa’s involvement brings the world’s two largest diamond producers together in the pilot programme that aims to provide enhanced assurance for consumers and trade participants about the authenticity of their diamonds. “To provide true traceability, […]
Alibaba Cloud Launches Global Blockchain as a Service
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, today expanded its Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) offering to major global markets including South East Asia, the U.S and Europe. Alibaba Cloud’s BaaS provides an enterprise-level platform service based on leading blockchain technologies and helps customers build a secure and stable environment for blockchain implementations. […]
Government Gibraltar Launch New Blockchain Courses
The Government of Gibraltar has announced the launch of a new advisory group that will focus on the creation of new technology related education courses, such as blockchain. The New Technologies in Education (NTiE) group will be a joint initiative between the Government and the University of Gibraltar in collaboration with some of the leading […]
COINSCHEDULE AND TRECENTO BLOCKCHAIN CAPITAL TO LAUNCH A JOINT FUND TO INVEST IN THE MOST PROMISING AND CREDIBLE TOKEN OFFERINGS
Coinschedule, the British blockchain portal, and Trecento Blockchain Capital, an asset management company, have announced today the launch of a joint investment fund called “Coinschedule Trecento BC Fund”, which will invest in early stage blockchain companies including token offerings and equity-based deals. Coinschedule was founded in 2016 by two blockchain early adopters. With the help […]
BANKEX Launched a Custody Bug Bounty of $15K
BANKEX has launched a Custody bug bounty to incentivize hackers to expose weak spots BANKEX can then fix. BANKEX will reward hackers up to $15,000. After reading news about crypto heists, having value stored in crypto might seem to be a nightmare. It seems like a pain to keep private keys safe, hiding them from […]
Chinese State Bank Uses Blockchain to Issue Digital Mortgages Worth $1.3 Billion
The Chinese state-owned Bank of Communications (BoCom) has successfully issued $1.3 billion of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) using blockchain technology, national securities outlet China Securities Times writes Wednesday, September 27. BoCom — the fifth largest bank in China according to S&P Global recent stats — used an independently developed platform called Juicai Chain to issue […]
IBM Awarded Patent for Autonomous Self-Servicing Devices Within Blockchain-Based IoT System
IBM has won a patent for the autonomous self-servicing of networked devices that form part of its Autonomous Decentralized Peer-to-Peer Telemetry (ADEPT) environment. The patent, first filed in late June 2016, was awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) September 18. IBM first unveiled a proof-of-concept (PoC) for ADEPT in partnership with Samsung […]
Vitalik Buterin Says Zk-Snarks Could Scale Ethereum
A form of cryptography pioneered by zcash might help scale ethereum, the founder of the platform Vitalik Buterin said on a research forum Saturday. Named zk-snarks, Buterin wrote that by using the tech, ethereum can potentially scale “by a huge amount,” up to 500 transactions per second, without relying on layer-two scaling solutions, such as […]
Poland’s Bank to Launch Blockchain Platform for Document Management
Poland’s largest bank will launch a blockchain solution for its customer documents via a partnership with UK-based Coinform “in the coming days,” the parties confirmed in a press release Thursday, September 20. Part of a drive to enhance security of customer data, PKO Bank Polski will use Coinform’s Trudatum to provide blockchain-issued paperwork to its […]
Taiwan Hospital Launches Blockchain Platform
The Taipei Medical University Hospital has rolled out a blockchain-powered platform to improve medical record-keeping, Taipei Times reported August 31. The so called “Healthcare Blockchain Platform” was reportedly developed in order to support the government’s Hierarchical Medical System policy, improve patient referral services, and integrate individual healthcare networks to enable people to access their medical records in an […]