Classic Game Book Series to be Revived to Blockchain
One of the first ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ game book series, ‘The Way of the Tiger’, where readers had to turn to certain pages in order to complete their quest, is being turned into a modern day card-collectible game using blockchain technology. What happens when you combine a team from Eidos, Fable and Microsoft to revive a best-selling […]
Crypto-friendly Banking Service Cashaa Added USD Bank Accounts
Crypto-friendly banking service platform Cashaa is announcing the launch of US Dollar bank accounts for crypto businesses in partnership with Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Starting from 25th November, cryptocurrencies and other high-risk businesses can apply for US Dollar accounts with full banking features from anywhere in the world, except for sanctioned countries, through Cashaa. “As our […]
OKEx Announces Listing of Tezos (XTZ)
OKEx, the world’s largest futures cryptocurrency exchange, today announced it will list Tezos (XTZ), an open-source platform for assets and applications backed by a global community of validators, researchers, and builders. According to Cryptocompare, Tezos is the 21st most popular cryptocurrency with a market cap of over $695 million USD and a 24-hour trade volume […]
Sichuan beckons power-hungry cryptocurrency miners to the home of the pandas with cheap and plentiful hydroelectricity
Cryptocurrency miners could increasingly be drawn to the Chinese province of Sichuan, potentially boosting trading demand for bitcoin from China, as the local government heeds a call by President Xi Jinping to step up blockchain development. Xi told the Communist Party’s Central Committee last week that China should expedite the development of blockchain technology and […]
Mastercard Blockchain to Bring Visibility to Food Systems
Consumers increasingly want to know the story behind the food that they consume – the source of the produce, meats and seafood, and their journey to the table. Mastercard is collaborating with Envisible, a company that enables supply-chain visibility in food systems to bring more visibility to food that people eat every day. Envisible’s Wholechain […]
Kraken Launches WebSockets Private API
The Kraken WebSockets Private API is live! The first two messages of the Private API are now available to all Kraken clients after having been in beta-only access since October 1. Kraken’s WebSockets API (Application Program Interface) provides a faster, more efficient interface for technically-minded clients who build software applications for trading and accessing market […]
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 […]
KB Kookmin Bank Gives Peek at Blockchain Strategy
KB Kookmin Bank offered a glimpse into how it will deploy blockchain technology at a conference dubbed the Enterprise Ethereum and Revolution in Banking Summit on Friday. The event was jointly hosted by the bank and Seoul Ethereum Meetup. In an opening speech, Hur Yin, CEO of KB Kookmin Bank, acknowledged the potential that blockchain […]
Apollo Foundation Launches Decentralized Exchange With Atomic Swaps
Apollo Foundation is announcing the launch of Apollo Decentralized Exchange (DEX), a proprietary software package for the exchange of digital assets in peer-to-peer networks. The beta version features atomic swaps, which is smart contract technology that enables the exchange of different cryptocurrencies without the need for intermediaries or third parties. Unlike traditional exchanges, Apollo DEX […]
Art on blockchain pioneer Verisart raises $2.5M for art and collectibles certification
A lot of talk has been made about verifying valuable items on an immutable blockchain, but the main pioneer in this space has been Verisart, which appeared a few years ago to use a blockchain to create certification for the fine art and collectibles market. But despite the blockchain hype of the last few years, […]
Huobi Labs Launches “Winter 2019: The World’s Leading Project Incubation Program” During Its Silicon Valley Summit
Huobi Labs, one of world’s premier incubators, announced its “Winter 2019: a World’s Leading Project Incubation Program, DIB” during the successful launch of its Huobi Labs Silicon Valley Summit held on September 23rd. Aside from calling for startups across North America and abroad to join the selection, the program also set up a transparent selection […]
Santander InnoVentures, MUFG, and Nomura Holdings back Securitize in US$14M fundraise
Securitize, the trusted global solution for issuing and managing compliant digital securities on the blockchain, has secured a US$14M strategic fundraise with backers that include three of the world’s largest banks – Banco Santander through its venture capital arm (Santander InnoVentures), MUFG via its wholly-owned corporate venture capital subsidiary (MUFG Innovation Partners), and Nomura Holdings […]
Future FinTech Announces Submission of Compliance Plan to NASDAQ
Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT; the “Company”), a company engages in blockchain based e-commerce and fruit juice business, today announced that on September 18, 2019, the Company submitted its plan of compliance in connection with its failure to meet the requirement of maintaining a minimum of $2,500,000 in shareholders’ equity for continued listing on […]
Germany’s Scholz: We cannot accept parallel currencies such as Facebook’s Libra
Facebook’s planned Libra is the most well-known of the stablecoins, a certain form of cryptocurrency backed by assets such as traditional money deposits, short-term government securities or gold. “We cannot accept a parallel currency,” Scholz said during a panel discussion in Berlin. “You have to reject that clearly.” The German cabinet is expected to adopt […]
Ongoing EOSIO exploit allows attacker to gain 30,000 EOS as network freezes
An ongoing exploit on EOSIO is allowing an attacker to win every roll on gambling dApp EOSPlay by paying to fill blocks with their transactions. So far, the attacker gained 30,000 EOS worth over $110,000 while making the network “unusable.” Scale of the exploit A clever attacker was able to use REX, an EOS resource […]
Pixsy acquires blockchain-based copyright platform Binded.com
Pixsy, Inc. announced that it will acquire blockchain-based copyright registration platform Binded.com, strengthening its image protection offerings for a wider community of users (terms of the transactions were not disclosed). The acquisition bolsters Pixsy’s market-leading position in image protection and gives the Binded community access to Pixsy’s full suite of copyright management tools, including Register, […]
Paxos Launches PAX Gold: Physical Gold on the Blockchain
Paxos Trust Company, a regulated financial institution that digitizes and mobilizes assets, today launched PAX Gold (Ethereum ticker: PAXG), the first crypto-asset redeemable for physical gold. The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has approved Paxos to issue PAX Gold, making PAX Gold the first regulated digital gold product. PAX Gold is an asset-backed digital […]
China says new digital currency will be like Facebook’s Libra
China’s proposed new digital currency would bear some similarities to Facebook’s Libra coin and would be able to be used across major payment platforms such as WeChat and Alipay, a senior central bank officer said. Mu Changchun, deputy director of the People’s Bank of China’s payments department, said the development of the coin would help […]
Cryptocurrency Wizard Arrested in B500m Fraud Case
A 48-year-old man wanted for his role in an alleged 500 million baht cryptocurrency exchange fraud was arrested in Bangkok on Wednesday evening. Mana Jumuang was arrested while playing football at a field on Rama IX Road in Huai Khwang district, Pol Maj Gen Jiraphop Phuridet, commander of the Crime Suppression Division, said on Thurday. […]
Kadena Launches Blockchain-as-a-Service on Azure Marketplace
Kadena announce that launched an upgraded version of our enterprise blockchain solution to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace! The “Kadena Scalable Permissioned Blockchain” is now available on Azure Marketplace for free. This past January, we made headlines in Fortune when we released our permissioned blockchain on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. Our Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) model enables organizations to start […]