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Central bank digital currencies have the power to upend global finance
An astonishing 80% of central banks are engaging in work around central bank digital currencies, from research to experimentation and pilot programs. A recent…
Anheuser-Busch considers integrating blockchain further into its beer production line
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the parent entity of Budweiser, Corona and many other beer brands, recently began to pilot a platform which lets end-customers track their…
Toyota’s IT arm works on digital token pilot with crypto exchange
Toyota Systems, the IT arm of Toyota Motor Corporation, is collaborating with Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret to develop a branded Toyota digital…
Morpher Labs attempts to crack knotty prediction market problems
On August 31, 2020, Morpher Labs announced the launch of its flagship Ethereum-based contract trading and prediction market platform, Morpher, with the stated…
A conversation with Aavegotchi’s Jesse Johnson
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), once the red-headed stepchild to more popular smart contract implementations, are finally beginning to have their day in the sun. …
Coinbase CEO prompts furious accusations of hypocrisy as he pushes political…
Less than a month after Brian Armstrong declared Coinbase should “be laser focused on achieving its mission,” he seemingly violated his own policy by tweeting a…
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Commodity trading gets sweeter with blockchain-based sugar exchange
The world's largest sugar refinery, Al Khaleej Sugar, officially announced the application of blockchain technology in its recently launched sugar trading…
Corporate disclosure is the only way to get crypto institutionalized
Some people predicted that crypto assets were going to be a fad that would quickly come and go. But in just a short time, we’ve seen crypto assets become the…
Cybercrime task force monitoring the global digital financial system
The United States faces a growing threat of transnational cybercrime, particularly against its financial system. In what may be the largest prosecution of its…
Blockchain is still far from maturity, says China’s former IT minister
Wu Zhongze, China's former vice-minister for Science and Technology and a well-known digital economics expert, believes that blockchain technology is still quite…
Quantstamp will audit the entire blockchain of a new DeFi project on Polkadot
One of the first audits of a decentralized finance project connected with the Polkadot (DOT) blockchain is set to be carried out by blockchain security firm…
Binance VC arm leads $1.3M raise for decentralized streaming protocol
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is funding a major decentralized audio streaming service through its investment and incubation arm.According…
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Central bank digital currency could ‘threaten’ Bitcoin, says CZ
Changpeng Zhao, the enigmatic chief executive of Binance, believes a central bank digital currency designed well enough could become a threat to Bitcoin. In a…
Almost half a billion USDT minted in past 36 hours as Bitcoin rallies
The Tether (USDT) Treasury has minted almost half a billion new USDT tokens and distributed more than 185 million tokens to exchanges and other addresses in the…
Blockstack PBC changes its name to ‘Hiro’
Blockchain software firm Blockstack PBC announced that it will be changing its name to “Hiro Systems PBC.”Muneeb Ali, co-founder and CEO of Blockstack, told…
Siemens-backed blockchain energy platform showcases in Germany
A blockchain-based energy trading platform backed by German tech giant Siemens is being publicly demonstrated in a Bavarian municipality today.The so-called…
China’s Ant Group releases digital copyright platform on AntChain
Chinese fintech Ant Group — which is now poised to launch what could be the world’s largest initial public offering — has announced a new platform via its…
South Korean telecom launches blockchain wallet for official documents
The South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom has announced it will issue its first digital wallet for blockchain-powered digital certificate storage and management…
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Peer-to-peer NFT sales surge as average purchase price increases 7x
Nonfungible tokens and digital collectibles have been selling like hotcakes over the past couple of months as volumes on peer-to-peer marketplaces surge.From NFTs…
17M Chinese tourists verify health using blockchain to visit Macau
Chinese nonprofit blockchain consortium FISCO BCOS reports that blockchain-based health records have successfully enabled China to resume mainland tourism to…
