Day: September 27, 2018

Chinese Search Giant Baidu Shares Details of Upcoming Blockchain

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Chinese search giant Baidu has officially released a white paper through its new Blockchain Lab for its proposed XuperChain network. The company claims XuperChain will support more than 10,000 transactions per second through inter-chain parallel technology and a stereoscopic network, according to the white paper. The nodes of XuperChain use multi-core parallel calculations, maximizing the work of processors, and employ sidechains to speed up the network. While Baidu has more than 50 patents for XuperChain and maintains 100 percent ownership of the intellectual property, the white paper notes that the…

Bitcoin, Ether, XRP Weekly Market Update: September 27, 2018

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BTC closed September 20, 2018, at $6,493 with substantial gains of approximately $100 and a third consecutive green candle on the daily chart. BTC-USD The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated on September 20 that it has begun a review process for the physically-backed bitcoin ETF proposed by VanEck and SolidX and will once again delay its decision in regards to these exchange-traded funds. The commission will be looking to review the bitcoin market further and seek additional comments on a listing request. Bitcoin made a significant upwards move…

Italy to Enter European Blockchain Partnership, Local MP Confirms

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Italy is about to enter the European Blockchain Partnership, according to the country’s Member of Parliament (MP) Mirella Liuzzi, as cited by Cointelegraph Italy Thursday, September 27. According to Liuzzi, the partnership — a collaboration of 26 EU countries — will be signed by the Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Social Policies Luigi Di Maio on September 28 in Brussels. In an interview with Key4biz, Liuzzi added: “Joining the partnership will allow Italy […] to define its own line in the development of [blockchain] technology — a practice which…

Chinese State Bank Uses Blockchain to Issue Digital Mortgages Worth $1.3 Billion

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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 9.3 billion yuan worth of RMBS, which is approximately $1.3 billion. By using blockchain, all parties participating in the loan are able to track assets, manage cash flow, and perform other business operations. As China…

Breakout Zone after 25% Spike from Bitmain IPO Filing

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Bitcoin Cash on Thursday jumped more than 25 percent against the US Dollar owing to strong fundamentals. Bitmain, one of the world’s largest digital miners and also the most energetic backer of BCH tokens, yesterday applied for its long-planned IPO round. If accepted, the Beijing company will go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). The application, however, is in draft-state. It is unclear whether the Bitmain will receive approval or not. Nevertheless, the mere announcement of the company applying for an IPO has injected upside sentiments among the BCH speculators.…

Bitcoin (BTC): Massive Price Swing on the Cards Following Prolonged Volatility Contraction

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Bitcoin looks set for a massive price swing either way based on the prolonged contraction its price volatility. However, it isn’t clear which way the top-ranked cryptocurrency would move once the price swing occurs. Narrowing Bitcoin Price Volatility Since plummeting to $6,000 in February 2018, Bitcoin has maintained a broadly consistent price range that has remained above $6,000 for most of the year so far. Barring any sudden price movements in the remainder of Q3 2018, the $8,400 reached in late July represents the highest price valuation for the last…

Marsh Confirms IBM Blockchain Insurance Partnership to Include Salesforce

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Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Marsh announced it would extend its partnership with IBM as part of its proof-of-insurance blockchain solution, a press release confirmed Wednesday, September 26. Marsh, which began working with IBM in April this year to develop the blockchain service, will now take advantage of IBM’s links with customer relationship management giant Salesforce. The release notes that “Marsh will work with IBM to extend its commercial proof of insurance blockchain solution to be directly accessible to Marsh clients through the Salesforce Platform.” In April of…

India’s National Stock Exchange Trials Blockchain E-Voting for Listed Companies

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The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) is testing a blockchain platform developed by Elemential Labs to conduct e-voting for listed companies, local news outlet Hindu BusinessLine reports September 27. The NSE’s pilot will entail tokenizing voting rights and using the blockchain platform to connect the firm, registrar and transfer agents (RTA), and the regulator. Hindu BusinessLine notes that tokenized votes are both easy to transfer and to proxy, and the test will reportedly be used to evaluate how easy it is to audit the entirety of the voting procedure…

AT&T Launches Suite of Enterprise Blockchain Solutions Using Tech From IBM, Microsoft

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U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T has announced the creation of a suite of blockchain solutions designed to work with tech from IBM and Microsoft, according to AT&T’s September 26 press release. AT&T’s blockchain solutions — which will work with the IBM Blockchain Platform for data recording and Microsoft Azure’s blockchain technology — aim to “bring additional transparency and accountability to even the most complex supply chains” for its enterprise customers. The telecoms company’s blockchain-based suite plans to develop the digitalization of enterprise customers’ business processes, noting that industries including manufacturing, retail,…

Austria to Use Ethereum Public Blockchain to Issue $1.35 Bln in Government Bonds

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Austria’s government is set to use the Ethereum (ETH) public blockchain to issue €1.15 billion ($1.35 billion) of government bonds in an auction next week, local news outlet Kleine Zeitung reports September 25. Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) — one of Austria’s biggest banks with $26 billion in assets in 2017 — will reportedly operate the live blockchain notarization service. During the auction, scheduled for October 2, the bank will issue the bonds on behalf of the Austrian Treasury (OeBFA). Austria’s Finance Minister, Hartwig Löger, noted that the ministry considers blockchain tech…