Day: April 28, 2020

British Payment Firm Checkout.โ€‹com Joins the Libra Association

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In a fresh move to revive Facebook-backed digital currency project Libra, the Libra Association has onboarded another member. British payment startup Checkout.com has joined the Libra Association, becoming the 24th member engaged with the mission of building a better global payment network, Libra tweeted on April 28. Tech advancements would fail without necessary regulatory frameworks Guillaume Pousaz, Checkout.com founder and CEO, officially announced the news in a company statement on Tuesday. The executive outlined that Checkout.com joins Libraโ€™s efforts to not only promote technological advancement but contribute to the formation…

Network Bringing Bitcoin to DeFi Taps Libra Member Bison Trails for Staking Services

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Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Keep Network has tapped Bison Trails to provide non-custodial staking services for tBTC, an ERC-20 representation of bitcoin (BTC) deposits.ย  Keep, a project from blockchain venture studio Thesis, operates tBTC in a trustless manner by breaking bitcoin deposits across smart contracts held by various Keep users. โ€œInfrastructure is important because if your node is being asked to sign a message or itโ€™s holding onto tBTC as one of the shards, you ideally donโ€™t ever want to be offline,โ€ Bison Trails protocol specialist Viktor Bunin told CoinDesk…

Samsung-Backed DLT Firms Launch Blockchain Think Tank for MEASEA Region

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Aergo and Blocko, two blockchain firms backed by both Samsung and Sequoia Capital, announced the launch of a regional think-tank intended to bolster the adoption of innovative technologies across the Middle East, African, and South East Asian (MEASEA) regions on April 27. The organization, Execution Intelligence Group (E24P) seeks to promote โ€˜smartโ€™ governance, tourism, supply chain, and finance solutions that leverage blockchain coupled with artificial intelligence (AI). Currently, E24P comprises Aergo, Blocko, the Western Union-owned remittance platform Topos, Abu Dhabiโ€™s Al Nahyan family โ€” one of the United Arab Emiratesโ€™…

Big Things Are Happening With Cryptocurrency! [Bitcoin, Bank of Korea, Basic Attention Token Update]

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โ–ถ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com โ–ถ CEX Website: cex.io BREAKING: A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) reveals NEW DATA involving crypto-related mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Let’s discuss that, plus let’s discuss Bank of Korea and BAT news! Follow us on Twitter: CRYPTO INDUSTRY NOT โ€˜IMMUNEโ€™ TO GLOBAL CRISIS, PWC SAYS Best investment of the decade, again? BANK OF KOREA BEGINS CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY ROLLOUT Brave Tokens Available for Trading on Gemini Starting April 24 Bitfinex Launches Staking in Response to Customer Demand One-Third of Bitcoin Cash’s Supply Has Never Been…

The US Dept. of Transportation Is Investigating Blockchain-Powered Delivery Drones

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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently publicized its effort to further harness blockchain in the world of drones. “Blockchain technology is being looked on to deliver a framework that can be used by stakeholders in the commercial drone industry,”ย the government agency said in an April 15 report, noting benefits in areas such as security, ID management, conflict management, flight authorization and air traffic management.ย  Drones have vast potential The U.S. Department of Transportation listed a number of use cases for drones, also known as unmanned aircraft systems, or UASs. From…

World Economic Forum Launches New Blockchain Toolkit for Supply Chains to Support the World Through Post-COVID Economic Recovery

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The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just released its Blockchain Deployment Toolkit, aiming to enable companies of any size to be able to maximize the benefits of integrating blockchain technology in the supply chain sector. The toolkit allows companies to be able to get a better idea of how to handle deploying blockchain technology in regards to supply chain uses. ย  ย  The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the need for more reliable and visible supply chains, as well as creating resilience as COVID-19 has greatly disrupted the movement of medical equipment…

Chinese Officials Support Renewable Energy-Powered Cryptocurrency Mining

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Chinese officials from the city of Yaโ€™an in Sichuan have come out in support of using locally produced hydropower for cryptocurrency mining operations. On April 20 the Municipal Economic and Information Bureau and the Municipal Development and Reform Commission of Yaโ€™an announced an opinion statement on local crypto mining implementation. The document encourages the consumption of hydropower-generated electricity for mining operations. The document stated that the municipality will build a “hydropower consumption demonstration zone” and “big data industry gathering area.” Officials believe the province will thus attract investment and development…

Mining atau Nambang Bitcoin Gratis WD 30000 Satoshi Indodax

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Blockchain Bites: WEF, IBM and a Chinese City Show Support for Blockchain

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A Chinese city is encouraging bitcoin mining, a payments processor joins Libra and the World Economic Forum is looking to blockchain to solve supply chain distortions. Situated amid the plateaus of the Szechuan province, Ya’an city is encouraging the blockchain industry to take advantage of excess hydroelectric power produced during the region’s summer rainy season. Without stating it outright, this public alert is a tacit approval of the energy-intensive bitcoin mining industry. Here’s the story: You’re readingย Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto…

SECโ€™s CryptoMom on Outlook for the Digital Dollar and the End of Her Term in June

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A noted crypto defender at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has spoken to the end of her term scheduled for June, as well as the relationship between a potential digital dollar and independent crypto. A digital dollar and other stablecoins In an April 28 webstream with Crypto Finance Conference St. Moritz, Commissioner Hester Peirce, sometimes known as CryptoMom, addressed the increasingly visible role of a potential digital dollar, but doubted that it posed a threat to digital currency in particular. โ€œItโ€™s a natural progression that theyโ€™re going to…