Huawei, one of China’s fastest growing and most prominent smartphone companies, has been “slaughtered” by Google. The US giant has banned Huawei from delivery of major software and tech services on Android, reports The Financial Times. Just in 2018, Huawei has shipped more than 200 million phones, all of which run on Google’s Android. The…
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We all remember when Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan, announced that bitcoin is a fraud, and after that teased the crypto community about a potential JPM Coin, the project is now live. As reported by The New York Times, JP Morgan officially became the first major US bank to launch a cryptocurrency that…
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We all know about the Bitcoin treasure hunts and cryptocurrency puzzles that the community is regularly "facing". Recently, Leaprate reported about the Satoshi Treasure Hunt - a $1 million-venture. Now, a 20-year-old cryptographic puzzle has been solved and recorded the blockchain of Bitcoin Cash. The information comes from Bitcoin News online magazine. Amazingly, the puzzle…
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LVMH is getting on the blockchain bandwagon. While the fashion industry is fierce and competition is increasing constantly, some are turning to technology to embrace new margins, sustainability and overall greatness. LVMH is the parent company of world-famous brands such as Christian Dior, Givenchy and Louis Vuitton. The company is launching the very first blockchain…
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Blockchain revolutionizes the world we live in every day. From “helping” the real estate industry to the food and beverage one, blockchain disrupts them all. One of the most pressing issues that the whole world currently faces is undeniably the rising migration patterns and the rising number of refugees. One country, however, has thought of…
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Microsoft is thinking big when it comes to protecting its users' identity data. The software giant is looking to launch a decentralized identity (DID) tool built on the blockchain of Bitcoin to offer its users a new and innovative way to protect their identity. The infrastructure for the project known as the Identity Overlay Network,…
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One of the largest electronics companies in the world, the Taiwainese mobile manufacturer, High Tech Computer (HTC) just announced that its Exodus 1S phone will have Bitcoin full-node feature. The information comes from Cointelegraph. The phone will be launched in Q3 of 2019 and will come with an extra SD card that essentially supports the…
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While the world remembers how thousands of Bitcoin were used to purchase a pizza back in the “old days”, retailers around the world were not, on average, very keen to accept Bitcoin as payment. This “fear” of accepting a cryptocurrency instead of fiat money hindered the widespread adoption of the “people’s currency” from being accepted…
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A new crypto-based ETF application has been filed with the SEC. This time is not about "all about" Bitcoin, though. The application has been filed by Crescent Crypto Index Services LLC. The subsidiary of Crescent Crypto Asset Management LLC envisages an ETF that tracks the performance of market cap-weighted portfolio of ether and bitcoin. With…
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Starbucks is undeniably at the forefront of blockchain technologies and innovation. The company partnered with Microsoft in 2018 on a beverage-crypto project. Leaprate reported: Starbucks is now working with Microsoft and ICE to offer a new platform called Bakkt, one that will allow Starbucks customers to transact with cryptocurrencies starting November 2018. The Boston Consulting…
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