Category: Cryptocurrency

Volavia launches blockchain-based platform for private air travel
October 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Volavia launches blockchain-based platform for private air travel

Private aviation technology company Volavia has announced the launch of the first blockchain-based platform for private air travel. Volavia uses smart contracts to manage bookings, itineraries, and payment details on the blockchain, providing full transparency to all parties involved in booking private air charter flights including passengers, brokers, and aircraft operators. Backed by a seasoned…

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Binance seeks to curb SEC’s hunt for “fraud”
October 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

eToro adds the Binance Coin to its product range

FX broker eToro has announced that it has added the Binance Coin (BNB) to its product range. This brings the total number of cryptoassets available on eToro to thirteen. eToro is the first platform to offer BNB to investors and traders to buy or sell using fiat. BNB is a token issued by Binance, which…

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October 29, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

China - cryptocurrency is property, not currency

Countries around the world are still struggling to classify cryptocurrencies. The SEC even created a special office to deal with fintech and new digital assets. China has come out to classify cryptocurrencies as legal properties, and not legal currencies. The Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) has ruled out that digital coins, especially Bitcoin, are…

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October 27, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Alibaba's Blockchain-As-A-Service is now global

The Alibaba Cloud has just taken its blockchain-as-a-service platform to the US, Europe and Asia, making the BAAS global. Blockchain-as-a-service, which is built on Alibaba's Ant Blockchain system, was launched for the Chinese market in the autumn of 2017. But this week, Alibaba announced that it is taking its BAAS globally. Alibaba says that their…

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INTL FCStone’s Carsten Hils discusses the impact the current crisis has on FX markets
October 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse complete tests for blockchain prototypes

Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse have just announced that they have successfully completed the performance tests of their jointly specified prototypes for securities settlement based on blockchain technology. The prototypes support the settlement of securities transactions, payments, interest payments and repayments at the maturity of a bond. It was developed on both Hyperledger Fabric (version…

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BQT launches P2P exchange with hedge trading capabilities
October 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BQT launches P2P exchange with hedge trading capabilities

BQT Technologies, LTD has announced the launch of a P2P decentralized trading platform that will allow direct negotiations between crypto traders for short-term hedging. BQT is the first decentralized P2P Crypto Hedge Trading Platform and Community where the Demand for an acquisition of Crypto Assets can be fulfilled with significant Supply and negotiated directly among…

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October 24, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Binance Uganda goes live

Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched Binance Uganda, thus stepping in the oldest continent in the world. Africa has long been discussed as one of the "yet-to-be-explored" crypto heavens. Now, Binance is taking the cryptocurrency game in Africa to the next level by focusing on fiat to cryptocurrency trading services for…

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