Winding Tree and AirFrance to develop Blockchain technology in the travel industry LeapRate

October 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Winding Tree and AirFrance to develop Blockchain technology in the travel industry

Air France-KLM (EPA:AF) and Winding Tree have just announced a new partnership to develop Blockchain technology in the travel industry. The aim of this new agreement is to provide, via Blockchain technology, a more advantageous travel offer for customers which is more profitable for suppliers, in particular by reducing the number of intermediaries. Thanks to…

October 03, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The "launch and kill" of the Wall Street Journal Coin

The Wall Street Journal has reportedly launched its own digital coin, called WSJCoin and killed it almost immediately, says a report from Finance Magnates. Interested investors did not even have time to access the coin. The WSJ reporter, who was given the task to explore the option of launching the coin, Steven Russolillo, did not manage…

October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CoinDesk ranks the top 10 US blockchain universities

CoinDesk, the digital media, events, and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community, has announced that it has compiled a list of the United States’ top blockchain universities. In recent years, universities around the world have invested heavily in developing curriculums and resources around blockchain technology. While it is impossible to…

October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BlueOcean Ventures ll launches SwissVCToken

BlueOcean Ventures ll, the first tokenized medtech VC fund, has just announced the launch of SwissVCToken, the ICO platform dedicated to the sale of the BlueOcean Ventures ll BOV Token. BlueOcean Ventures II invests in medical device and life science startups with the goal of enabling the development of innovations that make the world a…

October 03, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The blockchain market can hit $7 billion, says Bank of America

Cointelegraph reported that according to Bank of America, the blockchain market can hit $7 billion in market size, helping major companies such as Microsoft and Amazon boost their businesses. The estimation was offered by Bank of America analysts, who suggested that the $7 billion figure is a viable "figure" in the near future, if around…

October 01, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Andreessen Horowitz invests in a stablecoin crypto project

Stablecoins are created by governments to decrease the volatility of regular cryptocurrencies by pegging the value of digital coins to either fiat currencies, some commodity such as gold or other cryptocurrencies. There are several kinds of stablecoins, including those directed towards the private sector, called retail ones and those for the state, called wholesale. One…

October 01, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

A Swiss startup is opening a fiat-crypto bank

When it comes to cryptocurrencies, nothing seems impossible any more, especially considering the dominance of blockchain in almost all sectors of human society. Now, a Swiss startup is aiming to create the first fiat-crypto bank, combining the best of both "worlds". Founded and led by ex-UBS financiers, SEBA Crypto AG has raised around $100 million…

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

October 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain executives join Blockparty’s Board of Advisors

Blockparty, a blockchain-powered live events ticketing platform, has announced the appointment of three prominent executives in the blockchain space to its Board of Advisors. Following the public launch of Blockparty earlier the summer, Brian Kelly, CEO of BKCM LLC, Alex Waters, Advisor to Elm Labs, and Marshall Hayner, CEO and Founder of Metal Payments, will…

September 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

B21 teams up with OKCoin for trade execution

B21, the first mobile-focused personal wealth manager exclusively for cryptoassets, has announced the establishment of an approved enterprise trading account with the digital asset exchange OKCoin. The partnership agreement with OKCoin will expand the portfolio of currency pairs available on the B21 platform and enhance B21’s order execution and price discovery capabilities across exchanges, directly…

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September 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CoinBene adds BOScoin to its global exchange

CoinBene, the secure crypto asset exchange with 1.5 million users in 150 countries, has announced the addition of BOScoin to its exchange. BOScoin is a Self-Evolving Blockchain Platform for Public Financing. Public Financing creates credit, not through decisions made by a central bank or government, but through the collective consensus of individuals who use and…

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