Chainyard and IBM have partnered to create a new blockchain system for supply chain management with the purpose of improving onboarding, supplier validation, and life cycle information management. The information comes from a official news report by IBM. The name of the blockchain network is Trust Your Supplier. The entire system is primarily focused on helping…
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As the old adage goes, “If something can go wrong, it will.” Unfortunately, LedgerX, a current issuer of options and swaps in the U.S., was primed and ready to be the first firm to offer “real” Bitcoin futures contracts, ones that “physically settle in kind”, not in cash. In fact, it had announced proudly that…
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Bitcoin is back to its old tricks of waiting until the weekend to make a positive leap forward. It had been ranging of late, unable to break out in any direction. If you went back to June, its fifth positive gain month in a row, BTC had been roundly repulsed from the $13,800 level. A…
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Spending your cryptocurrencies is one of the goals of many companies. Startups around the world think of innovative solutions on how to allow investors to actually spend their digital coins. One financial startup, however, is doing a different thing. Nexo, Arrington XRP capital-backed company, revealed a special debit crypto card with a line of credit…
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July has finally ended. It seemed to be a month where every government official, including President Donald Trump, regulator, and died in the wool crypto skeptic decided to make a concerted effort to banish Bitcoin and the notion of cryptocurrencies from the public consciousness. After several years of endless debate, Indian authorities even stopped their…
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Facebook's Libra is all over the news: from regulatory bodies to fintech companies, everyone is excited about the "global currency" that the tech giant has been developing and has now officially launched its website. Another huge player, however, may be filing its own stablecoin very soon. Walmart seems to have filed a patent showing the…
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Rain, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Bahrain, has acquired the licence called crypto-asset module or CRA from the Central Bank of Bahrain. According to press, Rain has now secured a seed round of $2.5 million for its business. Rain is the very first crypto exchange that receives the licence in the Middle East, a fact…
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Crypto advocates in India are not going down without a fight, even though crypto skeptics seem to have finally turned the tide of debate in their favor. The crypto debate in the world’s second most populated country has been raging for several years with stern warnings from the nation’s Supreme Court to finalize proposals post…
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The call for regulatory overview on cryptocurrencies is long due. And not only cryptocurrencies, but the so called "digital assets". Countries around the world classify digital coins in many different ways. Now, the UK FCA has clarified its position on how to regulate digital assets. The FCA has also given its stance on which tokens…
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It's August 2019, and while many of us are enjoying summer, there is a really important thing Bitcoin hodlers and the cryptocurrency community should think about: the fact that nearly 85% of the entire Bitcoin supply has already been mined. The reminder comes from a blog post by Crypto Globe. As of August 1st, 2019,…
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