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 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…

September 26, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Porsche is going big on blockchain and AI

Porsche, one of the world's most luxurious car brands, recently announced that it plans to make some "heavy" investments in the blockchain and AI industry. The 5-year investment plan is for $176 million, which will go towards companies whose major focus either blockchain or artificial intelligence. According to the press release, the German automobile maker…

September 25, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Xunlei at Summer Davos: Blockchain will guard user privacy

The 12th Summer Davos gathered over 2,500 participants from 111 countries in Tianjin, to discuss multiple perspectives in building innovative societies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Blockchain powerhouse Xunlei’s chief executive Chen Lei was invited to attend the closing panel to address this subject: How to use emerging technologies to form business and benefit everyone.…

September 24, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Walmart and IBM to use blockchain for food traceability

Walmart is implementing IBM's blockchain as part of their new food traceability program that has to do with food safety on all levels in the supply chain. The ultimate goal is to track the path of the food from the farm to the shelves in the store. In this way, Walmart will be able to…

September 13, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Morgan Stanley is "thinking" of a Bitcoin derivative product

After Goldman Sachs was said to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk this summer, which did not happen, now, another major US investment bank is on the "hunt" for creating a Bitcoin derivative product. Morgan Stanley is rumoured to be eyeing price return swaps that are actually tied to the "people's currency". As the price return…

September 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Huobi Group announces Indonesia expansion

Huobi Group, the global blockchain asset financial service provider, has announced its plan to expand into Indonesia. The new exchange will list 123 tokens and incorporate a two-factor authentication (2FA) to help secure each digital asset. The Huobi Indonesia Digital Currency Exchange is built on Huobi Cloud platform and will cover Indonesia, while serving the…

$Blockchain technology firm ShapeShift acquires Bitfract$

August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain technology firm ShapeShift acquires Bitfract

Swiss blockchain technology company ShapeShift AG has announced that it has acquired Austin-based software firm Bitfract. Bitfract has built a tool that allows users to trade bitcoin into dozens of digital assets in a single transaction. The Bitfract team made expert use of ShapeShift’s open API to build a product that we ourselves were planning to…

August 15, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The Caribbean Islands with state-owned digital coin

Bitt Inc. is a fintech company based in the Caribbean Islands, in Barbados, that uses blockchain to aid P2P payments via mobile applications. The company has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Bank in the Caribbean Islands or CBCS (Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten) for the development of a government-owned…

August 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refereum launches Community Growth Engine for blockchain companies

Refereum has just announced the launch of its Community Growth Engine, a web widget that will let blockchain companies directly reward their most active community members for their engagement and interactions with tokens and other prizes. With Refereum’s Community Growth Engine, companies can design a series of quests, like micro-tasks, for users that are fun…

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