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Stablecoins
Novogratz Says Tether Hurt by Its Lack of Transparency
Cryptocurrency advocate and billionaire investor Mike Novogratz says Tether’s recent troubles are its own fault, and that a lack of transparency is mainly to…
Partnerships
Blockchain Healthcare Company Docademic Partners With Devlyn
Docademic, the healthcare company that lets anyone talk to a doctor or psychologist through their mobile device and uses a proprietary token for its…
Adoption
Rwanda Hosts First Tantalum-Tracking Blockchain Network
On Oct. 16, in a bid to draw investors by providing a proven source of conflict-free minerals, Rwanda mining authorities announced a blockchain network…
Partnerships
Ripple Labs Expanding Via Partnerships with Gates Foundation, Omni, and Nexo
Deputy Director and Principal Technologist of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Miller Abel, tweeted on Monday that his organization would be partnering with…
Crypto
Off-Grid Crypto Transactions Get Closer to Reality
A New Zealand developer sent two signed Bitcoin transactions to his girlfriend’s crypto wallet on Monday using only radio signals and a cheap smartphone…
Exchanges
Binance Uganda Now Accepting Deposit and Withdrawal of Ugandan Shillings
Following the launch of its first fiat to crypto exchange Binance Uganda two days ago, the company announced today that it is now accepting…
Exchanges
UK crypto exchange Coinfloor first to receive Gibraltar blockchain license
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinfloor has received a blockchain license from the strictly regulated Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC), and is the first crypto exchange to…
Adoption
India Forms New Committee to Push Blockchain in Government
The Internet Mobile Association of India (IMAI) announced Oct. 15 that it would be forming a committee to push more government involvement in the…
Adoption
New South Wales to Test Blockchain System for Land Conveyance
Stockholm-based company ChromaWay has partnered with the New South Wales Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) to work on a system of property conveyance using…
Culture
Sony Develops Blockchain System for Digital Rights Management
Entertainment behemoth Sony Corporation announced Monday the development of a blockchain-based tool for the management of the rights to intellectual property such as music,…
Adoption
South Korean Company Awarded FinTech Security Patent
KB Financial Group, a South Korean based financial holding company, has just been awarded a patent for its application security technology, according to a…
Adoption
Fidelity Finally Reveals New Platform for Trading Crypto, Digital Assets
Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest financial institutions managing assets in excess of $7 trillion, announced Monday that it would be launching a…