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Biometric payments to go mainstream in 2019, Nuggets

Fujitsu and Singapore-based Touché are currently trialling payment terminals that incorporate palm or finger scanning technology, and California’s CaliBurger is testing a system that lets customers serve themselves after...

By Scott Thompson - December 16, 2018

Legal cannabis industry’s crypto tax breakthrough

New York, 10th December 2018 – The legal US cannabis retail industry took another step towards mainstream business compliance today – as cannabis retailers became empowered to track all...

By Staff Writer - December 16, 2018

DataArt partners with R3 to build blockchain solutions on Corda platform

London, New York – 11th December 2018 – DataArt, a global technology consultancy that designs, develops, and supports unique software solutions, today announced that it has partnered with R3, an enterprise...

By Staff Writer - December 16, 2018

Token IQ welcomes Phillip Silitschanu onboard

Scottsdale, AZ – 12th December 2018 – Token IQ, a leading compliant securities and asset backed investment contracts tokenization platform built on Stellar ledger, announces the appointment of Phillip...

By Staff Writer - December 16, 2018

Rest in peace Timothy C. May, one of Bitcoin’s godfathers

Timothy C. May, author of the Crypto Anarchist Manifesto, has passed away. Timothy C. May was a co-founder of the Cypherpunks and an influential crypto-anarchist, whose writings helped shape...

By Scott Thompson - December 15, 2018

Don’t believe the digital asset hype, Prof Kevin Werbach

That’s the view of Kevin Werbach, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and author of the new book, The...

By Scott Thompson - December 15, 2018

Blockchain/crypto bus will hit a wall in 2019, Kaspersky Lab

Kaspersky Lab recorded a four-fold increase in cryptomining attacks in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region from 3.5 million in 2017 to 13 million during 2018. Cryptocurrencies...

By Scott Thompson - December 15, 2018

Power to the people: Nick Ayton blasts greedy banks and sell out media

Wall Street has stolen Bitcoin from the people out of fear and greed, according to blockchain evangelist Nick Ayton. In a no holds barred Medium post, he argues that the...

By Scott Thompson - December 15, 2018

Bidali gets onboard with Enjin Coin

Online merchants utilising its out-of-the-box online payment software can now accept Enjin Coin. They will also have the option to be paid out in local fiat currency, with their...

By Scott Thompson - December 15, 2018

BBVA, Porsche Holding claim landmark blockchain-powered transaction

Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has closed a €150 million loan using blockchain technology with Porsche Holding Salzburg. According to a press release issued by BBVA, “this is not...

By Scott Thompson - December 15, 2018

BQT presents SMASH Global Lifetime Achievement Award to Dolph Lundgren

Los Angeles. 13th December 2018 – SMASH Global presented the lifetime achievement award to legendary actors Dolph Lundgren (Ivan Drago in Rocky IV), Lou Ferrigno, the original Hulk actor,...

By Staff Writer - December 15, 2018

Binance Labs starts to produce the goods

Binance Labs, the venture arm of cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has released the first batch of blockchain projects from its onsite incubation programme, including hardware wallet SafePal and market prediction startup...

By Scott Thompson - December 15, 2018

Paxos Standard crosses $5bn in transactions in first three months

New York – 13th December 2018 – Paxos announced today that its Paxos Standard token (PAX) has been used for over $5 billion worth of transactions in its first...

By Staff Writer - December 15, 2018

Blue Helix crypto exchange makes its debut

Blue Helix has announced the beta launch of its BHEX digital assets trading platform. Further info here. Last month, Coin Rivet reported that the venture had raised $15 million...

By Scott Thompson - December 15, 2018

The Hyperledger community just added some big names

Alibaba Cloud, Citi and Deutsche Telekom are among the latest batch of companies to join blockchain consortium, Hyperledger. Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director, Hyperledger, comments: “The growing Hyperledger community reflects...

By Scott Thompson - December 15, 2018

æternity launches charitable foundations in Liechtenstein and Bulgaria

Vaduz, Liechtenstein – 13th December 2018 – æternity, the blockchain 3.0 platform designed to deliver unmatched efficiency, transparent governance, and global scalability, has announced the launch of two foundations,...

By Staff Writer - December 15, 2018

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