Commerce Finance Blockchain Marco Estremit? Pilots First Russia-Germany Alliance
Marco Polo, the joint undertaking between tools firms TradeIX and R3, has a grand vision of world blockchain-based trade finance…
Amazon Is Looking to Put Advertising Data on a Blockchain
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant is looking for a senior software engineer to join its “Advertising FinTech team focused on a…
Norwegian Air to Accept Bitcoin Through Exchange Set up By Founder
As reported by local business newspaper Dagens Naeringsliv (DN) on Tuesday, the new exchange is dubbed Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX)…
Samsung Teams With Banks, Telcos for Mobile ID Network Based on Blockchain
Announced on Sunday and reported by CoinDesk Korea, the other founding firms include mobile carriers SK Telecom, LG Yuplus and KT, two…
China’s Biggest Payment Firms Have No Plans to Follow Facebook into Crypto
Pony Ma, the CEO of Tencent, the parent company of social messaging and payments app WeChat, said Wednesday that he thinks regulation will be…
Bitcoin Has, a Florida Problem
Espinoza says bitcoin is a payment instrument The recent appellate opinion decided that selling bitcoin requires a Florida money service…
Overstock CEO Electrifies, at Investment Bank Oppenheimer’s, Blockchain Event
“Warning! This is all risky, it may all fail.” That was how Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock, concluded his keynote…
Pantera Has Already Raised $125 Million, for Its Third Crypto Fund
Crypto-focused venture firm Pantera Capital has secured the bulk of its new $175 million fund ahead of an expected March closing,…
Sequoia India Leads $3 Million Round, for Token Startup Tackling ‘Fake News’
Venture capital firm Sequoia India has led a $3 million seed round for blockchain startup Band Protocol, which incentivizes reliable…
LA Kings Now Let Fans, Verify Merchandise Using, a Blockchain App
A U.S. ice hockey team has launched a blockchain-based app allowing fans to ensure their merchandise and memorabilia are the real…
Samsung Confirms Galaxy S10, Will Include Private Crypto Key Storage
Samsung’s latest flagship phone will include a dedicated secure storage function designed for cryptocurrency private keys. The Galaxy S10, formally…
Bitmain Announces New, More Efficient 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chip
Bitmain Technologies has announced a new 7-nanometer bitcoin mining processor that it says offers new levels of energy efficiency. The…