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Seller of USD 100K Virtual Car, Animoca, Bets Big on Blockchain

Animoca Brands, Hong Kong-headquartered publisher of mobile games, is betting on blockchain as they're considering this technology to be a game changer in the industry, according to Yat Siu, Co-founder and Chairman of the company. In 2018, Animoca reached AUD 12.8 million (USD 8.9 million) in...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Crypto-keen S Korean Tech Giants ‘Six Months ahead of Facebook’

A report in South Korea claims that two of the country’s biggest IT companies are hoping their blockchain technology related activities of recent months will help them steal ahead of Facebook and its new Libra project – both domestically and abroad.Fn News claims that the Kakao Group...

, by Tim Alper

Major US Convenience Store Chain Circle K Begins Bitcoin ATM Pilot

As bitcoin price is getting closer to the USD 10,000 mark, Circle K, one of the United States’ biggest convenience store chains, is set to welcome 20 new Bitcoin ATMs at stores located in Arizona and Nevada as part of a pilot initiative.The devices will be installed after Circle K sealed a...

, by Tim Alper

Facebook coin, Libra, Officially Starts its Journey (UPDATED)

Social media giant Facebook and another 27 organizations have finally confirmed their plans for Libra, "a global, reserve-backed digital currency that people can use for their everyday needs on the Libra network, a new more inclusive financial ecosystem", powered by blockchain technology. The...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

XRP Jumps on Ripple and MoneyGram Strategic Partnership News

XRP, the native token of Ripple, jumped by c. 7% on the news that Ripple strengthens its partnership with major money transfer company MoneyGram. However, later, the price corrected lower and is now up by almost 4% in the past 24 hours (04:27 UTC).XRP price chart:The California-based blockchain...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

International Giant Broker Turns to Bitcoin

Major broker in the global financial markets, TP ICAP, has officially entered cryptoworld by expanding their services and becoming an intermediary between clients who want to trade Bitcoin futures.The broker has been looking into Bitcoin for a while now. As Financial Times reported in July last...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

How Blockchain Could Help Rural South Africa Turn Sunshine Into Income

The way energy is produced and distributed is changing rapidly as the industry moves away from carbon-based energy production. Technological development in the production of alternative energy has also speeded up the emergence of decentralised systems. These build on large numbers of actors who...

, by Thomas Wolfgang Thurner

Ahead of the Facebook Coin Announcement: How it May End Up?

"Anything that gets people using cryptocurrency <...> has the potential to be a gateway for other coins." "Few Facebook users care about decentralization today. Nor do they care about changing the global financial system."After months of speculation and rumour, not only the cryptoworld is...

, by Simon Chandler

Ripple’s Partner, MoneyGram is ‘Ripe’ for Blockchain

While rumors were flying earlier in June that U.S.-based major money transfer company MoneyGram was acquired by Ripple, a U.S.-based crypto startup focusing on the banking sector, it appears that the money transfer company was already running "some pilot and trial" of blockchain-based solutions...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Coinbase Card Adds Six Countries, More to Come ‘in the Coming Months’

Starting June 12, Coinbase Card, a Visa debit card issued by U.S.-based major crypto company Coinbase, best known for its exchange and wallet services, is available in another six European countries. After the card was launched in the UK in April 2019, now customers in Spain, Germany, France,...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Visa Launches Long-awaited Blockchain Product for Business Clients

Payment card giant Visa launched their long anticipated international digital identity system based on blockchain architecture, Visa B2B Connect today. The company claims it will allow financial institutions to quickly process high-value corporate cross-border payments globally.According to the...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Existing Cryptos Could Gain Most from Facebook Coin – Caitlin Long

Bitcoin and blockchain advocate, 22-year Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long has made a series of revealing predictions about the future of Facebook’s forthcoming digital token – stating she believes existing cryptocurrencies stand to benefit greatly from the social network’s move into the blockchain...

, by Tim Alper

McKinsey Finds Three Blockchain Use Cases in Retail Banking

While it’s understandable to be wary of new and untested territories, “there are a number of areas where [blockchain] could create value for retail banks,” according to major consulting firm McKinsey and Company. Source: iStock/ultramarine5 In the June 2019 article they claim that while...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

European Football Giant SL Benfica Said Yes to Crypto (Almost)

More good news came out of the merger of sport and crypto. One of the biggest names in European football, SL Benfica, started accepting crypto as payment “to buy match tickets and the entire range of Benfica products” in a “cheaper, safer and faster [way] than any other online...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Facebook Coin to be Unveiled in June, ‘Nodes’, ATMs Coming – Report

Social media giant Facebook is expected to unveil its digital token this June and is looking for outside backers that would act as "nodes" of this new coin network, The Information reported, citing undisclosed people briefed on the plan.The social network has talked to dozens of financial...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Marshall Islands Ignores IMF Warning and Continues their Coin Project

The small and remote Pacific island country, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), has announced that they have formed a non-profit organization, called the SOV Development Fund, moving forward with their coin project despite the warnings by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The purpose...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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