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Australia Looking to Issue Blockchain-powered Welfare Payments

The Australian government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) says it plans to use blockchain technology to deliver welfare payments.The news comes just days after the government handed the DTA some USD 521,000 to fund blockchain-related research.ZDNet reports that the DTA’s acting...

, by Tim Alper

Sberbank Oversees Russia’s First Blockchain Corporate Bond Deal

Sberbank CIB, a subsidiary of Russian banking giant Sberbank, claims it has successfully conducted Russia’s first ever blockchain-powered commercial bond transaction, in conjunction with the central National Settlement Depository (NSD).Sberbank, in a statement, claimed that it has overseen...

, by Tim Alper

The Jimmy Song-Joe Lubin ‘Bet’ Probably Won’t Go Ahead

On Monday, two prominent crypto figures infamously struck up a little wager. Joseph Lubin – the founder of Ethereum "production studio" ConsenSys – bet that there will be mainstream adoption of a blockchain-based platform within five years. His bet was picked up by Bitcoin Core...

, by Simon Chandler

HTC Makes ‘Exodus’ to Blockchain with New Crypto-friendly Smartphone

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has announced it will release a blockchain-powered Android handset called the Exodus. HTC says the device will feature a pre-installed universal cryptocurrency wallet, and will provide support for decentralized blockchain apps. No exact date or price details have yet...

, by Tim Alper

Amazon’s New Partnership Is Another Step into Blockchain

Cloud computing company Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of an online retail giant Amazon, has partnered with a blockchain incubator ConsenSys to create the two firms' business blockchain cloud service, Kaleido.Announced at the Consensus 2018 conference in New York on Tuesday, Kaleido is...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Florida County to Accept Crypto for Services, Tax Payment

The Seminole County of Florida announced on May 14th that starting this summer they will begin accepting cryptocurrency as payment for various services offered by the county, in an attempt to eliminate high fees and improve payment accuracy and efficiency. According to the official press release,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Japanese Farmers Begin Organic Vegetables Blockchain Pilot

Farmers in Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture have announced that they are working with a Tokyo-based tech services provider on a pioneering blockchain pilot that will see organic vegetables grown in the prefecture logged on a distributed ledger.Per Nikkei, officials in Ayo, a town in Miyazaki...

, by Tim Alper

30% of Surveyed Businesses Plan to Spend More on Blockchain

Senior-level financial executives usually hold the power over whether blockchain as a solution will be implemented or not. Their interest in investing resources into the cutting-edge new technology has got stakeholders holding their collective breath, to see whether the technology is worth...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Blockchain Helps Financial Giant to Take ‘a Major Step’

HSBC Holdings, the UK headquartered one of the largest financial services organisations in the world, completed a transaction using blockchain, showing that the technology is commercially viable for trade finance. This was called “a major step in boosting efficiency and reducing errors in the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Facebook Plans Its Own Cryptocurrency – Report

A social network giant Facebook is exploring the creation of its own cryptocurrency, a news website Cheddar reported, citing "people familiar with Facebook’s plans".The company doesn’t have plans to launch an initial coin offering (ICO), while the network will likely need to make...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Huawei Targets Chinese Users with Bicoin Wallet App

Chinese smartphone giant Huawei has made BTC.com’s Bitcoin wallet app available in its AppGallery, a smartphone marketplace that will come preinstalled on its newest devices – and made available to users of older handsets in “coming months.”Bloomberg quotes Alejandro de la...

, by Tim Alper

Bahrain Wants to Launch Blockchain-powered Vehicle Registry

Bahrain’s General Directorate of Traffic (GDT) has claimed it will launch a national, blockchain technology-powered vehicle registration system.Per state-run news outlet Bahrain News Agency, the GDT is now looking for a technical partner “to design and implement” its new...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto is “Next Step in the Space of Currency” – Nasdaq CEO

Adena Friedman remains optimistic about the effects crypto will have on the world, as cryptocurrencies feel like the "right next step in the space of currency." Although she says “jury is still out” on which coin will get to mass adoption. In her opinion, “a globalized payment...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Facebook Appoints Coinbase Board Member to Head New Blockchain Unit

Facebook has appointed David Marcus, its Vice President in charge of Messaging Products, as the leader of a new blockchain unit.Marcus joined the board of American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in December last year. He confirmed his new move in a Facebook post, saying, “I'm setting up a...

, by Tim Alper

Oracle to Release Blockchain Product in May, Apps to Follow in June

American tech giant Oracle – the second-largest software company in the world – has said it will begin unveiling blockchain products this month.Per Bloomberg, Oracle’s head of product development, Thomas Kurian, says a platform-as-a-service blockchain product will become available...

, by Tim Alper

Blockchain Finds Its Place in Formula One

Williams Martini Racing is one of the world’s leading Formula One teams that relies heavily on new, improved technology to gain an edge over its competitors. Most recently, the team has announced its intent to implement blockchain technology for a competitive advantage.Since its founding by...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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