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Nevada County Begins Blockchain Marriage License Pilot

The recorder’s office in Washoe County, near the city of Reno in the US, has begun on a pilot scheme that allows couples to register their marriage certificates on the Ethereum blockchain, an American media outlet News 4 reported.The recorder’s office has struck a deal with Titan Seal,...

, by Tim Alper

Philippines Allowing Crypto in Economic Zone

The Philippine government will allow 10 blockchain and cryptocurrency companies to operate in the Cagayan Economic Zone to take advantage of tax perks while generating employment, Reuters reported.These companies will be the first crypto firms to operate in the Philippines after the Cagayan...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Tim Draper on His USD 250,000 per Bitcoin Forecast: “Spirits Told Me”

"Spirits told me," joked Tim Draper, famous early investor in groundbreaking projects such as the internet, Tesla, Skype and Hotmail among others, answering to a question about his recent bitcoin price forecast. He was on a Skype call with participants of Crypto Capital World, a crypto investments...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Nasdaq CEO’s Endorsement of Crypto May Mean Bigger Future

Nasdaq, the second-largest exchange in the world by market capitalization, is open to becoming a platform for trading cryptocurrencies once the space matures, according to their CEO.Adena Friedman told CNBC on Wednesday, “Certainly Nasdaq would consider becoming a crypto exchange over time....

, by Sead Fadilpašić

How to Use Bitcoin’s Blockchain for Advertising

TD Ameritrade, the online broker for online stock trading, long-term investing, and retirement planning, planted their literal flag (in ASCII) on Bitcoin’s blockchain, effectively making an advertisement for themselves.In a recent post, the online broker said they sent 68 Bitcoin transactions...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Chinese #MeToo Activists Turn to Blockchain to Avoid Censorship

Activists have posted a student of Peking University's #MeToo movement letter on the Ethereum blockchain in an attempt to avoid government censorship. The student, Yue Xin, is accusing university authorities of trying to “silence” her and an open letter to the university, pertaining to...

, by Tim Alper

Three Possible Ways to Destroy Bitcoin

Nine years after Satoshi Nakamoto came up with Bitcoin, it is by far the biggest cryptocurrency we have. But since success breeds competition, Bitcoin could well be made redundant by copycats in three scenarios brought to us by TechnologyReview.The first option would be a government takeover. Not...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Blockchain Might Boost Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa

In a bid to launch the first African blockchain platform to raise funds for microfinance, Kenya-based 4G Capital aims to begin issuing tokenised bonds worth USD 10 million at the end of this month. The funds are to be used to stimulate the development of micro and small businesses in Sub-Saharan...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Walmart Wants its Suppliers to Apply Blockchain Technology

American supermarket giant Walmart says it will apply blockchain technology to its “live food business,” and will require suppliers to adhere to its blockchain policies. Frank Yiannas, the company’s vice president of food safety and health, told at blockchain conference at MIT, in...

, by Tim Alper

Japanese Largest Bank Tests Digital Currency in Cashier-free Store

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the largest bank in Japan and one of the largest in the world, has opened an unmanned convenience store for its employees – with payments made in its MUFG coin digital currency.The bank has claimed it has made a major breakthrough with its newest development,...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Innovators’ Purr-fect Solutions Could End Animal Cruelty

Donations in crypto, blockchain-powered pet registration system and counter-measures against illegal fishing are just a few examples of such solutions.Nurturing CryptoKitties and blockchain dogs is all well and good – but what if you could care for real-life animals using blockchain...

, by Tim Alper

Bahamas Looking to Enable Blockchain-powered Undersea Exploration

Deep-sea explorers are set to embrace the blockchain revolution – making historical artifacts they find beneath the sea available on distributed ledgers.PO8, a blockchain group based in the Bahamas, says it will use blockchain technology to “tokenize” underwater expeditions in the...

, by Tim Alper

Singapore Energy Provider to Launch Global Power Marketplace

The government-owned SP Group, also known as Singapore Power, says it will launch a solar power trading platform that uses blockchain technology in Singapore later this year.SP Group says its initiative will allow residential and other small-scale solar energy generators to sell power to businesses...

, by Tim Alper

S Korean Giant to Create Insurance Solution at New ‘Blockchain Hub’

Hanhwa Group, South Korea’s eighth biggest company, has unveiled a 15-storey building in Seoul’s exclusive Gangnam district, in the hope that it will become a “hub of blockchain development.” Hanhwa says that it has also created a “blockchain team,” whose task...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin’s Wild Ride and What’s Ahead For the Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin has been on a volatile ride in recent times, its value rising and falling like a kite caught in variable winds. Its future will likely be as unpredictable as its past given that it’s a currency propped up by risk-takers, a target of lawmakers and tied to nothing more substantial than...

, by Thanasis Stengos

Blockchain-based System to Help Establishing Companies in the EU

The prospect of establishing and managing a company in the EU is an attractive one to many companies. As entities from Singapore, the US, Israel and other non-EU locations would all be interested in such a service, Lithuania is looking for a blockchain-based system to allow them to do exactly...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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