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FedEx Integrating Blockchain in Association With Transport Alliance

FedEx has begun developing a set of industry standards for blockchain usage as part of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), FreightWaves, a cargo shipping news outlet, reported.Kevin Humphries, senior vice president of IT at FedEx Services, said, “One of our focuses has always been to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

4 Influential Cryptocurrency Projects

2018 has a number of exciting innovations that might be going live this year. Some of these could potentially change the entire way we interact with cryptocurrency today. They could also impact our financial lives in a far more direct way than we have ever seen before. Today, we will be going over...

, by Robert DeVoe

Morning News: Facebook Bans ICO Ads, New Blockchain Adoption Cases

Facebook Bans Cryptocurrency and ICO Ads American City Launches Blockchain Property Registry Pilot US Company Begins Blockchain-powered Fertilizer Trading South Korean Plastic Surgeons Keen on Crypto Japanese High-schooler Charged with Crypto TheftCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency...

, by Tim Alper

A Restaurant Says Yes to Crypto and No To Visa

Recently, a photo surfaced on the social network Reddit, showing the door to a restaurant in which, markedly, several different cryptocurrencies are accepted.The restaurant in question is the La Sirène in Manhattan, a French restaurant at the corner of Amsterdam Ave and 80th St, opened by...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

16 y/o Crypto Entrepreneur: The Future of Crypto in Africa Is Bright

Elisha Owusu Akyaw, a 16-year-old Ghanaian, is the founder and CEO of Token Media, a cryptocurrency marketing company. Founded in 2017, the company aims to assist new and existing blockchain projects to reach their target audience using global best practice marketing solutions.Although the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Brussels to Intensify Dialogue With Blockchain Industry

Blockchain and cryptocurrency industry players both from the European Union and the rest of the world have taken a keen interest in policies and regulations currently being prepared by the EU authorities. Pierre Marro, an administrator and team leader at the European Commission’s Directorate...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Video Game Becomes Latest to Capitalize on Bitcoin Mania

Coming as perhaps the most blatant sign that the world is currently in the grip of a cryptocurrency mania, the sci-fi action-role-playing-game Imperatum gave itself a "Bitcoin Mode" as part of its latest update. Made by indie developers Pro Social Games, the title now provides its players with the...

, by Simon Chandler

Stay safe! Blockchain cybersecurity arms race to intensify in 2018

Threats from cryptocurrency-related ransomware will increase Blockchain could be more beneficial to cybersecurity than it will be harmfulBlockchain villains are coming for you and your computer, while defenders are working hard to protect you, say cybersecurity experts. The battle will get hotter...

, by Simon Chandler

Morning News: More Coincheck Fallout; Are S Korean Exchanges Next?

Japanese Promise Tighter Self-regulation Experts: “South Korean Exchanges Woefully Exposed to Hacking Risks” Coincheck Pulls Plug on Popular Advertising Campaign IBL: Vietnamese Government “Very Excited” about BlockchainCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and...

, by Tim Alper

First European Blockchain Centre launches in Vilnius

Europe’s first Blockchain Centre launched its operations in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius on 27 January, attracting entrepreneurs, investors, decision-makers and experts from around the world to the first facility of this kind on the continent. Blockchain Centre Vilnius is placed minutes...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

CIS Week: Siberians Running Auto Engine Mines, Belarus’ Crypto March

Catch up on essential blockchain and cryptocurrency news stories from CIS this week. Public Record Shows How Keen Ukrainian Government Officials Are on Bitcoin Opendatabot, a website that gathers data from Ukraine’s public and court records, has published the names of 57 government officials...

, by Tim Alper

3,000 Metric Tons of Wheat Traded for Bitcoin

Last month, Bitcoin was used in a freight deal sent from Rostov, Russia to Samsun, Turkey, according to a firm called Prime Shipping Foundation (PSF). Possibly, this is the first freight deal done in a cryptocurrency, per Bloomberg.PSF is trying to develop “a cross-border payment system...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Morning News: Giant’s OK to Crypto, Blockchain stars, Mining Fire Sale

Giant to Start Accept Crypto Payments Pension Service “Indirectly” Invests in Crypto “Blockchain Stars of 2018” List Robinhood to Start Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading Former Chinese Miners “Flooding” North American Market with Used HardwareCatch up on the most...

, by Tim Alper

Cryptocurrencies Could Let You Sell Access to Your DNA Data

Caitlin Curtis, The University of Queensland and James Hereward, The University of QueenslandDid you know that when you take certain genetic tests, the company can make money by on-selling your data to other businesses?Now new blockchain-based marketplaces could give individuals control over access...

, by Caitlin Curtis

Canada Uses Blockchain to Show Transparency Example

A pilot project based on the blockchain platform Ethereum will track and publish Canadian government research grant and funding data with blockchain technology, Canada’s National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) announced in a blog post.The NRC IRAP is...

, by Julia Travers

How People Are Using Bitcoin in Africa

People just want access to Bitcoin Remittance companies are main customers Bitcoin for businesses operating across AfricaOn a recent episode of Epicenter, BitPesa CEO Elizabeth Rossiello discussed how her company uses bitcoin to enable new payment flows in and around Africa.BitPesa is an online...

, by Kyle Torpey

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