Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 102 of 298

Canada’s Central Bank Moves Toward CBDC

October 19, 2020

Canada's central bank moves toward CBDC. The Bank of Canada is looking to recruit an economist who has in depth knowledge of financial technology and digital currencies. This could potential suggest the lates...

Monero Brings Major Update Amid IRS Bounty

October 18, 2020

Monero brings major update amid IRS bounty. Today, Monero developers went live with a network update featuring a new version of its node software, codenamed' Oxygen Orion.' The update, the result of 30 contri...

Corporations Purchase Bitcoin As Treasury Reserve

October 18, 2020

Corporations purchase Bitcoin as treasury reserve. Mobile payments giant Square, which boasts a market cap of $86.6 billion, announced on Oct 8 that it had invested $50 million in Bitcoin (BTC). Five days la...

Ledger’s Latest Security Audit Unrelated To Their Data Breach In June

October 17, 2020

Ledger's latest security audit unrelated to their data breach in June. Recently, famous hardware wallet company Ledger reported that they had passed a notable safety assessment, known as SOC 2 Form 1. This qu...

$22M Bitcoin Moves From Huobi To OKEx Despite Withdrawal Suspension

October 17, 2020

$22M Bitcoin moves from Huobi to OKEx despite withdrawal suspension. Despite the latter having temporarily halted crypto withdrawals, massive Bitcoin (BTC) transactions from the Huobi cryptocurrency exchange ...

Distributed Ledgers ‘Critical’ in US-China Tech Arms Race Says Trump Administration

October 16, 2020

Distributed ledgers 'critical' in US-China tech arms race says Trump Administration. In its plan to maintain America's technological dominance over China and Russia, the Trump Administration has included "dis...

Ex PwC Partner To Introduce New Zealand Stablecoin

October 16, 2020

Ex PwC partner to introduce New Zealand stablecoin. Power Finance, a New Zealand-based financial services firm, aims to introduce what it calls a digital 'world-first' version of the New Zealand dolla...

OKEx Suspends Crypto Withdrawals As Key Holder Is “Out Of Touch”

October 16, 2020

OKEx suspends crypto withdrawals as key holder is "out of touch". OKEx has indefinitely halted all cryptocurrency withdrawals, saying that one of the key holders of the exchange has "been out of touch" with t...

Agriculture Giants Join Forces To Create Grain Tracking Blockchain Platform

October 16, 2020

Agriculture giants join forces to create grain tracking blockchain platform. Bunge and Cargill, the world's largest grains and oilseeds companies, have teamed up to create the joint venture Covantis, which wi...

GO Markets Becomes Sponsor of Chelsea FC

October 16, 2020

Another broker-football partnership was inked recently, as Australian brokerage firm, GO Markets signed a sponsorship deal with popular London-based football club, Chelsea FC. Announced on Friday, the broker...