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January 20, 2020 – London CryptoCompare, the global leader in digital asset data, and Fintech Worldwide (FWW), the world’s leading network for fintech, blockchain and digital impact, today announced an event partnership. The partnership will convene the 6th annual London Blockchain Week, during which more than 4,000 participants are expected to participate in major conferences […]
Blockchain, over the years, has gained a lot of popularity, and rightfully so, because it can be decentralised and the data is cryptographically stored where no one can touch whats inside it. Blockchain is a revolution in digital ownership and digital privacy, which will eventually become a part of our daily lives. Many companies like […]
Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system. A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems on the blockchain. Each different coloured block in the chain contains […]
Shanghai-based UnionPay, a major bank card services provider in China that operates under the approval of the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, is rolling out a blockchain service network. UnionPay has around 1,500 local patents and has received over 580 authorizations, reports China News Agency. China UnionPay’s payment network is massive […]
Rave Shankar Prasad, a Telecom and IT minister, is looking into blockchain technology to “improve the quality of government schools,” according to a release on Your Story.com. More specifically, he’s looking toward the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to do so. Prasad believes what many blockchain enthusiasts do: that blockchain technology can help the world of […]
Last week the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced it had formed a Blockchain Expert Policy Advisory Board (BEPAB). The purpose is to provide advice and is part of the OECD’s exploration of blockchain, looking at how government and other stakeholders could “reap its benefits while mitigating the risks”. “We are engaging with […]
A new report from the social network giant LinkedIn says blockchain professionals are in demand in 2020. The report places blockchain at the top of a list of “hard skills” that are highly sought after – above expertise in cloud computing, analytical reasoning, artificial intelligence, user experience design, business analysis and affiliate marketing. “Blockchain […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged two people allegedly behind a $30 million fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). The two were the operators behind CG Blockchain Inc., a company that claimed to develop blockchain-based audit tools. However, one of them used a fake identity while the other lied about being a prominent investor. […]
The agreement provides ongoing funding for WORBLI’s Fintech focused product offerings SINGAPORE, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — WORBLI is pleased to announce that the WORBLI Foundation (“Foundation”) has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “APA”) concerning the proposed acquisition of 100% of its assets by AmaZix Capital Limited (“AmaZix Capital”) and 0rigin Ventures (“0rigin”) in […]
China is winning the intellectual property arms race against the United States, according to a group of blockchain experts. Mary Lacity, director of the Blockchain Center of Excellence at the University of Arkansas, assistant professor Zach Steelman and two students in the information systems department at the UA, recently wrote the article, “US and China […]