Financial news outlet Forbes has released a list of “Blockchain’s Billion Dollar Babies,” or companies implementing blockchain technology that have minimum revenues or valuations of $1 billion, on April 16. The list includes…
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Arca Funds Files With SEC to Issue Stablecoin-Like Digitized Shares on ETH Blockchain
Arca Funds, an American institutional-grade investment manager, is seeking regulatory approval to issue digitized securities on blockchain, according to a filing document released on April 12. The company has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission…
Zooko Wilcox Envisions ‘Ambitious’ Changes for Zcash Cryptocurrency
“We’ve been working on zcash for about five years and I expect it will take five more before it reaches the level of flourishing that has been on our…
Young Africa Looks to Crypto for Payment
Data from Google Trends shows that Lagos, Nigeria ranks as the number one city based on the volume of online searches for Bitcoin (BTC). While this data may indicate a high level of…
‘Free’ Money: How Students Mine Cryptocurrency in Their Dorm Rooms
Last month, reports surfaced on crypto mining research conducted by tech conglomerate Cisco with the following headline: “College kids are using campus electricity to mine crypto.” Indeed, many students don’t have…
United Arab Emirates to Host Blockchain Aviation Conference in Abu Dhabi
Increasing blockchain presence in aviation will form the focus of a dedicated conference in Abu Dhabi from April 2 to 4, official news portal Emirates News Agency confirmed in a press release on…
Wine, Mountains, and Mining Rigs: Georgia as a Crypto Powerhouse
The former Soviet republic of Georgia, which occupies picturesque mountain valleys and rugged ridges of the Southern Caucasus, has roughly the same population as the state of Connecticut. It…
Report: Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior Owner Develops DLT Project With ConsenSys and Azure
French luxury goods giant Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH) is reportedly working with ConsenSys and Microsoft Azure to develop a blockchain platform for tracking its products, crypto media agency CoinDesk reports on March 26. Dubbed AURA, the…
Leading Social Platform eToro Acquires Smart Contract Development Company Firmo
Exchange and social network for investors and traders eToro announced that it has acquired smart contracts development company Firmo for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was reported in a press release published on March 25. Co-founder and CEO…
Your Guide to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Events at SXSW 2019
It all started with a keynote conversation with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2016. South by Southwest (SXSW) organizers say that was the first inkling that cryptocurrency could play…
