Amazon, Coinbase Among Best Businesses Using Blockchain
This week we are taking a look at five companies that stand out from our Blockchain 50 list, a list celebrating the companies who are best using blockchain to innovate their businesses.
Banks to adopt blockchain in the next three to five years: JPMorgan
“The groundwork is now in place for more mainstream adoption of blockchain technology at the same time that the foundation is being established for the development of digital currency and fast payments,” JPMorgan said.
The Five Ingredients Of Blockchain Interoperability
If you’re not fighting in the trenches of deployment yourself, your eyes have probably already glazed over. And, until this year, you’d probably have been right to ignore the topic completely.
FC Barcelona Launch First-Ever Blockchain Partnership With Chiliz
FC Barcelona have announced a new partnership deal with blockchain sports and entertainment fan engagement platform Chiliz.
The Future Of Blockchain: Fintech 50 2020
With the price of bitcoin more than doubling from $3,400 to $10,000 since last year’s Fintech 50 list, it’s perhaps no surprise to see some of the largest, and most innovative cryptocurrency companies still holding onto their place on the annual list of startups blazing new trails in financial technology.
Blockchain Payments Startup Bucks The Trend: Raises VC Funding
At a time when venture capitalists are shying away from blockchain startups, Paystand, the payments fintech is bucking the trend.
Blockchain Fundraising Can Benefit African Tech Startups
African startups raised a record $1.34 billion in venture capital funding in 2019, up from just under $200 million in 2015, according to WeeTracker, a media firm focused on the African entrepreneurship space.
Atom Group launches crypto trading platform in Hong Kong
Hong Kong-based startup Atom Group has officially launched its crypto trading platform based on the matching engine technology of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) amid a tightening of the region’s crypto-regulatory regime.
Singapore boutique launches cryptocurrency fund for HNWIs
Dubbed the Portal Digital Fund operates via a fund-of-funds structure, targeting sophisticated investors in the Asia-Pacific. Portal aims to have over $100m in funds under management in the long term.
Bitcoin Plummets $20 Billion In Second Bizarre Price Crash
The price of bitcoin has fallen to a six-month low following the second major crash in the space of just three days.
New bill would make Facebook’s cryptocurrency a security under the law, inviting greater regulation
A bipartisan team of senators introduced a bill Thursday that would make Facebook’s cryptocurrency libra a security under the law.
Why China’s Blockchain Plan Is Winning And The U.S. Should Pay Attention
Last month Chinese leader Xi Jinping gave a speech where he encouraged Chinese enterprises to ‘seize the opportunity’ in using and accelerating the development of blockchain technology.
Using Blockchain To Make Fragmented Food Supply Chains Traceable
Here are two trends: More retailers want to know where their food comes from, mostly because more consumers are asking for that information.
Bitcoin Passes $1 Billion Milestone On Cryptocurrency Anniversary
Bitcoin has reached $1bn (£770m) in cumulative transaction fees, passing the major milestone on the eleventh anniversary of the world’s first cryptocurrency.
China Bans Anti-blockchain Sentiment As It Prepares For Launch Of State Cryptocurrency
China is preparing for the launch of its own state-backed cryptocurrency by removing online posts claiming that blockchain technology is a scam. It marks a significant shift in the country’s policy towards blockchain and comes just days after President Xi Jinping hailed it as an “important breakthrough” that should be developed.
Bitcoin Spikes As China Embraces Blockchain
At the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in Detroit last weekend, executives from Ford, BMWand the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) took the stage to talk about blockchain’s potential to transform the auto industry.