January 24, 2020 UK’s Lancashire Cricket Club Now Uses Blockchain Platform to Sell Tickets The UK’s legendary Lancashire Cricket Club will sell tickets for all domestic and international fixtures at Emirates Old Trafford in 2020 through a blockchain-based platform. The United Kingdom’s legendary Lancashire Cricket Club will sell tickets for all domestic and international fixtures at Emirates Old Trafford in 2020 through a blockchain-based platform.In…
January 24, 2020 Travel Platform Travala Expands Payment Options With XEM Travala, a service that lets its users pay for hotel stays with digital currency, has expanded its crypto payment options by adding support of XEM tokens. Travala, a service that lets its users pay for hotel stays with digital currency, has expanded its crypto payment options by adding support of NEM (XEM) tokens.The…
January 23, 2020 BIS: No Evidence of Mass Transition From CBDC Research to Pilots and Experiments The Bank of International Settlements’s new survey revealed that only 10% of central banks are likely to issue a CBDC for the general public in the short term. A new survey from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) revealed that only 10% of central banks are likely to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the general public in the short term.According…
January 23, 2020 Chiliz Launches Crypto Exchange for Trading Sports Fan Tokens Malta-based sports blockchain venture Chiliz is launching a cryptocurrency exchange for sports and entertainment tokens. Malta-based sports blockchain venture Chiliz is launching a cryptocurrency exchange for sports and entertainment tokens.In…
January 23, 2020 Pornhub Adds Tether Stablecoin as New Crypto Payment Option Adult entertainment website Pornhub has added a new crypto payment option after PayPal had abruptly stopped servicing its models in late 2019. Adult entertainment website Pornhub has added a new cryptocurrency payment option after PayPal had abruptly stopped servicing its models in late 2019.According…
January 22, 2020 OKEx at Davos: Blockchain Best Placed to Meet the Needs of the Unbanked Major crypto exchange OKEx is at the 50th WEF Annual Meeting in Davos this week, promoting blockchain and cryptocurrencies as a new motor for the global financial system. Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is at the 50th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos this week, promoting blockchain technology as a new motor for the global financial system.Two…
January 22, 2020 Singapore Gov’t, Mastercard and Mitsubishi Form Alliance to Digitize Trade The Singapore government and 16 major trading and manufacturing companies have partnered to promote digitization of international trade. The Singapore government, along with an array of the world’s major financial and manufacturing companies, has formed an alliance to promote the adoption of digital technologies in trade and commerce.According…
January 21, 2020 How Not to Lose Your Coins in 2020: Alternative Recovery Methods We explore the state-of-the-art in safe storage of cryptocurrency as debates sparked by Peter Schiff’s alleged loss of his funds continue. When Peter Schiff claimed that his wallet lost his Bitcoin (BTC), many in the crypto community were skeptical.…
January 21, 2020 Monerium to Issue E-Money on the Algorand Blockchain In New Partnership Licensed e-money issuer Monerium will support the blockchain protocol Algorand in 2020. Licensed e-money issuer Monerium will support the blockchain protocol Algorand in 2020.…
January 21, 2020 Turkish City Developing Crypto and Blockchain Solutions for Public Services The Turkish city of Konya, a major cultural and historical center of the country, is developing its own coin and blockchain ecosystem for public services. Konya, the city of the world-famous poet Rumi, might not come to mind when talking about technology, especially blockchain and cryptocurrencies.…
January 20, 2020 Cardano’s Commercial Arm to Help Uzbekistan Form Blockchain Task Force The Cardano blockchain’s commercial arm, Emurgo, has partnered with the government of Uzbekistan to form a blockchain task force. The Cardano blockchain’s commercial arm, Emurgo, has partnered with the government of Uzbekistan to form a blockchain task force to develop regulations for security token offerings (STOs) and exchanges (STXs).In…
January 20, 2020 Guide to WEF Davos 2020: Sustainability, Stablecoins and CBDCs The annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is about to start — here’s what you should know ahead of the meeting. The annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is about to start.…
